17 Home-Grown Home Remedies
Growing my own herbs for natural remedies has been a transformative journey for me, one that I stumbled upon pretty unexpectedly. It all began a few years ago when I …
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How to Grow Lingonberries and 3 Ways to Use Them
Whenever I hear about lingonberries, I’m teleported to the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the O.G. film with Gene Wilder) where the kids are licking wallpaper. The …
Planning a Backyard Orchard You Can Harvest Year-Round
Whether spring or fall, both are great times to start your backyard orchard! If you've been following along for some time, you know that when we bought our house, it …
8 Recipes for a Garden-to-Table Holiday Dinner
Doesn't the idea of having all the ingredients you need (or at least most of them) for a big holiday dinner sound like fun? No more elbowing around the farmers …
Our Annual Thanksgiving Cranberry Feud
Ah, the Thanksgiving when I discovered Ocean Spray cranberry jelly – it was a revelation that shook the very foundations of our family dinner table traditions. You see, Thanksgiving in …
Winter Squash Bread
If you’ve ever grown zucchini, you’ve heard all the jokes about too much of a good thing. Chances are, you’ve baked your share of zucchini bread. Well, this Winter Squash …
Autumn Apple, Kale, and Quinoa Salad
I love quinoa as much as the next healthy eater. It’s like grain without the guilt, but the best part is that it comes in a rainbow of varieties! The …
Seriously, what’s the deal with cranberries?
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the biggest debate of them all…cranberry sauce. Some love the whole cranberry sauce, some say jelly is the way to …
How to Use Cranberries All Year Long
Cranberries aren't just a Thanksgiving and holiday thing. If you like cranberries, you can learn how to use them all year long—to fill your life with the joy of this …
Cranberry Brussels Sprouts
Ah, Brussels sprouts: love them or hate them. A lot of us grew up with boiled, mushy masses of green on their dinner plates and developed a definitive aversion to …
