Chocolate Spice Cake

Chocolate Spice Cake

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Homemade Seed Starting Soil Mix Recipe
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Homemade Seed Starting Soil Mix Recipe

Seed Starting Soil from the store (or online) can be really expensive, especially if you are starting a lot of plants from seed. Learn how to make your own homemade seed starting soil mix in order to save money and have confidence in good-quality ingredients. Why I Am Making Homemade Seed Starting Soil Mix When…

Cornmeal & Fennel Seed Digestive Biscuits
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Cornmeal & Fennel Seed Digestive Biscuits

These cornmeal and fennel seed digestive biscuits are big on flavor and texture. Rich, golden cornmeal offers these biscuits a light, airy texture, while anise-tasting fennel seeds benefit your digestive system. The perfect after-dinner biscuit. This article also contains an honest book review of The Herbalist’s Healing Kitchen by Devon Young. The Benefits of Digestive…

Clever Ways to Extend Your Gardening Season
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Clever Ways to Extend Your Gardening Season

There are many clever ways to extend your gardening season. Below, I will explain the various techniques that can get you up to 6-8 extra weeks of garden productivity. These range from frugal to expensive ways to add more precious time to your garden season.  Clever Ways to Extend Your Gardening Season Glorious and wonderful…

Finding Joy in the Garden in Fall: Dealing with Harvest Overwhelm
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Finding Joy in the Garden in Fall: Dealing with Harvest Overwhelm

Learn how to find joy in the garden in fall, despite struggling with frantic feelings of urgency to get everything done in the garden and often dealing with harvest overwhelm. This is part of my Seasonal Joy in the Garden Series. Finding Joy in the Garden In Fall Season Have you ever noticed that fall…

Homemade Garlic Dill Pickles (A Canning Recipe)
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Homemade Garlic Dill Pickles (A Canning Recipe)

Since I finally had a good crop of pickling cucumbers, I decided to make a variation of my family’s homemade garlic dill pickles recipe. These flavorful pickles are the perfect side to any potluck, family gathering, or burgers. This recipe includes instructions for canning, because pickles are easy to can at home for a year’s…