Now that the fall season is upon us it is time to start cooking with pumpkin! I usually do a lot of desserts, but this year I want to incorporate my favorite fall offering into dinner time too! I found 8 yummy recipes that make good use of pumpkin that I can’t wait to try…
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Quick Chicken Fajitas Recipe
I am always looking for a quick and easy meal to get on the dinner table that is still healthy. Last night I tried the Old El Paso Fajita kit from their Publix Flavor Excursion sale and it was both quick and easy. Check out how I made them! Here’s my ingredients: Chicken breast (I…
Low Carb Zucchini Boat Pizza recipe
One night last week I was searching for something to do with the zucchini I had coming in from my garden. It didn’t take me long to come up with something as yummy as this low carb zucchini boat pizza recipe. Check out my ingredients: zucchini spaghetti sauce olive oil garlic powder pepperoni cheese I…
Porch decor fun with yard sale finds
So my porch has been bugging me for a while. Please forgive me as I should have taken before pics. But I forgot and didn’t. I did take after pics however! I bought a ladder at a yard sale and used my indoor plants to make it look pretty on my front porch. We live…
DIY Outside Jenga fun and games
We went to our best friends for dinner the other night. We had a good old fashioned barbeque. It was so much fun. They have a farm and my kids and myself just love to go there. In addition to good food and homemade ice cream we played cornhole and outside Jenga. I’d never seen…
How to make Italian Roasted Vegetables the perfect side dish
How to Make Italian Roasted Vegetable Packets (The Easy Way!) If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly juggling grocery runs, meal planning, and trying to get your kids to eat more veggies. One of my favorite go-to sides that checks all the boxes—easy, flavorful, and family-approved—is these Italian Roasted Vegetable Packets. They’re customizable, come together…
How to get started homesteading where you are now
I think I was born in the wrong century. I feel like as a person I need to be able to take care of myself better and take care of my family. One way you can do that is to start homesteading. I don’t mean go buy 10 acres and build a house and then…
Summer Fun Activities to keep the boredom monster away!
As a family we’re always looking for something fun to do during the summer. It gets so hot here. Here’s a list of fun things we love to do as a family to keep cool during these hot days. Visit the local waterfalls or rivers. Tube around, take a picnic lunch and just stay cool…
Suddenly Salad Mix In for Cook Outs and a $15 paypal giveaway #SuddenlySalad
We love to grill once the weather heats up. We grill a lot on the weekend. It’s so nice to not heat the house up. Something I usually struggle with making is the sides. This week I decided to add some mix ins to a Suddenly Salad and use that as my side. The family…
5 ways to get outside and garden with kids
I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for ways to get outside and enjoy being outside with my kids. We garden every year and always enjoy a beautiful bounty from our garden. My kids are required to get out and garden with me. I know it’s good for me and it’s good for…
Flowers make a great gift anytime
Throughout recorded history, flowers have been a popular gift for a wide variety of occasions. This tradition dates all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. Flowers were probably popular gifts before then, we just do not have a record of it. If you are trying to think of what to get your…
5 ways to reduce your carbon footprint this Earth Day
Looking for 5 ways to reduce your carbon footprint this Earth Day? and now the 5 ways to reduce your carbon footprint this Earth Day on April 22, 2015 There are many ways to cut back on what we are doing to our Earth. Why not try to implement one or two of these this Earth…
Garden Journal Printable Pack Free month by month planner for your garden
I love to plan my garden. It’s February and snowy right now so there’s nothing more fun than to be planning my garden. I have some great free printables for you to use as you plan your garden. This includes: Seed Tracker Plant Planner Soil Testing Record Garden Expenses Harvest Log Seed Saving Log Monthly…
How much food do you waste in a year?
I’m not sure how much food we as a family waste but I bet it’s alot. I don’t mean to waste it nor do I want to waste it. Last night we ate a dinner of mostly raw veggies because I knew if we didn’t most of that yummy food would go to waste. Food…
