One of my favorite recipes is stuffed bell peppers with ground turkey and vegetables! It has always been a dish that leaves me full but not heavy feeling. I also love that it gets me lots of vegetables! We searched high and low for a vegetable and … Continue reading →
Purchasing a home is possibly the largest event that you will make in your lifetime. Everyone is always looking for ways to save money when building a house because making the decision to build a home adds a large amount of complexity to the … Continue reading →
One of my favorite things to make in the winter with leftover taco meat is to make this quick and easy taco soup recipe! This is a great make ahead and freezer recipe to have on hand! Sometimes I make a huge stock pot of this taco soup recipe and … Continue reading →
It is time for some fun Halloween crafts! We decorate with this craft for the home every year and love the feeling it brings to our home as we spend family time as we decorate. Spiders and the Halloween season go hand in hand, which is why … Continue reading →
The Best Stuffed Peppers are easy to make and don't take all day. Stuffed Peppers are a great dish for all kinds of occasions. This easy stuffed pepper recipe may be simple to make, but they are far from simple on the palette! This easy stuffed … Continue reading →
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This year, I learned how to start a garden growing vegetables the right way. Vegetables have no problem growing themselves, but they do need a little help from us. I never knew how important companion planting or pruning mattered in how much you got out of your garden. Learning how to start a garden […]
photo credit: Stephen Cummings I haven’t ever done a soapbox type of rant like this, but when I read this article I couldn’t help but post something about it, so this may be long, but it will be worth your read! I saw this article posted on Facebook and had to click on it. It […]
I grew up making this recipe for old fashioned peanut brittle at Christmas. My Mom would make a whole bunch of chocolate fudge, peanut brittle, and there was also usually some type of turtles and other various forms of sugar floating around. It was amazing. So this is her recipe for old fashioned peanut brittle, […]
