Bread ends or heels are the most under-appreciated part of the whole loaf. For years before I crossed store-bought bread off the shopping list permanently I had begun to search for ways to use these last little bits of our loaves of store-bought bread. Now that I spend two days making our delicious sandwich bread […]
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Over the past 13 years, I have tried every detergent, fabric softener, and scent booster known to man. I was spending unnecessary amounts of money to keep our clothes looking clean and smelling lavender fields fresh. For many years I made my own powdered laundry detergent, in bulk, using incredibly basic ingredients. Pinterest has great
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I’m just going to say it- I am not a huge fan of baths. I can however be persuaded given something to make it more luxurious and relaxing. Bath teas make the perfect low-mess way to take your boring bath to a spa experience. These little organza bags (HERE) perfectly hold all of the large
To make calendula salve you will want a small saucepan. Fill it halfway (amount depending on your pot/jar size) with water. Place a glass measuring cup, jar or a glass or metal bowl into the pan, you can also use a double boiler if you have one, add all of your ingredients- 100 grams Calendula
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It all started with a handful of calendula seeds given to me by a dear friend. I had no idea how prolific calendula would be. Before long I was up to my ears in dried calendula so I set out to find ways we could utilize this healing plant in our home. Calendula has anti-inflammatory,
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We have the perfect home with the exception of one thing… It only has one window that gets remotely decent lighting. When I began my garden adventure I knew I would need a good space outdoors for starting seeds. Here in Arizona, zone 9b, we can grow year round so it is important to be
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We bought our boysenberry plant from a local grower that regularly attends our Saturday morning farmers market back in 2018. I wasn’t convinced that any kind of berries would grow well here in our awful clay soil and hot dry summers. I’ll say it though… I was wrong. I planted our new boysenberry baby at
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In 2020 & 2021 we upped our radish game by growing over 15 varieties of radish. Radishes have incredibly short days to harvest at about 30-60 days making them nearly as instant gratification as gardening gets. I absolutely love radish but I’ve often heard them referred to as spicy dirt apples and truth be told
I didn’t try my first radish until I was nearly 30 years old. I immediately loved their crunchy sweet-spicy flavor. I added radish to my shopping list almost weekly for years. I ate them fresh, dipped in ranch, or on top of a salad as well as sautéed with butter and garlic as a delicious
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I fell in love with Agua De Jamaica at this little Mercado in El Paso Texas while we were stationed at Fort Bliss. Agua De Jamaica, commonly known as hibiscus tea, is a sweet, tart, refreshing beverage that has a beautiful cranberry color and is also described as similar to cranberry in flavor. The best
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