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{Garden Update} It’s a Jungle Out There

June 17, 2015 By Jackie Leave a Comment

{Garden Update} It’s a Jungle Out There

We have had so much rain this past week that my garden is starting to resemble a jungle. It has grown quite a bit since last week. While my plants have grown this week, so have the weeds. I love that I haven't had to water my garden, but it ...

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Filed Under: Gardening & Canning

{Allergy-Free} Chocolate Zucchini Cake

June 15, 2015 By Jackie Leave a Comment

{Allergy-Free} Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Last summer we harvested a tremendous amount of zucchini from our garden, and we enjoyed eating zucchini in a variety of ways. One day I decided I wanted to make a chocolate zucchini cake, but I wanted it to be safe for my son Joshua who has ...

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2 Ingredient Strawberry Jam Canning Tutorial

June 11, 2015 By Jackie Leave a Comment

2 Ingredient Strawberry Jam Canning Tutorial

Ever since we picked 72 pounds of strawberries nearly two weeks ago we have been enjoying strawberries in a variety of ways, but one of our favorite ways is eating strawberry jam on toast or bagels. A few years ago I posted a tutorial for making ...

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{Garden Update} The Best Way to Deal with Weeds

June 10, 2015 By Jackie 2 Comments

{Garden Update} The Best Way to Deal with Weeds

We received a little over 3 inches of rain on Sunday night/Monday morning and I am again thankful for the rain because it means I have had to do a lot less watering of the garden. Over the weekend I noticed that our garden had quite a few weeds in ...

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Mulberry Pie Recipe

June 8, 2015 By Jackie Leave a Comment

Mulberry Pie Recipe

Last week I realized that we had a mulberry tree growing along the edge of our woods, and that there were many ripe mulberries on it. I decided to pick enough to make a mulberry pie. Having never made one before, I didn't know what to ...

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{Garden Update} Thankful for Rain

June 3, 2015 By Jackie 4 Comments

{Garden Update} Thankful for Rain

May was a very dry month for us and, while we had some rain, my garden was getting pretty dry. While I watered the plants when necessary, it just wasn't the same as a good soaking rain. The two inches of rain we received over the weekend was just ...

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Canning Strawberries

June 2, 2015 By Jackie 1 Comment

Canning Strawberries

When we picked 72 pounds of strawberries last week at a nearby up-pick strawberry patch I used several methods to preserve them. I made 32 jars of strawberry jam, froze over 8 gallons, made strawberry pies, ate quite a few, and even canned 3 pints of ...

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