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Black Raspberry Pie with the Best Crumble Top Recipe
Pick the Black Raspberries and Make the Pie Filling It’s no secret that one of my favorite parts of summer is being able to pick fresh black raspberries all over my yard and at a local park in July! Last summer I discovered that not only could we enjoy fresh black raspberry recipes but I could also can jams and pie fillings to enjoy that flavor all year long. Somehow, it tastes better in the dead of winter too when summer seems so far away. If you haven’t had the luxury of canning jam or pie fillings with your black raspberries, make sure to search for some recipes for that.…
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Rosemary Who? Try this Amazing Prime Rib Roast Recipe
This year, my nephew was telling me he would be cooking a prime rib roast for my sister and her kids at their little family get-together. He told me they were on sale and I was intrigued. I have never had a prime roast. Ribeyes – yes. We are a huge steak-eating family. But I have never had it in a roast. We are not a traditional family in the sense that we have a huge Christmas dinner and all that jazz. I usually want to have my kids come over and enjoy them. I don’t want to feel exhausted from preparing a huge meal. So it is either pizza…
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The Only Strawberry Rhubarb Recipe You’ll Ever Need
I think I’ve found the perfect strawberry rhubarb recipe. Try it and tell me if you agree! Living in the midwest, rhubarb has always been a staple in my life. I grew up picking it, dipping it in sugar, and enjoying those tart bites. I love making pies with it and listening to the stories about how my grandma used to make it too. When I moved out of the midwest I learned that rhubarb wasn’t easy to find! This is our first spring back home and I finally got my hands on some rhubarb, so a strawberry rhubarb recipe was first on my list. This post contains affiliate links.…
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How to Make a Weekly Pregnancy Tracker
First of all, if you’re looking at ideas for pregnancy trackers, you’re probably pregnant so congratulations!! My daughter is currently 7 years old so these are a few years old but still such a cute idea and I plan on doing something similar with my next pregnancy. I just think tracking your belly progress and some random thoughts during your pregnancy is so fun. Plus, who doesn’t love to see an updated bump picture, right?! So I hope you get some good ideas for your tracker here! Supplies for your Pregnancy Tracker Board This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the…
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A Better Way to Seal your Backyard Chicken Coop
Have you spent hours on the internet trying to find the best way to seal your Backyard Chicken Coop? ME TOO! It is crazy the amount of time I have poured into just researching stuff and trying to find out what would be the best way of doing things. I wanted to use something that was safe for my chickens and didn’t harm us when we ate the eggs. And of course, the best idea was to find something that didn’t cost me hundreds of dollars and yet worked in the long run. I really didn’t feel that was too much to ask for. haha Yet I was having a…
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Turn Whelk Shells into Beautiful Succulent Planters
First, you go to the beach…then you make the pretty succulent planters. My family recently moved to Northern Illinois from Eastern North Carolina and while in NC I loved going with a friend of mine to the beach to find shells and shark teeth. Walking along the beach is always fun, shells or no shells. One of our favorite spots to find whelk shells is Shackleford Banks. And what better way to remember those trips than to make beautiful succulent planters with them? Aside from lining my garden with them, that is! Shackleford Banks Shackleford Banks is a beautiful place to spend a peaceful day at the beach. If you…
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The Best Chicken Pot Pie Recipe + Mini Pot Pies
I found a Chicken Pot Pie recipe a long time ago that I really enjoyed! Since then, I have changed and fiddled with it depending on what kind of vegetables I have on hand and who I am making it for. My dad doesn’t care for onions or celery so when my parents come over for dinner, I leave them out. I don’t care for green beans (but everyone else does) so sometimes I opt for frozen veggies without green beans. Whatever kind of veggies you have and like, throw them in! If I don’t add onions to the pot pie I usually add onion powder for the extra flavor.…
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How To Raise Friendly Chickens And The BEST Breeds
A friendly chicken is the best! I know, I know… we think we are getting chickens to have eggs. But once you have these little mini dinosaurs following you around, talking to you, sitting next to you, and just being cute as anything – your mind changes on the reasons why you want chickens! Raising them to be friendly chickens is not as hard as you think. Breeds can be a major contributor, but we will talk about that later. Like most animals when you raise them from babies your treatment of them dictates a lot in their personalities. Most animals learn to love and trust the person who feeds…
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How to Dye Vibrant Easter Eggs with All-Natural Dye
I have never dyed Easter eggs that were this vibrant before! All-natural dye is definitely the way to go for your favorite Easter tradition. Sure, the process is a bit longer than a store-bought kit but it is so worth it to have all-natural ingredients and no artificial dyes. Plus, it is just FUN to see what nature can do. This post contains affiliates links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we are using and are items we would recommend to a friend. Thank you for your support!Click ‘HERE’ for more info. Hard-Boiled Eggs Perfect Every Time…
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I am in Love with my Remodeled Chicken Coop
I am in love with my refurbished chicken coop! I had wanted chickens so badly. But I wasn’t really sure where to start. I kept struggling with two main factors. One was the idea of spending a huge amount of money on buying a coop. They are so expensive. And two, building one would be cheaper, but I kept thinking I needed a GIANT coop, and again we were back to the money. haha SO when my neighbor called and said we just bought a new coop, would you like my old one? I jumped on it… Needless to say – when my husband saw it he was NOT impressed…