Learn Ten New Recipes

For the first time in almost five years, I’m adding a new goal to the list of January goals. It’s an easy-to-do goal, perfect after the stressful weeks of the holiday season. And since we’re all going to lose weight and exercise more (right?) what better time than now to start experimenting with new recipes?…

Five Meals for $5

Have you ever had one of those weeks? The week where everything seems to go wrong and you find your finances, time and patience put to the test? Maybe you’re having a busy week shuttling kids to activities two or three times a day, lots of home and garden chores plus a rush of other…

Learn to Sprout

This is the time to sprout This time of year, winter colds and bugs may be starting to get to your family. Your bodies need an extra boost of nutrition and fresh vegetable goodness. All that food we preserved from last year’s garden is dwindling and it will be a couple more months before we will…

This Squash is a Winner

Last year I experimented growing a new variety (well, new to me, at least) of squash. The catalog said that under ideal conditions this squash would store for a year. That sounded interesting. Who doesn’t want fresh vegetables in the dead of winter or late spring before the garden starts producing? So I decided to…