This evening, I shared my recipe for Eggplant Pizza Bites at $5 Dinners. When I make any type of pizza, I often substitute leftover spaghetti sauce for the pizza sauce. I thought I would share a few other ways that I repurpose leftover spaghetti sauce. ~ I mix together all the leftover tomato based productsRead More
Book Review: Cooking for Isaiah
After learning of her son’s intolerance to gluten and dairy, Silvana Nardone set out to “blur the lines between gluten-free and gluten-full”. Like every other mother of a child with food intolerances, she did not want for her child to long for something that he could not eat. She wanted Isaiah to stop thinking aboutRead More
How to Dry Herbs in a Paper Bag
Do you have excess herbs that you would like to dry? You don’t need a dehydrator; there are a variety of ways you can dry herbs. One of the easiest way to dry herbs is by drying them in a paper bag. This method takes a little longer than other methods, but it is veryRead More
Extending Your Growing Season with a Container Garden
Container gardens are not just for apartment dwellers! Even though I live on several acres and have a nice sized garden, I have a container garden. We have a short growing season, coupled with a 30 degree temperature swing every day. This means that spring and fall are pretty inhospitable to plants that like warmRead More
Menu Plan Monday – Week of August 23rd
My son is still recovering from having his wisdom teeth out, so we are going to begin the week with soft food. Hopefully, he will feel well enough by the end of the week to eat Grilled London Broil! Monday – Carrot-Ginger Bisque from Cooking for Isaiah and Garden Salad Tuesday – Crock Pot SplitRead More
Gluten-Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust
Once when I set out to make pizza crust, I was out of some of the flours called for in the recipe. Since I was going to have to improvise, I decided to make a savory crust. This recipe makes one 12 – 14 inch pizza. Gluten-Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Crust Recipe Ingredients: 1Read More
How to Get More from Your Square Foot Garden with Succession Planting
If you have ever tried square foot gardening, you know that you can grow an amazing amount of food for your family in a few raised beds. However, there are a few things you can do to maximize your limited space. Intense Square Foot Gardening is particularly useful if you are living in an areaRead More
Free From the Garden
I am participating in Food Waste Friday hosted by The Frugal Girl. Monitoring my food waste, and documenting it with a picture, keeps me accountable and motivates me to remain vigilant in my goal to minimize, if not eliminate, food waste in my household. I haven’t participate in Food Waste Friday in a while becauseRead More
Rose of Sharon
Just last week I was complaining commenting that my Rose of Sharon had not yet bloomed. Yesterday, when I walked out the door, I spied a branch that had a few blooms on it: This shrub was planted long before I moved here, so I am not sure which variety I am growing. Rose ofRead More
Orange Ginger Stir-Fry over Spaghetti Squash Noodles
Instead of using a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce when I make stir-frys, I sometimes decide to skip it altogether. This is one of my favorite gluten-free stir-frys and it does not require any substitutions! All of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free. I love the combination of orange, ginger, and sweet peppers in this dish. IRead More
Orange Ginger Stir-Fry over Spaghetti Squash Noodles
This is one of my favorite gluten-free stir-frys and it does not require any substitutions! All of the ingredients are naturally gluten-free. I love the combination of orange, ginger, and sweet peppers in this dish. I vary the vegetables and alter what I serve it over. I have been on a spaghetti squash kick latelyRead More
Repurposing Leftover Rice
Instead of making rice multiple times through out the week, I make one large batch. I am usually pretty good about matching the amount I make with the amount we will need, but occasionally I end up with excess rice. Below are a few ways we use up leftover rice: ~ Leftover rice is theRead More
I Finally Captured a Butterfly…
I finally captured a butterfly on a Butterfly Bush! We have a dozen Butterfly Bushes scattered through out our backyard and they do attract butterflies, but I never seem to have my camera when the butterflies are visiting. When I was watering yesterday, I noticed a few butterflies, dropped the hose and ran for myRead More
Alternative to Oil Cooking Spray
Ounce for ounce oil from spray cans is more expensive than much higher quality oils. I prefer to splash a little oil in a pan and then use a basting brush to thoroughly coat the dish with oil: It only takes a second. I have found that silicone basting brushes are easier to clean upRead More
Square Foot Garden Update: Some Like it Hot!
The tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant are definitely liking our hot August days. The tomatoes continue to roll in and show no sign of letting up. I have been using our surplus cherry tomatoes in Broiled Cherry Tomatoes. I am waiting for these beauties to ripen to start canning: We are harvesting peppers daily: What IRead More
Spicy Sesame Stir-Fry
Stir-frys are perfect for using up the the bits and pieces from my refrigerator and garden. I have given the measurements that I used, but the amounts were driven by the fact that I had a handful of early green beans, a handful of peas from plants that will not give up, 1/2 of aRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 16th
This is going to be a crazy week. My oldest child is turning 20! My husband will be doing his annual training with the reserves. Fortunately he will be doing it at our local base, but his hours will be erratic. And my oldest son is having his wisdom teeth removed, so I am planningRead More
Broiled Cherry Tomatoes
We are harvesting several cups of cherry tomatoes every day. A couple of Early Girls are ripening each day and it won’t be long before we pick our first Roma tomatoes. When we are over run with Early Girls and Romas, I make and can spaghetti sauce and salsa. I freeze a lot of ourRead More
Cloudscape
The most amazing cloud formations roll over the mountains in the late afternoon. My oldest son often comes in from feeding the horses, grabs a camera, and heads out to capture the prettiest part of Nevada: The sky. This post has been linked to Outdoor Wednesdays.
Two New Blooms
For me each first bloom is exciting! This year it seems like I have waited longer than ever before for some of my flowers to bloom, but better late than never! A Shasta Daisy, which is hardy to –20, in case you were wondering: And a Cosmo, which survived an indiscriminate weeder: I am stillRead More
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