Today, I received the latest edition of my free Home Depot Garden Club Newsletter. I was very excited to discover that this edition includes a buy one get one free coupon for roses. I lost several rose bushes in our unusually cold winter. In fact, right now only 3 of 8 bushes are showing signsRead More
Square Foot Garden Update
I wish I had more to report. However, the tomatoes, peppers, and squash are still living in my temporary green house. I moved them from the garage to the greenhouse, so that I could roll up the door and hopefully the bees would discover their flowers. I am hoping to plant them next weekend afterRead More
Summer Comes Earlier to my Front Yard
I live in zone 4, but the microclimate in my front yard is almost zone 5. Which means that I can plant the same varieties in my front yard and back yard and they will flower earlier in the front yard. It also means that autumn comes later to my front yard. Why do IRead More
Gluten-Free Strawberry Kiwi Muffins
This Gluten-Free Strawberry Kiwi Muffins recipe is a spring favorite in my home! These muffins are not as healthy as some of my other muffin recipes, but they are oh, so good! My oldest son refers to them as exotic breakfast food. My daughter calls them ugly cupcakes. I like my son’s description better. However,Read More
When are Flowers Unwelcome?
My husband and I have different answers to this question. My husband does not like flowers in his lawn, though I believe a great lawn should contain a few dandelions and a small patch of clover. Well, it should if children ever play on it. My husband wants our lawn to look like my Dad’s:Read More
Baking with Brown Rice Syrup and Gluten-Free German Chocolate Cake
This is my husband’s favorite cake of all time! This is the recipe that he repeatedly requests. And when I say repeatedly, I mean over and over and over again. The cake is very moist, has a distinct chocolate flavor, but is not overly sweet. I used a combination of honey and brown rice syrupRead More
Gluten-Free Chewy Granola Bars
I created this recipe for my daughter, who loves granola bars, but also made it dairy free for my oldest son. There are some ingredients in this recipe that are not found in most pantries, so please adapt this recipe to what you have on hand, it is very forgiving. Ingredients: 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup peanutRead More
Dinner Menu Plan – Week of May 3rd
Sometimes I wonder why I post my dinner menus. It seems a little silly to broadcast to the world what we are eating at Chez Leftovers. However, I find a lot of recipe ideas from viewing other blogger’s menus, so it only seems fair that I return the favor. When viewing other blogger’s menus and recipes,Read More
Gluten-Free Lifestyle Carnival
May’s Gluten-Free Lifestyle Carnival is up at Simply Sugar & Gluten Free. You will find a wealth of information and support from people with real experience living gluten-free. There are links to gluten-free product reviews, gluten-free recipes, and advice for living a gluten-free life.
Easy Gluten-Free Applesauce Cake
Easy Applesauce Cake 1 21 oz. package Pamela’s Classic Vanilla Cake mix2 teaspoons cinnamon1 teaspoon ginger1/2 teaspoon nutmeg3 eggs 2 cups unsweetened applesauce Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour into a greased 13 x 9 pan and bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until an inserted toothpickRead More
Modified Once- A-Month Cooking Plan
Once A Month Cooking can be adapted to whatever you want or need it to be. Not a casserole person, then don’t make any. Like to use lots of fresh vegetables in salads and stir-frys, then pre-cook meat, beans, and rice to use in those meal and then add fresh vegetables the night you prepareRead More
Progress is Slow in the Vegetable Garden
We have not had any more losses, but we haven’t had much growth in the vegetable garden either. Since we have had two different snow storms blow through in the last week, I am content with survival! The spinach is roughly the same size it was last week, but it is being nibbled on. TimeRead More
Delicate, but Strong Flowers!
I love living in a valley most of the time. We have beautiful views of the mountains year round. However, when the wind whips through our little valley, I dream of living in a less aerodynamic terrain. It is not uncommon to have wind gusts in excess of 70 miles an hour and the dustRead More
Using Kid’s Art to Create Note Cards
I made note cards out of some of my children’s art work for the grandmothers and aunts at Christmas. They were very well received, so I am going to be making some for my husband’s mother for Mother’s Day. The paintings were too large for my scanner, so I took them to Office Depot toRead More
What Type of Plastic is In Your Tupperware?
When I decluttered my kitchen earlier in the month, I weeded out more of my plastic containers. I checked the recycling code (number in the triangle on the bottom of the item) and used this guide to help me decide if I wanted to keep the item. Most of the pieces of Tupperware that IRead More
Ideas for Reusing Tissue Boxes
I have mentioned before that we usually use handkerchiefs (I actually cut up soft pieces of flannel for my toddler; it is so much gentler on his little nose than even the softest paper tissue, but I digress). I do, however, keep Kleenex on hand for company so I occasionally have leftover boxes. Before IRead More
Dinner Menu – Week of April 26th
I have had a busy day resolving issues with the DMV on our truck so that I could legally pick up a load of hay for the horses. Now that I know the animals all have food, I can turn to the menu for my family. 😀 I found a few new recipes while IRead More
Frugal Rabbit Deterrents
Some plants like sunflowers, marigolds, and snap dragons which are supposed to be rabbit resistant are still vulnerable when they are seedlings. I don’t want to wait until my flowers are a foot tall and flowering before I put them outside, so I have developed a few tricks. One trick is to cut the bottomRead More
Sautéed Summer Squash and Zucchini
The seasoning for this dish was inspired by the Vegetable Lasagna I made last week. The zucchini layer was so delicious that I ate a lot of the zucchini slices that were intended for the lasagna. Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon olive oil1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced1 medium summer squash, thinly sliced1 teaspoon basil1 teaspoon oregano1 teaspoonRead More
Petals and Puddle Jumping
On Tuesday, I snuck out as the storm was rolling in to take pictures of our trees in bloom. Today, I patiently waited until the snow melted to take pictures of a few of our flowers. I am always amazed at how the pansies handle snow. We have dug the walk out of several feetRead More
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