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Pickles and Plans
I’ve started to do my grocery shopping on Saturday mornings while Sylvia naps and Matt and Liam hang out. It’s early enough that I can get in and out of the 3 store I frequent in about an hour and...
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Blackberry Vanilla Jam
In college, in my Organic Chemistry lab, I neglected to waft during an experiment and sniffed instead. It was a long time before I was able to smell again. These days, my nose is very appreciative of...
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A Peck of Pickled Peppers
As I mentioned in my last post, I had some hopes to get peppers and tomatoes done in the next few weeks. That was Monday morning’s ideal. By yesterday afternoon, I was just hoping to get through the...
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I started canning the summer after I got married. I had been on a mission to learn how to really cook food and somehow, canning my garden’s bounty seemed to fit into this. That first year really all...
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The end of the tomatoes!!!
I had fully intended to do a lot more blogging this summer. I have a whole list of topics and several posts started. I do, however, have a wonderful excuse: canning! In between having a toddler and...
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Roasted
See that beautiful baby in the photo? She’s sweet and precious and someone I fight to protect every moment of my day. I started doing the October Unprocessed because I was already on a weight loss...
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Checking off my jam list
Last week, the newest issue of Kaia came out and I was more than a little excited to see my article on canning in it. I grew up making freezer jam and terrrified of the idea of a boiling water canner....
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My library of canning inspiration
Since you’ll probably be reading more than a few posts on canning this summer, I thought I’d go ahead and let you know my favorite resources so you can check them out of the library or add them to your...
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Retreeeeaaatttt!!!!
That was me yelling up there in the title. Yep. I went away this weekend for the first time since November 2009. This year, I’m the new Publicity/Media person for my church’s MOPs charter. I joined...
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Farmer’s Market discoveries
Welcome to the August 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Farmer’s Markets This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This...
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Cooler weather, Cabbage and Disapproving Preschoolers
Weather in Ohio is sketchy this time of year. It can be in the upper 70s one day and then the next in the low 50s. I finally started to write down the meals I had bought food for and decide on a...
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Fall Flavors and Family
My dad’s birthday was earlier this month, but because of soccer schedules, we didn’t manage to get together until this weekend. I kind of waited until the last moment to figure out what I was serving...
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Egg-cellent
I’m a huge fan of eggs for protein. I blame it on my Bradley Instructor, Donna. I started eating two a day when I was pregnant with Liam as soon as I could keep food down and have continued that...
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