Every year during home canning season I like to make 6-8 jars of homemade mixed berry applesauce for my winter pantry. It’s fairly easy to make and always tastes better than store bought applesauce. I typically follow the Ball Canning Recipe but do cheat by using my slow cooker to cook down the … [Read more...] about Home Canning Mixed Berry Applesauce with Recipe and Tips
The DYRSTEN Fishing Boat Heading Out to Sea
A few weeks ago we were down in Cape May, New Jersey for a week long vacation. Every year we go down to the Wildwood and Cape May areas and love it there. My husband will be retiring within the next 3-4 years and Cape May County will be come our summer season home. One of the things we enjoy … [Read more...] about The DYRSTEN Fishing Boat Heading Out to Sea
Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Love chocolate and a lot of it? If so, you're going to love these chewy and moist chocolate chocolate chip cookies! You can use chocolate chips or chocolate baking bits, whatever you have on hand and prefer to use. They're sweet, but not overly-sweet. Just the right amount of sweetness for chocolate … [Read more...] about Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
How to Start Roots on Baby Spider Plants
I enjoy tending to a wide variety of indoor houseplants. At the time of this blog post I have 17 mature houseplants and over 15 starters waiting to be planted. I'm not an expert gardener and always learning new things. There are a wide variety of different plants that are perfect for growing … [Read more...] about How to Start Roots on Baby Spider Plants
LifeGear Mini Glow Flashlights – Perfect for the Entire Family to Use
The LifeGear Mini Glow Flashlight is the perfect mini-sized flashlight to carry around in your handbag, briefcase, glove box in the car, in a small toolbox, locker at work, desk drawer, etc. I think it’s great for when you want to go outside and walk the dog! It’s one of those “SEE and BE SEEN” … [Read more...] about LifeGear Mini Glow Flashlights – Perfect for the Entire Family to Use
Stray Feral Cats and Irresponsible Pet Owners
We live in a nice neighborhood and over the past 10 years or so we've developed two colonies of feral cats. I feel sorry for all of those feral and stray cats because almost all of them are malnourished and/or sickly. They're definitely not healthy! One reason that we've gotten all of these stray … [Read more...] about Stray Feral Cats and Irresponsible Pet Owners
Home Canning Strawberry Applesauce with Recipe and Tips
Every year during home canning season I like to make 12-16 jars of homemade strawberry applesauce for my winter pantry. It’s fairly easy to make and always tastes better than store bought applesauce. I typically follow the Ball Canning Recipe but do cheat by using my slow cooker to cook down the … [Read more...] about Home Canning Strawberry Applesauce with Recipe and Tips
Delicious Vegan Salami from Renegade Foods
We do a lot of entertaining at our home especially during the summertime. Friends and family members love to hang out at our house to enjoy the backyard pool and all of the food that my husband tosses onto the grill. Almost every weekend you'll find a few people hanging out at our home. * … [Read more...] about Delicious Vegan Salami from Renegade Foods







