Bird House Gourds: Grown, Dried and Painted

Pin itWhen my husband brought home some birdhouse gourd seeds last spring, he was so excited about growing our own gourds, painting them and making birdhouses out of them. All I could think was, “Wow, that seems like a lot of work.”  But since he did the work of planting the garden, I smiled and [...]

Beans, Beans, Good For Your…

Pin it…NO! Not those kind of beans! Green beans, silly! We have been generously endowed with Green Beans from the garden! While it is amazing, it’s a little overwhelming! I killed my hamstrings Sunday picking beans; so today, I paid the kids each a dollar to pick a basket of beans! They did a great [...]

My Favorite Recipe: Homemade CAnned Salsa

Pin it My husband planted about 70 tomato plants this year, since we gave almost all our salsa away last year! Yes, hubby actually makes the salsa these days. He loves to experiment with the flavors, he might add some peach or pineapple, or different kinds of peppers. It always turns out different, but it’s [...]

Photo Week, Day 3: Garden Veggie and Herb Skillet

Pin itThis skillet recipe is not only 5 ingredients, but it is also a one dish recipe! Both winners in my book. I made this recipe the other day with veggies from the local produce stand, and herbs from my herb garden, which I grow in aq large barrel. My garden veggies are not quite [...]