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Gifting from the Garden

I won’t lie, skipping Christmas this year due to our tight budgets was difficult. If there’s a bright side, it’s realizing that I’m absolutely grateful for what I already have, which doesn’t cost a dime. I did manage to scrape together some home-made gifts for select friends and family: among them, ribbon-wrapped boxes with most [...]

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Second Chance Gobble

You ought to know by now that we’re big fans of using what we’ve got. After our Holiday Party this year, we had a carcass left over from a 16-lb. turkey, just begging to be used. Enter: turkey and wild rice with mushroom soup… mmm. A special thanks to Melissa for gifting us with a [...]

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The Kitchen Sink’s Liquid Gold

If you’ve never tried it, homemade chicken stock is one of the easiest things to do in a kitchen; our dog (who doesn’t have opposable thumbs) could probably do it. And – look at the clarity of this beautiful stock! You’ll never go to the canned stuff again: Our method is simple: step 1) grab [...]

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