John Buckingham

Cranberry Orange Marmalade

This cranberry orange marmalade is a wonderful recipe to make when cranberries are at their peak between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

My Garden: Gifts From The Outdoors

I love homemade gifts. One of my favorite gifts received over the years was a candleholder my youngest son made for me. It was made out of a white birch log and I just loved the simplicity of it. This year I decided to try to make one myself with a little help from myContinue reading “My Garden: Gifts From The Outdoors”

Frugal Tips: Are You Ready For Christmas?

If you’ve been following any sort of twelve-month plan you should be able to avoid the packed stores in December and the big bills in the New Year. All that’s left to do is mail out cards with a family photo, decorate the house, put up the tree, finish wrapping the presents and enjoy theContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Are You Ready For Christmas?”

Prudent Pantry: Gifts From the Pantry

I love receiving homemade gifts as much as I enjoy giving them. This delicious soup mix can be layered in glass jars to give as gifts. With a few additional ingredients your friends and family can have soup simmering on the stove in just minutes. Friendship Soup Mix ½ cup dry split beans 1/3 cupContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Gifts From the Pantry”

Butternut Bisque a Simple Soup

Butternut Bisque is one of the ways I use up the winter squash from my garden. I interchange recipes using pumpkin and winter squash with good results,

My Garden: Carse In Bloom

As you know gardening in one of my passions. I share this passion with a very special friend, Katharine. Katharine and I have been pen pals for over 20 years. We became acquainted after being paired up in a gardening magazine years ago. For years we wrote back and forth but now we communicate viaContinue reading “My Garden: Carse In Bloom”

Frugal Tips: Tips for Selling on eBay

Over the course of this last year I seem to have accumulated an assortment of items that we don’t need. Between my mother downsizing into a smaller home and cleaning out my father’s house, I now have this assortment of things! They are too valuable to throw out so I decided to list some ofContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Tips for Selling on eBay”

Prudent Pantry – Quick Meals From The Pantry

Are you like me? Do you have dried beans in the pantry that you keep forgetting to use because it is so much easier to open a can of beans for a quick meal? The solution: can your dried beans using a pressure canner. Once they are canned they are ready to use for anyContinue reading “Prudent Pantry – Quick Meals From The Pantry”

Cranberry Apple Crisp

Fall and winter is a perfect time to make apple crisp. This Cranberry Apple Crisp recipe is a variation of the traditional apple crisp.

My Garden: Flowers For The Winter

My garden is put to bed and my houseplants are ready for the winter. Now I can concentrate on forcing some bulbs so we will enjoy flowers in the house for Christmas and later in the winter. Forcing bulbs inside is a wonderful way to enjoy blooming flowers mid-winter. They can also make a wonderfulContinue reading “My Garden: Flowers For The Winter”