Nothing beats the taste of blueberry lime jam on homemade toast in the middle of winter. This recipe has a hint of lime in it, which is so refreshing.
Author Archives: John Buckingham
My Garden: Abundant Garlic!
Last fall I planted a bed of garlic. It had been years since I’d planted garlic but we use garlic all the time and I was hoping for a good harvest. I kept the bed weeded and watered. I read up on garlic, how to grow it, when to harvest and how to dry it.Continue reading “My Garden: Abundant Garlic!”
Frugal Tips: Personal Care Made From Scratch
The past two weeks I have talked about making foods from scratch to save money and making household cleaners to save money. You can also make many personal care products at home to save money. The list of things I want to try is far longer than the items you see below. One of theContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Personal Care Made From Scratch”
Monday Facebook Update!
It’s been an exciting weekend. For weeks I’ve been encouraging friends to “like” the On the Home Front Facebook page. Little by little the “likes” have been increasing in number. However in the last week the numbers have increased by over 50, this weekend I think there were 30 “likes” until I am just 5Continue reading “Monday Facebook Update!”
Recipe Box: Kale Salad
I’ve seen numerous recipes online for various kale salads. I attended a dinner meeting recently where we all had to bring something for the meal. One of the other ladies brought this very simple kale salad. I thought it was delicious and so easy to make. We have an abundance of kale this year soContinue reading “Recipe Box: Kale Salad”
Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale
My garden is full of kale right now and despite the fact that we’ve been enjoying kale salad and dried kale we are not able to eat it all. So I decided to freeze some. This is a very simple process. Select your kale that you want to freeze. Pick early in the day soContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale”
My Garden: Protecting Our Blueberries
We have ten blueberry bushes planted at one end of our vegetable garden. Some of the bushes are early-bearing; some mid-season and some are late-bearing. As a result once the berries start turning blue we have ripe berries for quite a long time! I think blueberries are my favorite fruit and I just love havingContinue reading “My Garden: Protecting Our Blueberries”
Frugal Tip: Made From Scratch Saves Cash (Part Two)
Last week I talked about how making certain foods at home can save you money. Did you know you can also make all sorts of household cleaners and detergents that will also save you money! Making my own window cleaner is something I have been doing for ages. In the last year I also started makingContinue reading “Frugal Tip: Made From Scratch Saves Cash (Part Two)”
Honey-Lime Chicken Enchiladas
This recipe for honey-lime chicken enchiladas was adapted from one I found online. It’s easy to put together and so delicious
Prudent Pantry: Homemade Sore Muscle Salve
Several months ago I was reading the ModernAlternativeMama blog, and came across this recipe for making your own sore muscle salve. As gardening season was coming up I bookmarked it just in case I might want to make it at some point. After too many days of working in the garden fighting the weeds IContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Homemade Sore Muscle Salve”
Nancy on the Home Front 