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Oven Roasted Rhubarb Compote

The nice thing about this recipe for oven roasted rhubarb compote is that it uses minimal sugar, just enough to tame the pucker without overwhelming it.

Spent the last week on the road, which was actually one of our goals! 1. Find a new hosting site for my blog and make it secure. Done! This was the first goal accomplished this year and I am so happy to have a secure website. 2. Monetize my blog. This is in the works,Continue reading “Goal Setting Week 22”

Best Snacks for a Road Trip

For some reason when I think of a road trip I think of snacks. Perhaps it’s because my mother always had little snacks for us to enjoy on our long car rides? With our recent road trip I wanted to make the best snacks for a road trip. What are the best snacks forContinue reading “Best Snacks for a Road Trip”

Chicken, Fruit and Curry Salad

The addition of coconut and pineapple gives this chicken, fruit and curry salad a real caribbean taste, perfect for your next summer gathering.

Beautiful June Flowers

The garden is planted and coming along. The gardens are weeded and mulched. Before the garden starts really producing I am just enjoying the beautiful June flowers! The phlox is the first to bloom; I love the way it spills over the rock walls. Our lilacs are the next to bloom, they areContinue reading “Beautiful June Flowers”

Goal Setting Week 21

The year is flying by. I’m having a hard time focusing on my goals during the busy month of June! Keeping the house picked up for showings, staying on top of the gardening and about to leave on our first road trip! Hard to stay focused on the goals. 1. Find a new hosting siteContinue reading “Goal Setting Week 21”

Essential Oils: Make Your Own Bug Spray

Even in the evening when my husband and I take our walk the bugs can be bad. Using essential oils you can make your own bug spray.

Greek Beef and Mushroom Pizza

On a Greek Beef and Mushroom Pizza the ingredients were a little different, cinnamon on a pizza?However the results were outstanding.

First Jam of the Season

As usual our rhubarb is ready to harvest in abundance! I’m not looking to fill up our pantry but I couldn’t resist trying Lisa’s recipe for Vanilla Rhubarb Jam. It was the first jam of the season and I am actually using the last of last year’s frozen rhubarb to make this jam. If you’veContinue reading “First Jam of the Season”

Goal Setting Week 20

The year is flying by. I’m having a hard time focusing on my goals during this busy month of June! Keeping the house picked up for showings, staying on top of the gardening and getting ready for our first road trip of the summer makes it hard to focus on the goals I set in January.Continue reading “Goal Setting Week 20”