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Tuna Tostadas Unusual but Delicious

Tuna Tostadas is a recipes that you may look at the ingredients and think “no way”! However give it a try, you’ll be glad you did.

Planting Garlic in the Fall

We’re getting ready to go on a big adventure this fall. More about that later, but as we get ready to go away many of the chores include the garden. It’s such a busy time of year. Children heading back to school, vegetables to be harvested from the garden and it’s also time to plantContinue reading “Planting Garlic in the Fall”

Mozzarella in Minutes

If you are at all interested in making cheese you should try making mozzarella, as you can have a batch of Mozzarella in minutes!

Zucchini Fettuccine Alfredo

I love using my spiralizer to create zucchini noodles. I use the noodles in place of pasta when serving spaghetti and meatballs.

Saving Your Tomato Seeds

The tomato seedlings are doing just fine.

This year I grew some amazing little yellow tomatoes, called Snow White Cherry Tomatoes. They were an heirloom cherry tomato and so tasty. I decided to save the seeds. Did you know that Tomato seeds are one of the easiest seeds to save other than beans! Most tomato plants will not cross with another tomatoContinue reading “Saving Your Tomato Seeds”

Turning Takeout into Make In

If you live in a populated area, there are probably numerous places that serve or deliver cheap, fast takeout food. If you’re juggling a busy schedule, chances are you take advantage of these services at least a couple times a week. However convenience comes at a price. Spending $10 on dinner may seem economical, butContinue reading “Turning Takeout into Make In”

Liver Treats For Riley

Since neither my husband nor I are very fond of liver I decided to make Liver Treats For Riley, our Boston Terrier. She absolutely loved them!

Roasted Tomato Sauce

As the harvest season dies down an we get ready to head into fall one of the sauces I love to make is Roasted Tomato Sauce.

Saving Lettuce Seeds

Often I speak about saving money, but today I want to talk about saving lettuce seeds! In June we went away for two weeks. My garden had all been planted and I had some wonderful Butter Crunch lettuce that was coming along nicely. It just wasn’t ready to pick yet. When we got home theContinue reading “Saving Lettuce Seeds”

Nut Crusted Salmon

This Nut Crusted Salmon can be prepared ahead, it is a perfect dish to serve for company. Just prepare the salmon and refrigerate until ready to cook.