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!”
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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”
My Garden: Sylvia’s Seed Saving Class #3
Attending the seed saving class is one of the highlights of the month for me. Sylvia’s gardens are always picture perfect and it’s amazing to see the difference one month makes in her gardens. Of course my gardens change as well, but since I’m in them everyday I don’t see it so clearly. TheContinue reading “My Garden: Sylvia’s Seed Saving Class #3”
Frugal Tips: Made From Scratch Saves Cash!
One of the easiest ways to save money is to make your own rather than buying store bought food. Here are just a few ideas of foods that don’t take a lot of time to mix up and will save you money, Granola – Forget buying the expensive store-bought granola. Click on this link for aContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Made From Scratch Saves Cash!”
Beer Can Chicken
Too hot to roast a chicken in the oven, no reason why we couldn’t cook one on the grill. The choice was to make a Beer Can Chicken.
Nancy on the Home Front 