I love mini-muffins. These muffins are delicious and low fat, sounds like a win-win to me! Perfect for snacking or packing in lunch boxes. Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins 1 cup light vanilla yogurt ½ cup fat-free milk ½ cup uncooked quick oats ½ tsp vanilla 1 large egg, beaten 1 large banana, mashed ¼Continue reading “Recipe Box: Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins”
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Preparing The Garden For Winter
I have mixed feelings when it comes around to preparing the garden for winter. It signifies a change of seasons and moving into a quieter time of the year. Soon the snows will come and I won’t be spending as much time outside in the garden. I will miss being outside working in the garden,Continue reading “Preparing The Garden For Winter”
Nancy Not On The Home Front
Have you ever decided to do something that just may be a little crazy? We are about to embark on a cross-country trip! You may ask why. Well there are several reasons. First of all, my husband works remotely from his home office. With his laptop he can work anywhere so we decided to spendContinue reading “Nancy Not On The Home Front”
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”
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
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”
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.
Change Is In The Air
Can you believe it’s September already? Not sure where the time is going but it sure is flying by quickly. As I look around the colors are already changing in the hillsides. The leaves no longer have that vibrant green color, instead they have a more olive hue. Much as I love summer I actuallyContinue reading “Change Is In The Air”
Nancy on the Home Front 