This recipe started by accident. Mamaw was making strawberry cookies which is a family favorite (recipe in a previous post) and accidentally used a white cake mix instead of a strawberry cake mix. Of course we all had to try them and we all agreed they would be fabulous if she added some cranberry raisins … Continue reading The Don-Ella cookies, a yummy recipe accident
There is a trick to home canning green tomatoes, that I found by accident, if you want to fry green tomatoes this winter and not have them a falling apart soggy mess! It is the season (early fall) to grab those green tomatoes off the vine and put them up for a winter and spring … Continue reading How To Can The Best Green Tomatoes and What To Do With Them
My husband hates grape jelly. Store bought grape jelly is taboo in our house. But I wanted to play and make some homemade grape jelly just for fun! So I bought 4 LBs of dark purple grapes (they are in season and cheap!) and brought them home. He reluctantly agreed to experiment with it “just … Continue reading Homemade grape jelly
We used a lot of jewel weed as kids to combat poison ivy. It grows almost everywhere in the US along creek banks and funny enough is often found growing next to … yep you guessed to it… poison ivy! Jewel weed salve has been an amazing relief for my itchy skin problems as I … Continue reading Jewel weed salve
For years now we have been using washeze laundry sheets (see other blog post about those) which I discovered in the commissary many years ago when I was in the military. They were so easy to pack and use when in the field! Much easier than powder, liquid or tablets that could crush in a … Continue reading New washing machine detergent sheets for our RV and home (review and a gift giving subscription idea)
Every year I have to try and find this recipe because it’s a family favorite! Which means looking thru old Facebook messages from my sister to find it again lol…So this year I’m going to be smart and I’m just going to post it to my website. I’m assuming “mamaw” probably got this recipe from … Continue reading Strawberry cookie recipe
Having chickens is a joy. They can be so much fun to watch. Their antics and shenanigans and personalities are often hysterical! Along with the joys come the realities of living in the country where there are coyotes and foxes… and when you have free range chickens… you loose a few. We decided that since … Continue reading The Story of Our “Female” Roosters (sigh)
Let me start by saying I don’t do a traditional recipe at the bottom of this post (as you can find recipes like that online everywhere). This is more about the process and how I do it with my recipe. Let’s start with the shopping list: 1/2 cup of sea salt (no iodine) 1 quart … Continue reading Million Dollar Pickles: canning recipe (bonus salad dressing recipe!)
Having spent most of my life outdoors and in extremely hot environments I’ve figured out a few handy ways to beat the heat. All of them inexpensive and easy to manage. The thing to keep in mind during high heat days is: managing the heat and maybe looking a bit silly (and a little abnormal) … Continue reading How to Beat the Heat
Traveling in the RV with the pets is like traveling with children. You have to be prepared to entertain them and take care of their needs. With this year’s tick season being extremely bad, we have found some helpful ways to combat the issue of happy dogs frolicking in tall grass vs bringing in nasty … Continue reading Tick Season and Helpful Hacks
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