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Easy DIY Twine Eggs
Ya’ll I am over the moon for these Easy DIY Twine Eggs! They are so simple to make and turned out so stinking cute. I am already thinking about what else I can wrap twine around. A few weeks back I started putting out my spring decorations. I typically don’t really decorate for spring because I have so little decorations that it is more of a pain to get the tote out than anything. So I have just left it in the top of the loft and have refrained from buying any additional spring decorations. But now we are slowly starting to take my totes to the farmhouse after each…
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Sustainability For All
One of my goals in 2021 is to start moving my family towards a path of sustainability. In my mind, I envisioned this as taking steps towards minimizing our need for the super market. I planned to do this through the growth of our own garden started from seed and preserving our harvest. I also saw this come to life in the reusing of items from the home renovation to go towards other projects at the farm. This decision would enable us to avoid purchasing wood in excessive amounts as well as build character into the farm. Even the move towards building our herds and flocks to provide for our…
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How to Make Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my favorite cookies is a classic chocolate chip cookie. Buttery chewy cookie studded with melty semi sweet chocolate. You cannot ask for a more perfect confection in my opinion. These chewy chocolate chip cookies have been my go to for years. I get asked quite frequently to bring these treats along to parties and functions because they are just so dang gone good. Even my husband, who is not a fan of sweets, appreciates these cookies as a once in a while treat. This particular recipe was adapted from my mom’s 1980’s Betty Crocker Cookbook. That book is hands down my favorite cookbook. I remember being a kid…
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Easy Cream Cheese Danish
Sometimes you just need a quick and easy dessert or sweet breakfast treat. That is where this easy cream cheese danish comes to the rescue. Simple and delicious and with only five minutes to prepare and twelve minutes to bake, you will be in cream cheese puff pastry heaven in no time. Danishes The name of this flaky and buttery pastry would have you believing that this dessert was of Denmark decent. However, it is from Austrian origins that this lovely dish comes to us. It was first made popular in Denmark however, so the name Danish stuck. The danish was always a special treat when we were growing up.…
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Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and dumplings is the quintessential fall southern recipe. It is the kind of dinner you would expect to find when you walk into your grandma’s house on a chilly day. Thick chicken stew with buttery dumplings that warm you from the inside out. My favorite way to make chicken and dumpling is low and slow starting with a whole broiler chicken. This meal is Sunday dinner at its finest and with all the snow and rain we have been getting this past month, it has done its job with keeping our bellies full and our hearts warm. In this recipe, I simmer the whole chicken all day to develop…
