Mulching Your Garden with Fallen Leaves
It’s fall, and all the leaves are doing what they do this time of year! So what’s the best way to celebrate this? Besides raking them all into a gigantic pile and flinging yourself into them, as my son loves …
How to Waste Less in Your Kitchen
One of the number one places in our house we generate waste is the kitchen. Here are a few tips for how to do a better job of minimizing your kitchen waste! I hate throwing things out. It’s not that …
How to Use Coffee Grounds in Your Garden
Hate the idea of throwing out perfectly good stuff that you could reuse for other purposes? Coffee grounds are one of those things you shouldn’t throw out – not when you can use them in your garden! I drink coffee …
Fresh + Simple Bruschetta
This easy, simple bruschetta is the perfect appetizer, snack, or tapas plate for your summer and fall gatherings – and it’s absolutely fantastic when it’s all made completely fresh. This is the recipe that made my husband fall in love …
How to Grow and Cook Your Own Potatoes
Growing your own potatoes is remarkably easy, whether you start them from seed or from scraps of your own potatoes! And as you can imagine, when you roast them up with just a little simple butter, salt, and garlic, they’re …
How to Use Eggshells in Your Garden
Find a second use for something you might normally throw out that will also help out your plants? That’s winning all around! Stop throwing out your eggshells – I’m going to give you a couple of ways to use them …
Backyard Garden Veggie Noodle Soup
Looking for a way to use up all the leftover veggies from your garden, your farmer’s market trip, or just your last trip to the store? Roast a few, sauté a few, and they end up in a beautiful rich …