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How our garden grows Week 9 First off we wanted to show you how to get double the growth out of your spinach plants... as the plants grow you'll want to pick the largest leaves first! Ruthie with lotsa spinach... Now that our spinach has gotten to the point that its about ready to produce seeds and at that point it also goes bitter... We'll cut it … [Read more...]
Triple Berry Smoothie Doesn't it look refreshingly delicious :) It is... I totally promise! It's loaded with all kinds of yummy, healthy, good for you ingredients AND even the kids will love it!! I'm so happy that it's summer time and with it comes all the fresh fruit and vegetables that are just fabulous... strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries to name a few … [Read more...]
4th of July Watermelon Appetizer is beautifully Patriotic! AND a fun way to start off any 4th of July celebration! It's also a fun kitchen craft to let the kids help with... just cookie cutters and toothpicks!! AND that's just about as safe as it gets :) You'll LOVE how easy and fun these 4th of July Watermelon Appetizers are to make AND they … [Read more...]
Velata! Fondue Fun... is just THAT, totally fun! Velata is a product line that became available on May 1, 2012 by Scentsy (you know those wonderful aromatic warmers that are just amazing!) I met 3 adorable Scentsy/Velata ladies at Snap! blogging conference! I was even lucky enough to be some of the first to try Velata... Chocolate Fondue was served to us … [Read more...]
Chat with Ruthie... Dad's Where to even begin? I guess at the beginning... I am a lucky enough girl to be given two dad's to love and raise me! I talked a little about my family in my "Mom's" post... I was 3 years old when my mom remarried my step-dad, I've always had a good relationship with both of my dads! AND they are vastly different which is good … [Read more...]
Father's Day Crunchy French Toast is a masculine version of a classic breakfast dish! I first tasted a dish similar to my Father's Day Crunchy French Toast in Boston, MA in a corner cafe somewhere near Harvard about 14 years ago... it was AMAZING! So, I figured out how to make it at home and have been loving it ever since!! I was in Boston in the chilly month of … [Read more...]
How our garden grows Week 8 We've wanted raspberries for well over 2 years now and we just hadn't gotten around to getting it done... sad because we could be enjoying them this year!! BUT, finally this is the year! We took lots of pictures so we could show ya how to do build your own garden beds! Here is the spot of ground where we decided to put our … [Read more...]
What’s Cooking in your kitchen Weekly Dinner Menu Sometimes we all need a little help figuring out what to make for dinner! What’s Cooking… in your kitchen, is a dinner menu plan that will help take the guess work out of dinner! Week 8 Monday: This pasta dish is a beautiful blend of flavor... a summer time favorite at our … [Read more...]
Perennials and Bushes First off lets get into Perennials and I for one am a firm believer in buying as many plants as I can that will come back again, other wise known as Perennials! The most important rule in any gardening is "Read the tag" and believe what it tells you! Seriously!! If a plant likes full sun-- it won't be happy in the shade. If a plant like shade-- it'll … [Read more...]
Pink Rose Cupcakes are the beautiful little cakes I made for Madi's Graduation Party! Pink Rose Cupcakes have a hint of Rose water in the frosting which is a lovely way to add an extra little special touch to any pink occasion! To add a little variety I also made a batch of my Cream Cheese Lemon Frosting for half of our beautiful little cakes :) Pink Rose … [Read more...]
Chat with Ruthie... Graduation Party! As most of you know... my oldest daughter graduated High School! YES, I survived AND now I'm officially "one old momma" ;) After the big, long, I'm SO glad I don't have to go very often, event was over... we had a party! Madi is a LOVER of all things pink so, it wasn't very hard to figure out a color scheme for her … [Read more...]
Apple Cinnamon WW Pancakes are a quick, easy, and healthy breakfast! I whipped these Apple Cinnamon WW Pancakes together a couple of days ago and we all loved them... they're a healthy BUT quick way to start off the day! AND who doesn't need more quick recipes to keep those hungry kiddos happy this summer :) Some morning when you feel like making breakfast … [Read more...]
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