Get easy ideas for the maintenance of garden areas, whether it is a front yard, back yard, vegetable garden or flower garden. These low-maintenance gardening tips for keeping up with garden tasks are simple, actionable, and will help you look like a gardening success with minimal effort. Read on to get the simple secrets for … Read more
Learn how to make cornbread the easy way with this moist cornbread recipe without buttermilk. Like a traditional cornbread recipe, this easy cornbread recipe calls for basic ingredients of cornmeal and flour. This is a sweet cornbread recipe, not a southern-style savory cornbread, so there is some sugar involved. If you are looking for a … Read more
Make the most of your garden produce with this easy canned salsa recipe. It’s such a satisfying feeling to see the jars of canned salsa lined up on the pantry shelf, and it’s simpler than you might think. As a gardener with over 20 years of trial and error (and error and error) experience growing … Read more
Learn about the best lupine companion plants to help this lovely perennial plant thrive. Get a list of the best companion plants you can surround your lupine with, including the best flowers to grow as companion plants for lupine, the best fruit to plant around lupine, the best herbs to plant with lupine, and the … Read more
In need of some cheesy, warm comfort food? Learn how to make green chile chicken casserole. The recipe is truly easy, and the ingredients are simple. It’s tasty and quick to put together when you’re in a hurry. The Green Chile Chicken Casserole Backstory The first year I was out of college and cooking on … Read more
Looking for a great way to use frozen blueberries and frozen rhubarb? Make an easy blueberry rhubarb crisp recipe with frozen or fresh blueberries and rhubarb. Since you can use frozen fruit, this simple blueberry rhubarb crisp recipe may be enjoyed any time of the year. As a multi-decade rhubarb and berry grower, I have … Read more
Learn how to make berry tossed salad with mandarin oranges the easy way from a picky salad eater. I admit, I am not much of a tossed salad person. There are a few salads I like, such as seafood salad, and chicken, bacon avocado, corn salad. I usually like warm food, and sometimes salads make … Read more
Learn about the best parsley companion plants to help this useful biennial plant thrive. What do I mean by a biennial plant? I give the details about that further on down. Learn about the best companion plants you can surround your parsley with, including the best flowers to use as companion plants for parsley, the … Read more
Learn how to make an easy origami greeting card by following these simple steps. As a teacher who enjoys introducing students to the art of easy origami, I’m happy to be able to share this fun project with you. Think origami paper folding is difficult? Not when you follow the directions here. You’ll have an … Read more
Ready for the best chocolate dessert you have ever tasted? A dessert that will make any chocolate-lover swoon with happiness? Prepare yourself, because this is it. If you need a blockbuster dessert contest entry, this tantalizing creation will not let you down. It’s also a guaranteed winner at any potluck or fundraiser. With layers of … Read more