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I like to serve healthier beverages. It’s important to drink water, but sometimes it get cat boring. What about a minty drink that’s sugar free. Is there any such thing?
Recently I was looking at my mint bed which is doing VERY well #thankyouverymuch. A little too well actually. It’s spreading in places I’d rather it not grow.
But while I was thinning the rambling mint runners, it smelled so dang good. I wondered if I could use it for a refreshingly-cold minty drink?
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A few years ago I started something called a ‘Blessing Basket’. It’s a way I can easily share garden produce with those around me. Here’s how it works:
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It’s not hard to bottle fresh sweet honey from the apiary. But what steps need to be taken from beehive to jar?
There are things to watch for. Things such as moisture content in your honey, capped vs uncapped honeycomb, etc. But now? Finally the time is right. We’re going to take that sweet honey from frame to bottle!
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photo credit: Cynthia Rivera
Happy Birthday America! We realize that freedom isn’t free – It’s with the humblest of gratitude that we say THANK YOU to our brave men & women out there walkin’ the walk to keep our beloved country free.
~TxH~
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There’s more to harvesting honey than just walking to the hives. There are simple preparation tips and hints to simplify the actual harvesting of honey frames, and I’m sharing it all with you! Come see the steps we take before harvesting that sweet honey we crave.
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A delicious breakfast doesn’t have to be complicated. This simple breakfast-bite recipe has just 3 ingredients: eggs, cheese & ham. It’s so easy to make too.
It’s a quick breakfast you can eat with one hand!
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You’re baking cupcakes or muffins, still have batter & need more muffin cup spaces.
No worries! I used canning rings and paper or silicone cupcake liners to expand the capacity of my muffin tin. That way I could bake all the batter into muffins at one time. What a helpful Homestead Hack.
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Rainwater harvesting is a sustainable practice that can benefit the environment and your budget. Harness nature’s free gift at your home using these very simple tips.
