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5 clever ways to start an indoor herb garden

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 9, 2021 | Recipes

The idea of starting a food garden can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you were not gifted with a green thumb. But pandemic life has us considering doing all kinds of new things that we may never have attempted before (see also: sourdough bread). Rather than...

One sugar cookie dough recipe, ten easy Christmas cookies.

by jane | Dec 3, 2020 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes

During a year that so many of us want to make homemade food gifts for friends and family — and are home enough to do it, it feels like the right time to re-up a favorite sugar cookie dough recipe that was first shared here a while back. This recipe can only be...

The best way to clean your kids’ lunch boxes in the age of Covid: It’s easier than you think.

by Kate Etue | Sep 18, 2020 | Back to School, Tips + Tricks

In the past, we’ve written about how to clean our kids lunch boxes safely, say if a banana gets left in there over the weekend or a container of spaghetti somehow gets tossed back in without a lid. But this year, we have the fun (i.e. not at all fun) added layer...

12 creative, unexpected ways to use extra mint from your garden this summer

by Kate Etue | Jun 25, 2020 | Tips + Tricks

If you’ve ever planted mint in a backyard garden, you know it can grow like crazy. Got a surplus of mint like me? Then you’re probably wondering what to do with it all. I mean, there’s only so many mint leaves you can add to a glass of iced tea,...

Produce tips: 5 vegetables and other edibles you can re-grow quickly in your kitchen, no garden required.

by Kate Etue | Mar 20, 2020 | Tips + Tricks

Welcome to homestead life, mamas. We’re just a few days in on our full quarantine, and I feel like I’m going to need to learn how to grow wheat and weave my own fabric soon. (Kidding! No panicking!) But I do have to admit, when I saw Ruby Amanfu’s...