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Simple Herbs to Grow

Leave a Comment / Frugal Living, Garden / Megan Smith

Learning what simple herbs to grow in the garden can be intimidating. I’ve heard some people say that growing herbs is easy and others say the opposite, that growing herbs is nearly impossible. What I’m learning from experience is that getting them established in the garden is a little bit harder for me but once […]

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The Windowpane Test For Dough

2 Comments / Frugal Living, Recipes & Kitchen, Sourdough / Megan Smith

What is the windowpane test? My friend asked me this question as I was talking to her about bread making. Even though I knew what it was, I had to figure out how to articulate the answer.  She was making a new recipe and because she wasn’t familiar with it, knew the windowpane test would

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Preserving Kale

Leave a Comment / Frugal Living, Garden, Kitchen & Pantry, Recipes & Kitchen / Megan Smith

“How do I go about preserving kale?” is not something that I thought I would be researching this July.  Before this summer, I did not know what to do with kale. I’ve had it in salads or restaurant meals but I have never cooked it in my own kitchen this year. Based on this, you

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Chicken Apple Burgers

Leave a Comment / Dinner, Frugal Living, Recipes & Kitchen / Megan Smith

  Ground chicken, diced apples, and a few pantry items plus time in the kitchen become a great dinner in the form of chicken apple burgers in this recipe! I had heard of turkey burgers before but never a chicken burger and definitely not a chicken apple burger before. But once I had thought of

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Baby’s Room on a Budget

Leave a Comment / Home Projects, Industrious Creating, Saving Money / Megan Smith

How to decorate a baby’s room on a budget Deciding to decorate our first baby’s room when she was born was easy. When we had our daughter a few years ago, we were blessed by generous friends and family. They held a lovely baby shower for us. We were overwhelmed in the best way by

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Jewish Apple Cake

Leave a Comment / Dessert, Frugal Living, Recipes & Kitchen / Megan Smith

  What is Jewish Apple Cake? I had to look this up because all I knew was that it is a cake with apples in it. Jewish Apple Cake is a “dense cake made with apples”. It’s originally a Polish food and is mostly found in Pennsylvania.  This cake is simple to make and a

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hydrangeas, sunflowers, kale, lilac leaves, purple basil and flowers layed out on a table

Why Should I Garden?

Leave a Comment / Frugal Living, Garden / Megan Smith

What is the purpose of a vegetable or produce garden or even a flower garden? In my existential moments during the most tiring moments of the summer, that is the question that I’m asking myself. Do I do it to save money or to eat healthier? Is it relaxing? Is it worth it? The answer to

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