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Baking cooking dehydrating freezing frugal living garden recipes Self sufficiency Southern living Zucchini Madness Garden update: We have very few tomatoes hanging on to life. With all the dampness, the late blight hit the tomatoes hard. Yellow… Monday, September 21, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Baking fall freezing frugal living recipes Self sufficiency trees What to do with apples, part 2: Applesauce I'm still dealing with the abundance of apples we picked at the orchard. All the apple pie filling I made is in the freezer.… Monday, August 24, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Baking Children fall freezing frugal living recipes Self sufficiency summer trees What to do with apples, part 1: Apple Pie Filling Yesterday, Mr. Zen and I got the opportunity to pick apples at a local orchard. We left with about 2 bushels of apples - over 80 … Thursday, August 20, 2009 Add Comment Edit
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canning cooking freezing garden recipes Southern living summer Summer squash extravaganza Garden update: Tomatoes are starting to ripen Bell peppers are starting to ripen Green beans are starting to ripen Strawberries a… Monday, June 29, 2009 Add Comment Edit
freezing garden recipes summer Broccoli: Harvesting, freezing, and broccoli slaw Garden update: The English peas are about "played out." The temps are rising and peas don't like heat. Lots of imm… Monday, June 8, 2009 Add Comment Edit
Baking freezing frugal living recipes Self sufficiency Bread Frugality and Homemade Oat Bread Anybody who has read this blog for a while probably knows that I like to bake my own bread. One, there's just no comparison … Friday, May 15, 2009 Add Comment Edit