Growing Our Own Food: Our Garden Update, Two Tips for the First Year Vegetable Gardener, and a Blessing

2 Tips for the First Year Gardener Living here in the Pacific Northwest during the spring and the first part of summer we are blessed with God’s sprinkler system: drizzle. (We don’t know what a truly hard rain is in Washington; we just get a continuous stream of drizzle which contributes to all of the… Continue reading Growing Our Own Food: Our Garden Update, Two Tips for the First Year Vegetable Gardener, and a Blessing

Double Chocolate Energy Bars, G-F, D-F, V

Want a whole foods, healthy, naturally sweetened, raw (except the chocolate chips), creation that tastes like a brownie?  Here is a delicious, and incredibly easy recipe to whip up and have as a portable snack.  These energy bars are even vegan.  The only thing I don’t like about making them, is that two days later… Continue reading Double Chocolate Energy Bars, G-F, D-F, V

Watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead for Free, and Our 2 Week Meal Plan #9

May 2, 2013 Dr. Oz finally had Joe Cross of the food, health, and wellness documentary, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, on the show.  I was surprised it took so long for Joe Cross to be on the show since Joe’s documentary and personal story has been a weight loss inspiration to so many and… Continue reading Watch Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead for Free, and Our 2 Week Meal Plan #9

Contacting Companies and Returning Faulty Merchandise

Thrifty Thinking As a busy wife and mom, I, of course, want the things that I buy to work the first time (or in the case of perishables not go bad right away).  A lot of times, I actually NEED these things to work.  That’s why it is so frustrating to buy an item, get… Continue reading Contacting Companies and Returning Faulty Merchandise