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Citrus Fresh Recipe
This oil is a fun one to add into many different types of food dishes. Feel free to download the image. My favorite essential oils: Get...
torchlightgirl
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Making Beef Bone Broth
I finally took out the beef bones that were in my freezer from the previous cow we had purchased. The process of making beef bone broth...
torchlightgirl
Mar 5, 20241 min read
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Quinoa Goes Cajun
I put this recipe on my meal calendar once a month. It is one of our very favorites. You can easily add any type of meat to it. This time...
torchlightgirl
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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Leftoverville...What is This?
So, you are most likely trying to figure out what "Leftoverville" is. Well, I take leftovers in my freezer and fridge and make something...
torchlightgirl
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Toad In A Hole Recipe
In 2022 while searching for depression era and WW2 recipes in order to stretch my food budget, I found "Toad In A Hole." This is a...
torchlightgirl
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Making A Meal Calendar
A few months back I began making a meal calendar. I already had the erase board calendar and the erasable markers. Since doing this, my...
torchlightgirl
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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Dehydrating Ginger
I have begun to dehydrate my ginger. Discovered how simple it is to peel with a peeler and a small knife then grate up. I place the...
torchlightgirl
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Garden Box Update
My garden boxes still have some little onions, swiss chard and kale. I read an article about leaving them in over the winter so they will...
torchlightgirl
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Rotate Your Short Term Storage
Well, I missed a few items recently in my canned food preps. It's okay though. Rotating is important and I happened to miss a few cans...
torchlightgirl
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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Cook With What You Have On Hand
This meal was made with what I have on hand. I only shop every other week if that. My shopping budget has been reduced drastically by...
torchlightgirl
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Moroccan Tangine For Dinner
Cooking from scratch for me is a daily occurance. We eat a lot of different types of foods. I made this recipe for Thanksgiving last...
torchlightgirl
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Tons of Green Beans
One of my goals this summer was to have enough green beans canned so I wouldn't have to purchase any. The prices on canned veggies really...
torchlightgirl
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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Making Potato Salad
So you are about to make potato salad and you realize you have no dried celery seed or fresh stalks of celery? What is one to do? Have a...
torchlightgirl
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Dinner From the Garden
Dinner is served!!! From my gardne I used carrots, kale, zucchini and tomatoes. Added a few store bought red potatoes and quarter of an...
torchlightgirl
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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Easy To Grow Pinto Beans
This spring my hubby and I expanded our back garden. These pinto beans are growing where we expanded the area. Okay, so I bet you are...
torchlightgirl
Jul 25, 20231 min read
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Pressure Canning White Beans
Life has been extremely busy with woking on our ittle homestead. One of the weekly activities for me is either water bath canning or...
torchlightgirl
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Is It Worth To Forage???
Have you ever asked yourself this question? Is it hard work? Can you make something out of what you are able to find that is FREEand safe...
torchlightgirl
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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Summer Recipes
Summertime is coming so let’s get prepared! One of my favorite things about summer is a meal from the grill with all the garden-fresh...
torchlightgirl
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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Citrus Fresh Essential Oil
I have used this helpful oil for many years. One of my favorite ways of using this oil is in making homade salad dressings and meat...
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Mar 30, 20231 min read
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