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One Pot Potato Soup
Now, this is purely my opinion, but this potato soup is incredible. The fact that you can do it all in one pot makes it even better. I’ll cut to the chase here and just give you the recipe because if you clicked on this post, that’s why you’re here for 🙂 INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS That’s…
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Don’t Let Your Cleaning Supplies Break the Bank
Until very recently, I admittedly never paid close attention to the cost of cleaning supplies. Mostly because I just didn’t want to know. Also because, I knew I was paying a premium for “all natural” cleaning aids that were likely not “all natural”. In light of a recent health diagnosis that requires me to be…
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Want an Alternative to Those Toxic Egg Dye Tablets? Let’s Dye Eggs Naturally
Let me ask you…do you know what the ingredients are in those nifty little dye tablets that are used to color Easter eggs?
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Eliminating Paper Waste | Phase 1
I read an article about paper waste the other day, and it hit me hard enough to do math (which is pretty hard…I don’t like math). The article said that the average American household will go through approximately 145 rolls of paper towels per year. ONE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE. There are only 12 months in…
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My Favorite Cherry Chip Muffins | A Valentine’s Day Staple
To know me is to know that we don’t do junk food in my house. Any holiday involving candy, I scour the health food stores to get the kids candy with no artificial dye or extra added sugar. These muffins, while a healthy option otherwise, are our once a year “cheat” in the artificial department. This is because…
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My Go-To Elderberry Syrup Recipe
I don’t know about y’all, but sinus issues have been making their rounds in my house for what feels like an eternity. My amber bottles of elderberry syrup have become part of my fall decor. I wanted to share the recipe I use in case those of you who love all of the natural remedies…
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Florida Beauty Berry Jelly From Start to Finish | Our “Forage Friday” Tradition
This time last year, I was driving down a back road near our house and noticed these stringy looking trees with beautiful berry clusters on them. Being the paranoid person I am, I assumed they were poisonous, but after a quick google search I discovered they were beauty berries. I also discovered that when cooked…
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Artisan Sourdough Using a Stand-Mixer vs. The Stretch and Fold Method
So, originally I had planned on making two identical sourdough loaves using these two different techniques, but as per usual that’s not how it ended up. So instead, I’ll share what I did, how I messed up, and the end result of both. Artisan sourdough is a fermented bread, made in a dutch oven, using…
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Amish White Bread
About a year ago I made the decision to cut out store-bought bread products from our home. Initially, this was not because I enjoyed making everything myself, but because of all the harmful ingredients. Y’all…have you looked at all the crap in a loaf of bread?! As time went on, I learned to enjoy the…
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An Introduction
My name is Jessica and I am a native Floridian. I grew up down south in Punta Gorda, graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Legal Studies, and settled down in Tampa when I met my husband. We lived 10 years in a beautiful subdivision, but my dream has always been…
Fairy Lake Farms 