Last year I shared my easy no-fuss recipe for making apple butter in the crock pot and since so many apple varieties are beginning to be available, I thought I'd share it again. Also at the bottom is a giveaway for Phyllis Hoffman's Celebrate (Festive Fall Issue) Magazine. This is my basic recipe for Crock Pot Apple Butter. 5/6 lbs of apples cored and sliced (I don't peel mine because we ... Read More about Crock Pot Apple Butter & Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate Magazine Giveaway
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Frugal Link Love
I thought I'd share some Frugal Living links that I've found helpful recently: Math Tricks to Keep You Frugal -math is involved in frugality! Need to figure out what 15/25/35% off is or estimate how much money you've spent etc. Easy to understand tips. My husband, who is in retail , says that people will routinely ask how much something costs that's 50% off. How To thrive In Uncertainty ... Read More about Frugal Link Love
A Simple Pleasure
I love being able to use apples that I grew to make homemade apple butter! Having homemade apple butter on homemade bread is definitely something I consider A Simple Pleasure! I’ve been enjoying trying out different bread recipes too. That’s been my breakfast of choice the past few mornings. Which I’ve been having outside on the screened porch. It’s really the only time we can go out ... Read More about A Simple Pleasure
Collections
Hi everyone! Hope you all had lovely weekends! I’m worn out from putting up the last few fence posts and panels along the back of our property. I have sympathy for anyone that has to work outside in this heat and humidity! Anyway, I thought I’d share a collection that I know I haven’t shown before since it's fairly new. My salt and pepper shakers! A small object but when grouped together I ... Read More about Collections
A Cold Autumn Day
There's no place better to be than home on a cold blustery day! There's no room in my house that's as cozy in the fall as my kitchen since it's always the warmest place to be! It's also usually the best smelling room in my home as there's bound to be something good in the oven, stove top or the crockpot! It was 40 degrees when we woke up today! Just a few days ago I had to turn on the AC it was ... Read More about A Cold Autumn Day
Preserving the Harvest
or good deals from the farmers market/grocery store! I grew these tomatoes. They're going bonkers in my garden and we can't eat them all now! My zucchini...not so much! I must be the only person in the world who had a problem with zucchini this year. I got two...yep...two little ones. I planted some more but they don't have anything to harvest yet. But the farmers market had them so cheap ... Read More about Preserving the Harvest