Author: Yvonne

  • Weeds

    You may spend hours pulling them from your garden beds on a Sunday afternoon and look out your window Tuesday and already see the thorny knights of the garden poking their heads up through the ground. Read more

  • No-Bake Corn Flakes Bars with Pecans

    These bars were created from an overabundance of Corn Flakes. We had been given several boxes and no one was eating them. This quick no-bake snack bar recipe is a keeper! These are in our weekly snack rotation for an easier, healthier homemade “snack bar” alternative. Read more

  • Taco Soup

    Prep time:       5 minutes                    Cook Time:      30 minutes                  Servings:         16 Ingredients: 1 pound ground Chorizo Sausage 2 pounds ground beef 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes 2 cans of black beans 2 cans of corn One package of Taco seasoning One package of Ranch seasoning Instructions: Step 1: Place the meat in… Read more

  • Scent-sational Invitation

    One day, he heated up his left-over Taco Soup and proceeded to walk back to his cubical. He had just sat down to enjoy his lunch when someone stepped into his cubical and eagerly exclaimed, “What is that wonderful smell?” Read more

  • “Free” pig…

    It started with a pig. Specifically, the “free” pigs on the craigslist ad, which lead to my husband’s sudden desire to be a pig farmer. In case you are not aware, pigs reproduce… Read more

  • The Hummingbird

    Truth be told, I am quite new to the gardening world. We had lived on five acres of land for several years before I realized how valuable that resource was. Granted, I had two babies and a major family crisis that preoccupied me during those years… Read more