Who doesn't love an easy recipe that comes together in one pan? This simple sheet pan recipe with chorizo sausage and potato is delicious and packed full of flavour from the spicy chorizo and added herbs.
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Simple Sheet Pan Chorizo Sausage with Spanish-Style Potatoes Recipe

BySamantha

Who doesn’t love an easy recipe that comes together in one pan? This simple sheet pan recipe with chorizo sausage and potato is delicious and packed full of flavour from the spicy chorizo and added herbs. Pair it with a simple salad or some canned or frozen vegetables and some pickles or sauerkraut and you…

Can Mulch be Bad? Beware of Toxic Mulch
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Can Mulch be Bad? Beware of Toxic Mulch

BySamantha

Mulching beds has become extremely popular these days, and mulch can be really beneficial to your plants and the soil in your planting beds, but there are things you need to watch for, especially toxic mulch. This is a guest post, if you would like to submit a guest post, please do so here. Can…

7 Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs
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7 Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs

BySamantha

Easter is right around the corner and you’re probably already thinking about hard boiled eggs to hide or decorate. The problem many families face after Easter is what to do with all of them. Our family likes to eat them for Easter Sunday breakfast with some ham or bacon and some toast or Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast…

3 Medicinal Weeds You'll Want to Keep in Your Yard
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3 Medicinal Weeds You’ll Want to Keep in Your Yard and Garden

BySamantha

When you start the seasonal yard cleanup, you may come across some weeds that you would normally pull up and get rid of. If you are starting a natural healing kit or a natural medicine cabinet (or the fancier word that I like, your Homestead Apothecary) in your home, then you may want to slow down and…

Freezing is a good way to preserve eggs
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Ways to Freeze and Preserve Eggs

BySamantha

Spring is the time our chickens go into full production mode and sometimes, if you have a lot of chickens, it can be hard to keep up with the glut. Sure, you can make frittatas and omelettes and do baking galore, but if you just don’t have the time or energy or you want to…

Lavender ~ Healing Benefits and Uses
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Lavender ~ Healing Benefits and Uses

BySamantha

Welcome to my little deep dive into some of the benefits and uses for growing and using common herbs such as lavender. I intend to make a little series out of this so stay tuned if you would like to take a deep dive with me into different herbs and their healing benefits. When you…

The Basics of a Lasagna-Style Garden
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What is Lasagna Style Gardening?

BySamantha

If you are new to gardening, you might not be familiar yet with techniques like tilling the ground and digging for certain types of drainage. In this case, if you are new to gardening,  a good method to use is called lasagna style gardening. This type of gardening is also sometimes called layer gardening. Here…

The steak and Guinness pie is a yummy traditional Irish recipe is a delicious way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this March 17th! 
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Steak & Guinness Pie ~ Recipe

BySamantha

This traditional Irish recipe is a delicious way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this March 17th!  Steak & Guinness PieMakes 4 servings Ingredients: 12 inch Pie pastry 1 to 2 pounds of Round steak 1 tablespoon of Flour 1 tablespoon of Brown sugar 1 tablespoon of Raisins 5 medium size onions 1 bottle of Guinness…

Planning To Save Money on Your Grocery Bill? Buy Food or Grow in Bulk and Freeze It!
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Planning To Save Money on Your Grocery Bill? Buy Food or Grow in Bulk and Freeze It!

BySamantha

With the way food prices are skyrocketing right now, I know we are looking at ways to keep the food budget at a reasonable level and one of the best ways to do this is to either buy or grow food in bulk and freeze the excess. With a few teenagers in our house right…

Irish Food Traditions and Where They Come From
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Irish Food Traditions and Where They Come From

BySamantha

As we are approaching St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) I thought it would be fun and interesting to find out what some of the “classic” Irish food traditions are and where they come from. If you’ve ever had traditional Irish food, you’ll know that it’s made from inexpensive, simple ingredients and there is a “no…