Cauliflower

As usual, this cauliflower from our garden made its way to our stomachs long before I had a chance to bring it in and cook it. But I look forward to setting some aside next time to make cauliflower mashed potatoes like these made by Jaden Hair over at Steamy Kitchen.

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Natural Easter Eggs

Last Spring, we were patiently waiting for our cute little chicks to grow up and lay eggs. This Spring is a different story. Each day we are treated to three fresh eggs, all laid in the same very hard to reach corner. I love how each of our hens lays a different colored egg (my…

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Carnival Themed Party Idea

I had fun putting together this Backyard Carnival Birthday Party for my little man. It ended up only being a party of six people (our normal party of five, plus our “sixth man”, Auntie), but it was such a good time. While we didn’t fry up everything under the sun, we did enjoy kettle corn,…

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Kohlrabi

This interesting vegetable from our garden is called kohlrabi, a german word for cabbage turnip, but in our house, it’s the purple alien vegetable with the crazy arms.  Kohlrabi can be eaten raw or cooked, and it’s leaves can be prepared like collard greens or kale.  It’s taste and texture are a lot like broccoli,…

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Homemade Lollipops

For my son’s backyard carnival party, I wanted to order these awesome teal lollipops from This Charming Candy. I now can vouch that February (the month of love and all things sweet) is indeed the worst month to try to order candy in a pinch! I thought to myself, rather than scrap the idea, why…

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