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Stephanie

The use of sewing cards strengthens the wrist and tiny fingers while perfecting their pincer grip - the use of the thumb and pointer finger that is used to grab things - which is needed to hold a pencil correctly.

DIY Sewing Cards

My youngest is now 4 years-old, and that means we start pre-school.  While I began collecting items for our homeschool at Just Between Friends last spring, there are some items I have chosen to make myself.  Sewing Cards were an easy place to start. Pre-Schoolers Need Sewing Cards While to some, a sewing card may …

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Dutch Oven Chocolate Lava Cake is sure to impress! The wide-eyed expression as I scooped out the cake into 9 bowls and topped each with some vanilla ice cream.  And the happy, yummy sounds as they ate every last bite!

Dutch Oven Chocolate Lava Cake

When we made our Dutch Oven Chocolate Lava Cake, I wasn’t planning to write it up as a blog post.  I was just going to share a photo on Instagram and call it a day.  But that wouldn’t do.  Within 6 hours of posting that photo, I received more than 20 requests for the recipe! …

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From the garden to the pantry all in a single afternoon.  Dill pickle spears are our family's favorite way to preserve the cucumbers we grow each summer.  After a 5lb harvest this weekend, it was time to break our the canning kettle and put up some pickles!

Dill Pickle Spears

From the garden to the pantry all in a single afternoon.  Dill pickle spears are our family’s favorite way to preserve the cucumbers we grow each summer.  After a 5lb harvest this weekend, it was time to break our the canning kettle and put up some pickles! My dill pickle recipe is a little different …

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After making this pudding, I will NEVER go back to the little box!  Our Homemade Chocolate Pudding Mix is richer, creamier, and has a truer chocolate flavor than anything I've ever made from a mix.  The bonus - it costs less to make a big batch than it does to buy 4 of the little boxes (2 nights of dessert).

Homemade Chocolate Pudding Mix

One of the things we are striving for during the Locavore Project is to reduce our consumption of pre-packaged foods.  For us, that means starting to make some of our own mixes instead of purchasing them at the store. Our family has one hell of a sweet tooth!  We like our desserts.  We especially like …

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Over the next 90-days, my family is going to give up the grocery stores in an effort to eat locally and sustainably.  Can we get what we need to nourish ourselves from local, independent sources?  I can't wait to share our journey with you!

Locavore Project

Over the next 90-days, my family is going to give up the grocery stores in an effort to eat locally and sustainably.  Can we get what we need to nourish ourselves from local, independent sources?  I can’t wait to share our journey with you! Where Did This Crazy Idea Come From? Two years ago today, …

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