Book Reviews · Gardening · Preserving

Urban Homesteading: March In The Garden

February left very rainy, and rain came right in as well in March, in the first half. One of our wettest winters on record, which after last year's drought, I will take. March was also considerably colder after how warm January and February were (so basically it was normal temperatures in March!) Still, the garden… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: March In The Garden

Book Reviews · children · Cookbooks · cooking · Dessert · Food Gifts

Chocolate Candied Marshmallows

These tasty chocolate candied marshmallows had their inspiration from, Show Me How: I Can Cook: Recipes for kids shown step by step, which Kirk had found in a library book sale. Our version is the original 1995 edition. Walker had been reading the book and picked out the recipe on pages 34-35. I changed the… Continue reading Chocolate Candied Marshmallows

Book Reviews · Cookbooks · cooking · Dinner · Plant Based Diet

Savory Dinners: Oats-bury Steaks

I adapted this recipe out of OATrageous Oatmeals: Delicious & Surprising Plant-Based Dishes From This Humble, Heart-Healthy Grain, from page 123. It called for red kidney beans, which my tummy just doesn't like (it is one of the legumes that give me stomach aches!) I have found you can sub in quite easily though. Pair… Continue reading Savory Dinners: Oats-bury Steaks