When the weather is nice, it’s time to get out of the kitchen and fire up the grill! Ok, so in my house, IronFish does the grilling but I still have to prep everything and fix the sides! But let’s face it, it’s all about the sides if he burns it, lol. I think the…
Strawberries, dairy, and the word salad… this must be healthy, right? Yep, I actually served it to my kids as a side one night when we had steak. I had planned on this being dessert. Baked sweet potatoes were supposed to be the side. But, I was a few days late in using up the…
Not only do we go blueberry picking in the summer, we also pick cherries. So, what do you do with several pounds of cherries and lots of empty canning jars? Make cherry barbecue sauce, of course! The past few years my mom and I have enjoyed canning. Growing up she often made jams but she…
Every summer my mom and I go blueberry picking. We started a few years ago and now it’s a summer tradition. Once we have picked several pounds of blueberries, we start preparing them. Sauces, jams, pie fillings, muffins, frozen and just ready to eat. We love our blueberries and picking our own means we have…
My girls have grown to be close to my size. They are both about 5’9″! O-Man is still much more of a kid than my teenagers. At least once a week I find he has built a fort someplace in the house. So, when Teepee Joy reached out to partner with me, I knew there…
One of the things I enjoy doing every summer with my mom is blueberry picking. Not far from the lake we have several places where we can pick cherries, blueberries, peaches, etc. The blueberry farm we’ve been going to my whole life and my mom used to go there with her mom. Over the course…
