I'm trying. I am REALLY trying to eat healthier for a number of reasons. Losing a few pounds and being able to breathe are my top two. But it's tough being an emotional eater...and the other day was a week from hell. (Yes,I said day) And then that tub of Cookies & Cream ice cream… Continue reading Easy Tips to Eating Healthier
How to Grow Your Own Sweet Potato Slips
Planting sweet potatoes doesn't happen till well after the last average frost date, but if you want to grow your own slips/seedlings, you need to start 8 or 9 weeks earlier. For Zone 6b we start our sweet potatoes mid-March. All you need is one or two sweet potatoes and jars of water to grow… Continue reading How to Grow Your Own Sweet Potato Slips
Planting Schedule & Garden Planner
It's time to start gardening! For those that know me, you know I love to dig in the dirt. I swear I must have been a farmer in a previous life. Or maybe because the Farm Effect is real and dirt really Is a powerful immune system booster, and my body craves the nutrients. Whatever… Continue reading Planting Schedule & Garden Planner
Lemon & Cream Cheese Pastry
This super easy pastry that my friend over at indianeskitchen makes is another of her fabulous recipes! I am never disappointed with her recipes.
What is it about puff pastry that is so good? Throw in some cream cheese, lemon curd then top it off with a lemon glaze and it is even more amazing! You can use any flavor of pie filling you want to make this pastry. This brand of puff pastry is so easy to work with and the taste is amazing!
Source: Adapted from Real Housemoms
Ingredients
In a small bowl combine cream cheese,
powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
Unfold the puff pastry.
Using a rolling-pin, roll the pastry into a
rectangle that is 1/4″ thick.
Cut 1″ wide slits on 1/3 of the pastry on both
long sides leaving the middle third alone.
Spread the cream cheese mixture in the
center then top with the lemon curd.
Fold one end strip up and over the filling.
Start crisscrossing the strips at…
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10 minute St Patrick’s Wreath
This wreath is super easy to make and takes only a few minutes to put together. Plus it only costs a few dollars! I found all of the supplies at the dollar store. It looks just as cute hanging over the fireplace as it does on the door. Pin this! Supplies include two garlands and… Continue reading 10 minute St Patrick’s Wreath
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