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Chocolate port cherry jam – not your mama’s jam, y’all

Making jam has been on my mind recently, party because I pass a strawberry/cherry farm on my way to the supermarket.  I have been saying to my husband every time we passed it that I should stop and ask if … Continue reading

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Homemade pancake syrup (poor man’s potato syrup)

We have a family tradition that I started as a teenager – pancake Saturdays.  These days, it can be either Saturday or Sunday, depending on how rough the Friday night has been with my wakeful toddler, but we always end … Continue reading

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Homemade basil pesto pasta is a practically perfect lunch :)

I decided to try and propagate my basil plants today.  I read that you can propagate basil by simply cutting the end of a basil shoot with two leaf sets and sticking that in water.  I bought a living basil … Continue reading

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