by MaryJane | Feb 2, 2015 | Menu Planning
Note: When I first published this post in 2015, following a monthly menu plan was a real lifesaver for our busy homeschool lifestyle. It’s still a great option to keep our family on track, not just with our grocery budget but with our busy lives as well! If...
by MaryJane | Jan 25, 2015 | Organizing
As the year advances, it’s time to think about organizing our house a little better. I’m starting in the kitchen, mainly because it’s the smallest room in the house—and the room where I spend most of my time. Since drawer space is at a premium at our house, I was...
by MaryJane | Dec 22, 2014 | Dinner, Food & Garden
In the middle of all your holiday preparations (shopping, baking, cooking, cleaning, wrapping, decorating), please remember that you and your family still need to eat! And there’s no better way to make a delicious, home-cooked, comfort food than this 3-ingredient...
by MaryJane | Oct 18, 2014 | Food & Garden, Money Savers
Before I tell you how to make homemade brown sugar, I ought to apologize for the fact that it’s been ages since I wrote a post. No real excuses here, except to say that life has gotten CRAZY busy. My freelance writing work has exploded, and the kids have joined the...
by MaryJane | Sep 8, 2014 | Laundry & Stain Removal, Life & Home
You knew it was coming, right? 🙂 I mean, with all of this blueberry experimenting that I’ve been doing lately (which you can read about here and here), I was bound to end up with a blueberry stain! The kicker is that I even wore an apron!! Oh well, my stain-fighting...
by MaryJane | Aug 7, 2014 | Desserts, Food & Garden, Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
I’ve been doing some experimenting lately with dehydrating blueberries. While neither attempt was a complete failure exactly, I certainly didn’t end up with a technique I’m willing to share as the “tried and true” method to dehydrate blueberries. This is why you’re...
by MaryJane | Jul 26, 2014 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
As you know, I love homemade, canned peaches. You can buy the peaches in season at a good price and then enjoy the peaches all year round. I especially like canned peaches in Dump Cake (yum yum!). The only problem is that canning peaches is a long and...
by MaryJane | Jul 24, 2014 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
Note: I first wrote this post in 2014. I still love kitchen projects in the summer, especially with the break from homeschooling. Canning is a great way to teach kids life skills! Canning peaches is one of my favorite mid-summer kitchen projects. Okay, the process...
by MaryJane | Jul 17, 2014 | Freezing & Canning, Life & Home
When I was a child, we lived in a part of the country where blueberries flourished. (I’ve since learned that this is somewhat rare; you can’t find U-pick blueberry patches just anywhere, although I had no idea how lucky we were at the time.) We spent every summer...
