Pitcher of dandelion lemonade
I have been trying a lot of new dandelion recipes this year, like this easy recipe for dandelion lemonade. I finally have my husband convinced that it isn’t really necessary to kill all of the dandelions in our lawn. It turns out that honey bees love dandelions. Dandelions are one of the first flowers…
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Three layer peeps cake for Easter.
This year I was looking for a fun decorated peeps cake to make for Easter. I am not an expert cake maker by any stretch of the imagination so I wanted to find a cake that was really easy to make. You can make this peeps cake either with a boxed cake mix or…
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Two pint jars of dandelion syrup
Dandelions are one of the first signs of spring, and instead of pulling them out of your yard, you can turn them into something delicious—homemade dandelion syrup. This simple syrup has a light, honey-like flavor and is perfect for sweetening iced tea, lemonade, or even drizzling over pancakes. If you enjoy making homemade pantry staples,…
Read More Dandelion Syrup Recipe (Tastes Like Honey!)Strawberries are one of my favorite summer fruits, and I look forward to canning strawberries every year. Unfortunately the birds usually get to my strawberries before I do! This bird netting was a life saver last year, and totally saved my strawberry patch. I have tried many recipes for canning strawberries over the years. I…
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vanilla coffee creamer recipe
I’m not a big coffee drinker. In fact, I only drink decaffeinated coffee! But I do enjoy a good cup of coffee now and then. In the interest of saving money, I decided to look around and see what I could find for homemade coffee creamers, and this homemade French vanilla creamer is definitely a…
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