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  • Kid-Friendly Instant Pot Macaroni & Cheese

    I’ve decided to start a new series of Instant Pot recipes, particularly kid-friendly ones that you can teach your kids to make!  Let’s kick it off with one of the easiest ones of all!  Kraft recently took much of the junk out of their traditional blue box mac ‘n’ cheese, thanks largely to Food Babe,…

  • An Upcycled Gift

    Being the diverse people we are, we observe Chanukah, Yule/Solstice and Christmas.  We still do most of our gifting on Christmas, because that’s how hubby and I both were raised…and in this case, that’s a good thing because I need as much time as possible to finish this project. Katie really wants a desk badly…

  • Instant Pot Insanity

    Have I professed my love and adoration for my Instant Pot lately?  I have the IP Duo 60 7-in-1.  It’s the six quart model with the low pressure and yogurt functions.  After wanting one for nearly nine months, I scored one on Prime day last July for $99.  And I have loved it from the…

  • Five Yummy Essential Oil Blends for Autumn

    Essential oils are great for cleansing our air and boosting our bodies’ immune systems!  Here are some yummy combinations that are WONDERFUL in the diffuser this time of year.  Can you imagine how wonderful they’d be in candles?  I might have to make some… Warm & Cozy 2 drops of Wild Orange 2 drops of Cassia…

  • Chime Candles Galore!

    One of the biggest sellers in my Etsy shop are chime candles, or spell candles as some call them.  What they actually are?  These are 4′ tall little taper candles (but straight-sided) that many Pagans like to use ~ they are our prayer candles!  The original use for these is Angel Chimes and other similar…

  • Be the healer in your home with essential oils!

    I’ve been using essential oils since the late-1990’s, but I didn’t really learn much about them until a friend introduced me to my favorite brand back in 2012.  While I’m not a huge salesperson, I have done quite a bit of training and have discovered I enjoy teaching classes on essential oil use!  I realized through research…

  • A fairy garden…

    [pinterest]   I love plants, I love gardening and I love gardening with my children. I am just getting over being sick for the better part of a month.  It started with the flu, progressed to pneumonia, then I got another virus and then a horrible sinus infection.  When I finally started to feel a [clear_floats]…

  • Carnitas in the pressure cooker!

    This is a simple and pretty-authentic recipe that is quick and easy to make in the pressure cooker.  I STILL have not ordered my Instant Pot so this was made in my shallow 6 qt Fagor stovetop model.  Still easy-peasy. Ingredients: 1 pork shoulder (or butt) or pork loin (about 4-5 pounds) Mexican seasoning/spice cooking…

  • Rarity

    It’s spring break for J and I’m trying to include him in some fun activities, as I always do when he’s home with us.  It’s been difficult because he and I have both been fighting various nasty bugs for the better part of the past month, but we’re trying to get out daily. Yesterday we…

  • More quiche…this time with chard…

    So I had to make another quiche.  I’d been promising my girl.  She really, really loves quiche!  This won’t be a recipe but rather a “here’s what I did.” I was feeling tired and lazy, so I decided to put 4 quiches’ worth of material into my big lasagna pan rather than baking four pies. …