I sound like an announcer at a Brooklyn Nets game, but seriously… the 2021 garden season starts NOW! This year we’re growing some of our usual go to vegetables, but we’re also trying a couple new varieties that I’m very excited about. Here’s a quick seed preview video of everything that we’ll be growing in 2021! Vegetable Garden Plans for 2021 Here’s the list, organized in order of season. We like to use a heat mat for optimal seed germination results....

Make soft and chewy flourless peanut butter cookies with just 4 simple ingredients. This easy peanut butter cookie recipe comes together in minutes and is a family favorite! The Easiest 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies If you’re craving something sweet and don’t want a complicated baking project, these 4-ingredient peanut butter cookies are about to become your new best friend. They’re soft, chewy, packed with classic peanut butter flavor, and—best of all—made with no flour at all....

Refrigerator/freezer raspberry jam made in the bread machine. All you need is raspberries, sugar and lemon juice. No pectin required! Bread Machine Raspberry Jam Recipe Did you know that you can make jam in your bread machine? Just like bread, it’s so easy to make! Simply throw fruit, sugar and lemon juice in it and let the bread machine do all the work! From start to to finish, this jam took a little over an hour in my bread machine....

The transition from June to July is always a large change in the plants. Collard greens gets replaced by pumpkins, broccoli and cauliflower gets replaced by soybeans and cucumbers. Lettuce gets replaced by cantaloupe. Watermelons get added into the raspberry bins. And our beloved sugar snap peas get replaced with beans.. lots and lots of beans… to replace lots and lots of sugar snap peas. This year the sugar snap pea plants did great, but they’re always done well with producing a bunch of peas....

Delicious Chinese Pepper Beef and Vegetables. Tender beef cubes and frozen vegetables are cooked in a homemade thick sauce to make a yummy stir-fry the whole family will love. Complete this meal by serving over rice or noodles. Chinese Pepper Beef recipe This Chinese Pepper Beef recipe is so good! The beef slices are tender, and covered in a homemade savory sauce! We also add in frozen vegetables to make it super easy!...

These Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are a holiday favorite, perfect for making festive shapes with your favorite cookie cutters! This easy recipe uses simple ingredients to create soft, buttery cookies that hold their shape beautifully. Whether you’re baking with kids or decorating for a holiday party, these cookies are a must-have for spreading Christmas cheer. Christmas Cut Out Sugar Cookies These Christmas Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are perfect for the holiday season!...

This Corn and Tomato Rice Salad is a healthy recipe for dinner, picnics and potlucks. With it’s Mexican inspired flavor it’ll be a hit with everyone! And even better, it’s easy to make in 15 minutes! I’m in love with this rice salad. I took a version of this recipe to a potluck last week and I’m proud to say it was the first dish that was empty. This is a great fresh ingredient recipe that lightens up dinner....

Need some caffeine? Make these extra strong coffee brownies! This is an easy recipe using strong coffee to make fudgy chocolate brownies. Extra Strong Coffee Brownies Recipe Do you need a caffeine fix? Yeah, me too. You’re going to love these Extra Strong Coffee Brownies that will definitely give you a boost of energy. This recipe uses coffee concentrate made from simmered down coffee to make extra strong coffee. The result are fudgy chocolate brownies that will help you make it through when you need some caffeine!...

Learn how to make the BEST Glazed Zucchini Bread! Dressed in a sweet and citrusy lemon glaze, this ultra-moist and flavorful quick bread is delicious for breakfast, lunch, or dessert. Zucchini bread with lemon glaze recipe Do you grow zucchini in your garden? If you do, you probably have a lot leftover (tip: freeze zucchini !) towards the end of the summer and early fall. This easy Glazed Zucchini Bread recipe is my go-to when I have an abundance of zucchini (so are these zucchini corn fritters and crispy zucchini fritters )....

Delicious Halloween guacamole with sour cream spiderwebs decorated on top. This homemade guacamole recipe uses avocados and fresh diced tomatoes for a dip that your family will love! Halloween Guacamole Recipe Are you looking for a guacamole recipe for your Halloween party? Look no further! You’re going to love this classic guacamole recipe with sour cream spiderwebs on top! This homemade guacamole recipe is delicious, adding in fresh tomatoes both into the guacamole and decorating the interior of the serving bowl....

Tips to help you store your cucumbers to make them last for weeks. Here’s how to store them in the refrigerator, on the counter and in the freezer. Cucumbers are a popular veggie in salads, sandwiches, wraps, pickled, and even eaten on their own. Cucumbers, like iceberg lettuce, contain 96% water per volume. This beats out even the popular melon with “water” in its name, by 4% per volume....

Delicious Polish sausage and cabbage soup with rice made on the stovetop. This hearty sausage soup with cabbage will leave the entire family happy, warmed up and filled! Polish Sausage Soup Recipe This is a soup that would make any Polish grandmother proud. It’s comforting. It’s delicious. It’s hearty. It’s budget friendly. My husband goes GOO GOO GAA GAA over it. And your entire family is going to love it....

Easy, tasty and inexpensive Potato Hamburger Casserole. This hearty ground beef casserole is like a big hug to your belly during the Fall and Winter. This is always a hit at the family dinner table with everyone! Ready to plate! Look at those layers of tender potatoes, savory ground beef, and gooey melted cheese. You’re going to love this Potato Casserole with Ground Beef! This ground beef casserole with potatoes is such a hearty comforting meal that I know your family is going to love (because mine does!...

These Pumpkin Dinner Rolls are so soft and fluffy and easier than you might think! You’ll love how delicious they are with just the right amount of pumpkin flavor. They are my go-to fall dinner roll recipe and they are perfect for Thanksgiving and other holiday dinners. Pumpkin Dinner Rolls I’m obsessed with Pumpkin Dinner Rolls! If you follow me on social media you might know I have a thing for baking bread....

This Fresh Roma Tomato Sandwich takes just 5 minutes to make and celebrates everything that’s good about summer. No mayo, no fuss — just juicy, crisp Roma tomatoes layered on warm, buttered toasted bread with a sprinkle of salt. It’s the kind of simple lunch or snack you’ll want to eat on repeat when your garden is overflowing with ripe tomatoes. Roma Tomato Sandwich I love Summer sandwiches made with vegetables straight from the garden....

Easy to make Sheet Pan Cauliflower, Chickpeas and Cherry Tomatoes recipe. The veggies are drizzled with olive oil and garlic and then baked in the oven with lime wedges. Serve this meatless meal over rice, barley or pasta for a simple 25-minute dinner. Baked Cauliflower and Chickpeas with CherrY Tomatoes This is a simple meatless meal made with cauliflower, tomatoes, chickpeas. Olive oil and minced garlic are drizzled on top of the vegetables, seasoned with salt and pepper and then baked until tender and crisp....

Easy to make Snowball Cookies that will melt in your mouth. These classic Christmas Cookies are made with pecans and then rolled in powdered sugar for a light, tender cookie everyone is going to love! Snowball Cookies Recipe Ok, I’m not here to proclaim that Snowball Cookies are my favorite Christmas cookie (it’s so hard to pick just 1!) but these are high up there on my cookie list....

Best Vegetarian burger made with quinoa and black beans! Burgers are baked in the oven to make more healthy. This easy recipe results in a juicy quinoa burger that even meat eaters will love! Vegetarian Burger Recipe This Quinoa Burger is vegetarian. But here’s the thing, it’s so delicious that even my meat eating husband LOVES it! Even my toddler eats a entire burger herself! So what I’m saying is that this is a meal that can be added to your weekly dinner plan even if your family isn’t vegetarian but maybe is trying to consume less meat....

This white sauce lasagna recipe is one of our favorite comfort foods. Lasagna noodles are layered with spaghetti sauce, cheese, and a rich creamy alfredo inspired sauce. Having simple dinner recipes that I can make during the week and that reheat well to make a few meals is a must have for my family. Cue, this white sauce lasagna recipe! The Best Lasagna White Sauce This is where things go from just okay to over-the-top amazing!...

Easy to make Asian marinated cucumbers! This healthy recipe is cooked in 10 minutes. My family loves it served over rice or with chicken. Asian Marinated Cucumbers If I showed you my refrigerator right now you’d gasp at the amount of mason jars full of pickles . There is alot, it’s kinda frightening at the amount of pickles that are in there. You would think I’m hoarding pickles for the apocalypse....