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Pickled Red Onion
My family is a big fan of things all pickled! When I came across this recipe, I knew I had to try it. We tried it, and we love it! We love adding it to our cold sandwiches. It is so good! But don’t stop there! Try it in your paninis. You will absolutely love…
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Simple Homemade Butter
Homemade butter – It may sound very complicated, but it is not at all.Simple ingredient, and simple equipment. Ingredients:Heavy whipping creamThat’s it! Equipment:You have some options here – food processor or stand mixer with a whisk attachment.Or do it by hand like in the old days 🙂When your butter is ready, you can simply shape…
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Garlic Story
To give you a little bit of my background in gardening, I was born and raised in the capitol city. We never had a garden. The only experience I had was pulling the weeds in my aunt’s garden sometimes during summer. When my girls were little, I decided to start a small garden where we…
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Amish Country
If you ever decide on visiting the Amish Country in the beautiful state of Ohio, this post is for you. Or if you want to see more photos from our recent trip there, this post is for you too. 🙂 Our main reason of traveling to Ohio was visiting the ERCN Annual Conference at Eagle…
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Chia Pudding
When your oven is still not working, you have to come up with some dessert ideas. This dessert can be served as breakfast, a snack, or a dessert. Chia pudding is perfect for hot summer days. You prepare it the night before and enjoy it the next day. You can top it with your favorite…
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Intentional Summer
At our last Mom Heart group, we listened to a podcast titled “Intentional Summer”. It covered the topic of how we can plan our summers so that we can spent more time with our kids. How can we use school summer breaks more productively?It’s not that easy to do when you work full time during…
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How to Keep Herbs Fresh for a Long Time
How do you keep herbs fresh for a long time? Or do you use them so fast that there is nothing to keep for a long time? 🙂 I will share how I do it. I learned this method from my mom. She is an outstanding cook and amazing mom! I have learned a lot…
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Peas and Carrots in One Pot
Speaking of memories… This simple dish brings back some more of my childhood memories. It is interesting how sometimes smell, taste, or sound can bring back memories to us. In my case it is this side dish.Every summer we would stay in our little summer house in the forest by the river. The house had…
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Winter Memories
I love winter. It’s not always a winter wonderland during the winter, but I still love it. I grew up with four seasons, and winter was always my favorite season. Maybe because I was born in December? Maybe because of Christmas? This season breathes with family time, slow evenings by the fire, giving gifts, comfort…
A Quiet Life of Mine 