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Homemade I really like to make things myself. I make my own bread. I make the boys' Halloween costumes. I cook from scratch and I make things like yogurt, barbecue sauce, and taco seasoning ( just to name a few of the most recent.) I also make some other household items myself. Most recently I started making my own deodorant. I really got sick of all my white shirts turning yellow and

We made it to the farmer's market this week! There weren't smiles all around but after last week, I wasn't letting anyone off the hook. It's been very hot so okra is really plentiful right now. Farmer Jack said that the hotter the better for okra. Good to know. I think I'll have to try planting some next year. We bought okra, yellow squash (lots of it, too. My parents are coming this

I make my own yogurt. Yep. I do. I don't like all the unnecessary sugar (and other things) in store bought flavored yogurt and Chaz doesn't like yogurt that is not smooth so I started buying plain yogurt and flavoring it myself. Then Chris, the gadget guy, bought me a little yogurt maker. It took me a while to really get into it but once I did - there's no going back! Homemade yogurt is

Oh how I love beans! And this summer I've discovered the joy that is fresh beans (or Southern Peas) from my farmer's market. This recipe is one that I make on a regular basis. It's so good and so easily adaptable. Use whatever kind of beans you like. This time it was pinto beans. Sometimes I use pink-eyed peas. It doesn't really matter. We had it topped with a little cheese, a fried egg

My market basket is empty this week. Edmund had a leadership training meeting to go to on Saturday so Chris was gone all morning with him and a certain small person was having one of those mornings. I really missed going and I will miss it all week with each meal I prepare. BUT I do have a recipe to share using some of my favorite farmer's market finds. This is probably my absolute