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  • How Product Reviews Can Benefit You and Your Business
    When it comes to having a home business, it is very important to market your business and your business products towards your targeted niche. When it comes to Direct Sales, Crafts and other type's of small home businesses, the majority of time this niche is women and/or moms.
  • Quilting - How To Make An Amish-Style Traditional Rag Quilt
    When it comes to quilting, one of the easiest quilts to make is a Rag-Style Cotton Quilt. Unlike traditional quilting, these type of quilts are quilted as you make them and they have exposed outer seams which you snip after you are done sewing them to make it fringe. After laundering, it rags which leads to your quilts country charm.
  • Are You Prepared? 10 Wintertime Snow Emergency Tips
    When it comes to nasty winter weather, are you and your family prepared? The time to think about preparedness is before the winter storm hits which for me...is at the beginning of the winter weather season.

    Here are 10 wintertime snow emergency tips that I think you will find useful the next time you are preparing for a winter snow storm.
  • How To Make Homemade Butter Cream Frosted Carrot Cake Bars
    During the early spring months of the year, I always enjoy putting on my apron and heading into my kitchen to bake some homemade carrot cake bars. With this recipe, you can use purchased or homemade butter cream frosting. This recipe does take some time to prepare but it will be well worth your baking efforts.
  • Decopauge - How To Make A Valentine's Day Flower Vase
    I just love crafting up new items for Valentine's Day and a few days ago I decided to decorate a new vase for myself...after all, hubby will be getting me some Valentine's Day flowers to put inside it (usually white roses). This is a very easy project that you and your children can make together...kids just love to rip up things, so hand them the tissue paper and let them do it!
  • Sewing Project - How To Make An Easy Fabric Topper For Kitchen Towels
    If you are looking to make some fabric toppers for some of your kitchen hand towels, I think you will be pleased with this easy to make project. You can find inexpensive nice kitchen towels at your local dollar type of store.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Country Homespun Friendship Accent Pillow
    If you are looking for a quick and easy project to make for one of your dear friends, I would like to present to you this simple sewing project to make a friendship accent pillow. Once you complete this little pillow, it will measure approximately 6 3/4" wide by 7 1/4" tall.
  • Sewing Project - How To Make Rag Quilted Fabric Beverage Coasters
    When it comes to sewing up some country fabric coasters, these are really easy to make and work up quickly. You will only need basic sewing skills and supplies to make them.
  • Craft Project - Quick and Easy Felt Valentine's Day Beverage Coasters
    If you are looking for a fast and easy craft project that you can make for Valentine's Day, consider making some felt beverage coasters. These coasters only take a handful of crafting supplies and are completely hand sewn.
  • English Muffin Mini Pizzas Recipe For Kids and Adults
    When our daughter was a teenager, she would ask me to make these English Muffin mini pizzas almost on a weekly basis! She absolutely loved eating these. If the toppings we used are not to your liking, feel free to replace them with whatever it is that you like on your pizza.
  • How To Find The Best Post Holiday Shopping Deals
    From Black Friday and right up until the Christmas Holiday, we scour the newspaper ads and the Internet shopping ads looking for the best pre-holiday shopping deals. Now that the Christmas Holiday is over, its time to grab some post-holiday shopping deals and pack them away for next year.
  • Craft Project - How To Make A Bingo Card Christmas Tree Ornament
    If you have someone in your family who loves the Bingo game, consider crafting up this very easy Bingo card holiday ornament. Here is what you will need to make this project.
  • Handmade Primitive Style Mini Christmas Stocking Holiday Ornaments
    If you are looking for an easy sewing project that will use up some of your scrap fabrics left-over from various Christmas and Holiday sewing projects, you should consider making some of these cute Primitive-Style stocking tree ornaments.
  • No-Sew Quilted Ball Holiday Tree Ornaments
    If you are looking for a way to use up a lot of your little fabric scraps, these no-sew quilted ball tree ornaments are quick and easy to make. I went out to my local craft store and found the Styrofoam balls currently on sale, 3 for $1.00.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Fabric Kitchen Towel Hanging Straps
    I love to hang my kitchen towels off the door handles of my refrigerator and upright freezer. However, I wanted to be able to hang one off my oven door handle too. I decided to make my own towel hanger out of fabric. This article will give you the instructions on how you can make one for your kitchen too.
  • Kids Craft Project - Recycling Soup Can Lids Into Snowman Ornaments
    Last weekend while my nephews were visiting me...we had to come up with an easy holiday ornament project that used a throw-away item for one of their school projects. This article will give you step by step instructions on how you and your kids can create your own soup can lid snowman ornament.
  • Craft Project - Paper Pulp Snowball Snowman Head Ornaments
    This is a great project that utilizes some recycling...you will need a fast-food drink carrier or cardboard egg box to make your own paper pulp along with recycling or purchasing styrofoam balls.
  • Kids Craft Project - Easy and Quick Felt Holiday Ornaments
    If you are looking for an easy holiday tree ornament that older children can make, then I think you will be pleased with this project. You will only need a handful of supplies. This project is great for teaching older children some hand-sewing skills.
  • Kids Craft Project - Snowman Thread Spools Holiday Tree Ornaments
    This easy to assemble Christmas ornament project will allow you to recycle empty sewing thread spools into nifty snowman holiday tree ornaments.
  • How To Make A Homemade Irish Cake With Ambrosia Icing
    When it comes to baking a cake for a special occasion, this Irish-Style cake with Ambrosia Icing is one of my favorite cakes to make. This cake is very rich and decadent...making it a perfect dessert.
  • Direct Sales - Should You Accept Personal Checks From Your Customers?
    I am often asked by fellow Direct Sales consultants if they should accept personal checks from their customers and/or party hosts. This article will give you my thoughts and opinions on that subject along with some tips on how to spot fraudulent personal checks.
  • 10 Ways You Can Spend Time With Your Family This Holiday Season
    When it comes to spending quality time with your family during the holiday season, there are many things that you can do that are free or low cost. The following ideas are both in-home and out-of-the home ideas.
  • Craft Project - How To Make A Primitive Americana Theme'd Holiday Garland
    When it comes to decorating in the primitive style, it is often difficult to find Americana theme'd garlands...you can solve that problem by creating your own. This garland could be hung up all year long as there is nothing on it that 'screams' the Christmas holiday.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Adding Decorative Fabric Trim To Hand Towels
    This article will give you easy to follow instructions on how you can add a decorative fabric trim (band) to inexpensive hand towels to make them more attractive.
  • Craft Project - How To Dress Up Plain Holiday Gift Bags
    This article will give you instructions on how to add simple fabric embellishments to solid color inexpensive holiday gift bags.
  • 2 Delicious Crustless Dessert Pie Recipes
    When it comes to making homemade dessert pies, there are numerous varieties that you can make. Two of my favorite homemade pies happen to be apple and pumpkin. This article has my mom's 2 favorite crustless dessert pie recipes.
  • Kids Craft Project - Seashell and Jute Soup Can Pen and Pencil Holder
    This is a really easy craft project that you can make with your children by reusing a clean and empty soup can.
  • Craft Project - Wooden Spool Bee Hive Shelf Sitter
    If you are looking for a little country craft project that features lady bugs and bumble bees, I think you will agree that this one is too cute! You can easily make this wooden spool bee hive shelf sitter in less than 2 hours.
  • Craft Project - How To Make A No-Sew Fleece Scarf
    My daughter and I just love the soft and cozy feeling of a fleece scarf up around our necks during a cold winter day, so we decided to make our own.
    We went to our local fabric store and were amazed at all of the lovely colors and prints that fleece fabric comes in these days.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Homemade Baby Diaper Changing Pads
    A few months ago, I became a first time grandma to a precious little baby girl. My daughter needed some portable diaper change pads that were light weight, durable and would fit into her diaper bag. She wanted the pads to be super soft and absorbent so I decided to use flannel fabric and a cotton batting.
  • Trusted Home Remedies For Bug Bites and Insect Stings
    When it comes to getting an insect bite, most of them can be safely treated at home. If you are allergic to bites and/or stings, you should seek professional medical attention immediately. If you are not allergic to bites, you can try one of these home remedies to help relieve the itching and pain.
  • What To Expect When Joining A Direct Sales Company
    As a recruiter and team leader with a Direct Sales Company, I have come to realize that around 60% of my new team members have no idea what is expected of them when it comes to running a home based business. If you are considering joining a Direct Sales business, there are some important things you need to realize before you sign on the dotted line.
  • Craft Project - Easy Cinnamon Stick Holiday Tree Ornaments
    These cinnamon stick ornaments are really easy to make and they smell fantastic hanging on your holiday tree. You can purchase cinnamon sticks at your local grocery store or craft supply store.
  • Kids Craft Project - Beaded Felt Lollipop Holiday Tree Ornaments
    When it comes to making holiday crafts with children, one of my favorite crafting materials to use is felt. These felt lollipop holiday tree ornaments are easy to make, take only a few basic craft supplies and work up quickly.
  • Kids Craft Project - Easy Beaded Felt Wreath Holiday Tree Ornaments
    This is a really easy craft project that you can do with older children and it only requires a few supplies. Since there is a little hand sewing involved, I recommend ages 7 and up with adult supervision. These ornaments would look cute hung off a holiday tree, garland or your holiday packages.
  • Holiday Craft Project - Mr. Sam E. Sicle Snowman Ornament
    I designed this pattern last week because I wanted something a little different for my holiday tree. This ornament is a cross between a snowman and an icicle. You can make this ornament out of Warm 'N Natural Batting or you can use regular or wool felt. If you don't want to do any hand stitched facial features, you could use black beads that you hand sew or glue on.
  • Kids Craft Project - Easy Beaded Felt Holiday Tree Ornaments
    When my nieces and nephews come to my home to spend an afternoon, they always look forward to crafting with me. I try to pick out easy projects for all of us to do together. We are able to create several of these felt tree ornaments in just a few hours.
  • Sewing Project - Mr. and Mrs. Snowman Batting/Felt Ornaments
    This easy to make snowman ornament is a great beginner project for someone who is just learning to sew or craft. He can be made from regular white craft felt or from batting. If machine sewing is not your cup of tea, you can certainly hand sew him together with small straight stitches.
  • Primitive Snowman Wooden Spool Holiday Ornament Pattern
    As a crafter, I am always looking for unique ways to use up my left-over empty wooden sewing spools and this snowman ornament done in the primitive style is relatively easy to make. I was able to create my snowman ornament in about an hour and with a few basic crafting supplies that I already had on hand.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Chilly Chad Felt Snowman Ornament
    I love making snowmen ornaments for my holiday tree every year, matter of fact, one of my trees are entirely decorated with all handmade snowman ornaments! What I love about this particular ornament is its larger size. Once sewn, it will be 3 1/2" in diameter which is perfect for larger tree branches.
  • Easy Sewing Project - Fabric Coasters
    I love to spend time making home decor projects for our home and to give as gifts and these easy to sew fabric coasters is one of my favorite projects. If you are like me, you probably have a ton of left-over fabric scraps that you can use for this project.
  • Craft Project - Country Primitive Stitchery Holiday Ornaments
    I really enjoy making these primitive country-style holiday ornaments each and every year because they are easy to make and I can use up a lot of my left-over scrap fabric and embroidery supplies.
  • Craft Project - Sam and Samantha Batting or Felt Snowman Ornaments
    When it comes to decorating my holiday tree, I am a big fan of handcrafted holiday ornaments...especially ones that feature adorable little snowmen!
    For this project, you will need your basic crafting supplies and some batting and fabric scraps. You can hand sew or machine sew him together in less than 10 minutes.
  • Craft Project - Handmade Cotton Felt Snowman Ornaments And Coat Pins
    A few days ago, my mother-in-law asked me to make her a snowman pin for her winter coat. I couldn't find a pattern that I liked so I decided to just make my own. This project is really easy to make...you can do hand sewing or use your sewing machine. (I did hand sewing). You can omit the hat and leave his head plain if desired.
  • Craft Project - Primitive Framed Snowman Stitchery Picture
    This framed snowman stitchery project will take you one afternoon to make and even a beginner can make this one. If you don't have a pattern, you can find one in a child's coloring book or look for printable coloring pages on the internet that you can print out and use for free.
  • Kids Craft Project - Beaded Wreath Holiday Ornaments
    When our daughter was young, we spent a weekend afternoon crafting up some cute holiday wreath ornaments using beads and lace. You can find the craft supplies listed for this project at your neighborhood craft supply store.
  • Kids Craft Project - Easy To Make Foam Christmas Magnets
    Looking for an inexpensive Christmas craft idea for your next project? This project costs less than .65 cents per refrigerator magnet and takes less than 40 minutes to make. This is a great project for: Sunday School Class, Scout Troops, School Craft Projects and Holiday Parties.
  • Craft Project - Handmade Mr. Chillz Felt Snowman Ornament
    Several years ago while attending a local craft show, I spotted an adorable snowman ornament and debated on whether or not to purchase him. I ended up walking away and after I got home, I decided to make my own version of the ornament I spotted that day.
  • Craft Project - Homemade Snowman Wooden Sundae Spoon Ornaments
    If you are looking for a quick and inexpensive craft project to make this holiday season, I think this one will suit your needs. You can make several of these snowman ornaments up in just one afternoon by recycling clean wooden sundae/ice cream spoons.
  • Craft Project - Easy To Make Beaded Snowflake Ornaments
    If you are looking for a craft project that you can make with older children, I think this one will suit your needs. You will need to go to your local craft store and purchase a few items but other than that, they are pretty simple.
  • Craft Project - Cotton Batting Snowman Ornaments
    This easy to make snowman ornament doesn't require the use of your sewing machine. You will construct him entirely with crafting glue and a few basic crafting supplies.
  • Craft Project - Easy Handpainted Wooden Black Crow Shelf Sitter
    A few years ago I decided to make this cute little black crow shelf sitter for my aunt who just loves to decorate her home in crows and sunflowers. The entire project took less than an hour from start to finish. This article will give you step by step instructions.
  • 3 Homemade Candy Recipes That You Can Make For Holiday Gifts
    When it comes to making homemade food to give as holiday gifts, I think we all will agree that candy is at the top of the list. All three of these recipes are easy to prepare and will take less than 15 minutes to make (not including set up time).
  • How To Make Homemade Cauliflower Cheese Soup
    During the fall and winter months when the air is cold outside, I enjoy making homemade soups for my family dinners. I got this particular recipe from my grandmother 25 years ago and to this day, it's a family favorite.
  • Craft Project - Easy Beaded Icicle Holiday Tree Ornaments
    Last year my daughter and I spent an afternoon crafting up these easy beaded icicle ornaments so that we could attach them to our holiday packages for family and friends. Once you hang them onto your holiday tree, you will find that your Christmas tree lights will enhance their beauty.
  • Craft Project - Beaded Crosses Holiday Ornaments
    When it comes to making handmade ornaments, these little beaded crosses are super easy to make and you only need a handful of crafting supplies.
  • Craft Project - Easy To Make Hand Painted Santa Paint Brush
    Last year my daughter and I were looking around for an inexpensive project to make for some of her co-workers. They were challenged by their manager to make a homemade holiday ornament to exchange with one another that year. We came up with the idea to turn household paint brushes into figural Santas.
  • Direct Sales - How Set Selling Can Boost Your Product Sales
    One way you can maximize your personal sales as a Direct Sales consultant is by set selling. If you are not familiar with the concept, it basically means that you demonstrate and sell items in sets. If your company doesn't provide prepackaged sets, you can make your own by grouping similar products together and offering them at a discounted price.
  • How To Make Homemade Pizza Dough
    When it comes to making a homemade pizza, the dough making is the hardest part. If you are like me, you don't like the taste from store bought pizza crusts so you make your own.
  • 4 Trusted Home Treatments For Pain Relief From Minor Burns
    think at one time or another, we have all experienced a minor burn or two in our lives. You know how bad the pain is...even with a little first degree burn, it can be quite awful. This article has 4 trusted home treatments for the pain relief from minor burns.
  • Craft Project - How To Make Beaded Snowflake Holiday Ornaments
    If you are looking for a quick and easy holiday craft project that you can make with children ages 5 and up, I think you will appreciate this one. These holiday snowflake ornaments would be a fun project to make with school groups, church youth groups and with a scouting troop as they work up quickly and are relatively inexpensive.
  • Craft Project - How To Make Cinnamon Applesauce Holiday Ornaments
    If you are looking for an easy craft project to do with older children, I think you will appreciate this inexpensive project. You will need to gather together a few basic crafting supplies and make the dough recipe to construct the ornaments.
  • Craft Project - Easy Wooden Snowman Shelf Sitter
    If you are looking for a craft project to do with your scout troop, school class or youth group, I think you will find this project to be a good choice. You will need to purchase a few readily available items at your local craft store.
  • How To Make Homemade Eggnog For The Holidays
    When it comes to making homemade eggnog for my holiday parties, I am always leery of recipes that utilize fresh uncooked eggs. However, the following recipe requires you to slowly cook your eggs on the stove top before mixing in the rest of the ingredients.
  • How To Make Pineapple Stuffed Chicken Breasts
    Several years ago, I was given this recipe for pineapple stuffed chicken breasts and I must say...it has become a family favorite. What I really like about this recipe is that its easy to prepare with readily available ingredients.
  • Kids Craft Project - 2 Easy Reindeer Holiday Tree Ornaments
    When it comes to keeping the children busy during those cold winter days, as parents...we often look for inexpensive craft projects. About 15 years ago, my daughter and I spent an afternoon making some cute reindeer holiday ornaments.
  • Direct Sales - Using The 5 Senses To Increase Your Product Sales
    Several years ago, I concentrated on improving my product sales at my home parties. One of the things I experimented with was including the 5 senses into each of my product demonstrations. The 5 senses include hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch.
  • How To Make Homemade Orange Pecan Bread
    If you enjoy making your own homemade bread, I think you will appreciate this recipe. This is not a quick bread and it will take a few hours to make.
  • How To Make Homemade Ginger Spice Muffins
    When it comes to fall baking, I really enjoy making these homemade ginger spice muffins for my family and friends. They are absolutely perfect with a cup of coffee or herbal hot tea.
  • Two Delicious Glaze Recipes For Your Holiday Ham
    Every year during the Christmas and Easter Holidays, we enjoy eating a glazed ham for our holiday meals. During Christmas, we make a cranberry glaze and during the Easter holiday...we make an orange glaze. With both of these recipes, you will use a precooked ham.
  • Who Is Running Your Online Community Forum?
    Running your own online community forum takes a lot of hard work and patience. These days you have to practically baby sit your forum to prevent trolls, cliques and spammers from taking it over.
  • Benefits Of Setting Obtainable Goals For Your Direct Sales Business
    As a 20+ years Direct Sales professional, I can personally tell you that setting goals for your home business is a great way to keep yourself focused and motivated.
  • How To Make Homemade Chicken Chow Mein And Rice
    When it comes to cooking Asian-style food, I find it difficult to find easy to prepare recipes that use ingredients that I can readily find at my local supermarket. This particular recipe was given to us a few years ago by a friend. His wife is a fantastic cook and was gracious enough to share her recipe with us.
  • 1 Hour Or Less - Stovetop White Rice Recipes
    As a busy mother, grandmother and wife, I don't have hours to spend in my kitchen every night preparing healthy meals for my family. To solve this problem, I look for recipes that take less than 1 hour from start to finish and ones that utilize healthy fresh ingredients.
  • 2 Stove-Top Green Pepper And Rice Dinner Recipes
    During the summer months, I use a lot of stove-top recipes that utilize fresh vegetables from our backyard garden. What I like about these two recipes is that they are easy to prepare and make a nice hearty meal for my family.
  • 7 Ways You Can Earn Extra Money From Home Using Your Computer
    If you are looking for ways to earn some extra money from home by using your computer, I think you will appreciate the following ideas. Keep in mind...some will only earn you some pocket change, others can provide you with a full-time income.
  • Health Benefits Of Rice Plus 2 Delicious Dinner Recipes
    When it comes to making healthy meals for your family, do you often think of preparing a homemade rice dish? If not, you really should...as the health benefits of consuming rice are numerous. This article will give you the health benefits of consuming rice along with 2 easy to prepare rice recipes.
  • How To Make Homemade Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
    When it comes to delectable brownies, this has got to be one of my favorites! I love the perfect blend of the semi-sweet and white chocolate along with the raspberry jam. This recipe will take approximately 15 minutes to prepare, 30 minutes of baking time and another 30 minutes of cooling time.
  • Kids Craft Project - Easy Snowman Holiday Ornaments
    Many years ago when our daughter was a little girl, every holiday season we looked forward to making homemade ornaments for our holiday packages. Over the years, our gift recipients looked forward to seeing what we would come up with for their package embellishment. This snowman ornament is easy to do and only takes a few basic crafting supplies.
  • 8 Ways To Advertise Your New Direct Sales Business Online
    When it comes to starting a new Direct Sales home business, there are many things you can do immediately to start promoting your business online. This article will give you 8 quick ideas that are free or low cost ways to advertise your home business online.
  • How To Make A Delicious Pineapple Dessert Pie
    When it comes to making homemade dessert pies, you don't have to slave for hours making a recipe that is difficult and time consuming. This particular recipe was given to me 25 years ago by my grandmother and to this day, it is one of our favorites to make.
  • How To Make A Chocolate Chiffon Homemade Pie
    When it comes to making a homemade chocolate chiffon pie, this recipe is one of the best that I have tried. What I really like about this one is the light and fluffy consistency to it and just the right amount of chocolate flavoring.
  • How To Make Homemade Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
    Every year, my husband and I enjoy planting a backyard garden and one of the things we plant is cabbage, as its easy to grow here in the Mid-Atlantic states. This article has our favorite stuffed cabbage rolls recipe.
  • Direct Sales - Recruiting Quality vs. Quantity Team Members
    When it comes to recruiting new team members for your Direct Sales team, it's not about signing up every Tom, Dick, Harry, Jane and Sue. Sure, You can bring in twelve new members every month, but how many of those members will work the business?
  • Canning - How To Make Homemade Crab Apple Jelly
    Every fall season, We look forward to picking some wild apples from two of our backyard trees and canning some homemade crab apple jelly. Crab apples are small compared to normal baking and eating apples and due to their 'sour' taste, they are best used for making jams, jellies and chutneys.
  • How To Make Homemade Waffles And Freeze Them For Later Use
    As a busy mother and grandmother, I don't always have time during the week to make a homemade hot breakfast. During the weekends, I like to make homemade pancakes, french toast and waffles to use during the week. This article will give you my favorite homemade waffle recipe along with instructions on how to make them and freeze them.
  • Networking Your Direct Sales Business On Work At Home Forums
    As a Direct Sales professional, it is important to market your business in a professional manner while networking on work at home forums. If you are posting inappropriate or negative subject matter on the forums, this could reflect poorly on you and your home business. This article will give you 5 important tips for networking your business on work at home forums.
  • Canning - How To Make Homemade Pear Marmalade
    When it comes to home canning, one of the easiest recipes you can make is some type of fruit marmalade and this pear marmalade recipe is no exception. This article has my favorite recipe along with home canning instructions.
  • Internet Marketing - Do Online Email And Forum Signature Tags Work?
    As an experienced Network Marketer, I am often asked by others, "Do signature tags really work? Is it worth my time and effort to set one up?" My answer to that is yes...however, you will not get hundreds of sales or thousands of web site visitors by utilizing a signature tag.
  • Canning - How To Make Homemade Apple Chutney
    During the fall season, we love to visit our local fruit orchard and pick our own apples so that we can make some homemade apple chutney. We enjoy using this chutney as a sandwich spread or as an addition to our homemade chicken, turkey and tuna salads. This is my favorite apple chutney recipe for home canning.
  • Canning - How To Make Homemade Blueberry Chutney
    During the summer and early fall months, I enjoy canning some homemade blueberry chutney for my family and friends. The process is rather easy to complete and will only take a few hours. This article has my favorite blueberry chutney recipe which is easy to prepare. You can refrigerate or can the chutney once you have it made.
  • ABC's Of Working A Direct Sales Home Business
    Are you looking into joining a Direct Sales Company? Are you already involved in a Direct Sales business? If so, it is important to know exactly what it takes to run a successful business from home. This ABC Checklist will be a great reminder of what it takes to run a successful business from home.
  • Canning - How To Can Homemade Basil Tomato Sauce
    Canning your own sauce is not difficult and you will need your basic home canning supplies such as: a water bath canner, quart-sized canning jars with rings and seals, funnel, ladle and a jar lifter. This article has my favorite recipe for basil tomato sauce that is easy to can.
  • Canning - How to Can Your Own Strawberry and Blueberry Jam
    During the summer months, I look forward to canning my own homemade strawberry and blueberry jams. People often tell me that they don't get into canning because they think it's too hard, however, one of the easiest things to can is homemade jam. This article includes my favorite recipes for Strawberry and Blueberry Jams.
  • How To Make A Blackberry Buttermilk Cake For Dessert
    Back in July and August our blackberries finally came into season. I made a lot of jam, jellies and desserts using fresh blackberries. I also spent some time freezing some of my berries so that I could use them this fall. This recipe was given to me a few years ago by a good friend of mine. You can use fresh or frozen blackberries to make this deliciously moist blackberry cake.
  • 10 Meal Planning Tips For Stress-Free Holiday Meals
    When it comes to hosting holiday parties and family events, it is important to plan ahead and come up with a game plan several weeks before the big day or event. Here are 10 important tips to help you enjoy a stress-free holiday party.
  • Canning - How To Make Homemade Pear Chutney Recipe
    During the fall, we enjoy making some homemade pear chutney. This recipe is very easy to prepare because it uses canned pears instead of fresh ones.
    This article has my favorite home canning recipe to make pear chutney.
  • How To Make An Apple Cobbler Crumb Pie For Dessert
    My grandmother was great at making homemade pies. As a child, I always looked forward to the fall baking season as we would go to the apple orchard and pick our own apples. Once we would get back home, I would spend hours in the kitchen helping Grandma bake some fresh apple pies. This article has my favorite homemade apple pie recipe.
  • How To Make The Perfect Old-Fashioned Pie Crust
    When it comes to baking the perfect pies, I believe it all starts with the perfect pie crust and in my opinion, store bought crusts do nothing for me. Like my mother and grandmother, I prefer good old-fashioned hand-rolled crusts made the traditional way with flour, shortening and other ingredients.
  • 2 Easy To Prepare Eggplant Casserole Dinner Recipes
    During the late summer season, my aunt always gives us some freshly picked eggplants from her garden. I am not a huge fan of eggplant, but I do enjoy it a few times a year. The following two recipes are ones that we like to make.

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