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The First Day of School!

“School, school, school Our first day of school We’re eager little learners So fill our brains with lots of facts Our first day of school. Teach, teach, teach We’re ready for our...

Magic Cloves

I would have never believed it if I hadn’t tried for myself. There’s always something bothering us it seems.  It started out as ants this year, which were quickly eliminated through the...

Discovering Kohlrabi

We’ve had kohlrabi a few times in the past.  Historically, what I’ve done with it is added it finely chopped to a green salad, or used it shredded in place of cabbage...

Changes Ahead!

Last night I think it got down to 40-some degrees outside!! Yikes! That means fall is just around the corner, and changes are afoot for Tummy Treasure.   Next week is back to...

A Sweet Surprise

Yesterday morning at church I walked home with a sweet surprise, a bundle of rhubarb!  A couple in our church generously brought in a mountain of rhubarb to share with anyone who...

Picklin’

Yesterday for my birthday I’d decided to spend the day clothes shopping with my children.  Abigail loves to shop for clothes, and since she needs school clothes anyway, I thought that would...

Small-Batch Preserving

Since my garden is only putting out little bits of this and little bits of that, I’ve decided that I need to do more small-batch preserving.  More of those things like blanching...

Happy Birthday Abigail!

I cannot believe I am the mother of an eight-year old! Time has literally flown, and I certainly wouldn’t trade a minute of it for anything.  The day Abigail was born completely...

Late Night or Early Morning?

Last week I was tagged for a MEME by the lovely Lia from Swirling Notions.  It took me a few days to find a day to post it, but it was interesting,...

About Patty Pan Squash

My plants aren’t doing so well. I have four patty pan plants, but I’m thinking that’s just too many plants for my space, and as a result they’re all competing for nutrients. ...

Peaches on Parade

Well, the peaches are here!  This week I decided to go ahead and order a few cases of peaches from a local farm who orders them in from Michigan.  Sunny Hill Farms...

An Incredibly Easy Side Dish

As it turns out, this new Amish cookbook is going to be well-used I think.  This past weekend for Sunday Company Dinner, everyone spent some time leafing through it.  There’s just so...