Why everyone needs a Freecycle account

    Around a month ago, I put out a “searching for” request on Freecycle for canning jars. I’m part of about 5 local groups here within a 45 minute driving range but there has rarely been anything I’ve wanted from these lists. There was a sequoia...

    Recycling old candles

    We weren’t really feeling like doing anything too physical today so we decided to try something else new – recycling a big basket of bits and pieces of candles that was left in the house when we moved in. We’ve thought about doing this for a while,...
    The moistest zucchini bread ever

    The moistest zucchini bread ever

    When the zucchini bread really begins to pile up, this is a great way to get rid of it. Plus, you can also grate a bunch of zucchini bread at once (preferably with a food processor), bag it in 2 cup portions and then have zucchini ready for baking and cooking with all...

    Only the Dutch

    We had a totally new experience today. We went shopping at an outlet center in Europe for the first time. There are a few in Germany that we’ve driven by or heard about, but we never felt inspired to go to any. If we heard from people about going to them, the...

    On the upcoming menu…

    You may notice an abundance of zucchini during the first few days of this menu list. That’s because we have started getting some from our own plants and I actually bought some the other day in fear that ours wouldn’t be ready. Doh. Plus I was asked by a...