While trying to come up with different alternatives to peanut butter and jelly or balogna sandwiches this week, I started thinking about ways I could phase out my kids’ favorite “side dish” — chips!

For me, chips have always been the default go-to for sandwiches or lunch in general, but as the new school year approaches I’ve been trying to re-think and re-plan what goes into my kids’ lunch boxes. Sure, they’ll still get a small bag of chips now and then, but I’m going substitute one of the below ideas several times a week as well!
~ Fresh fruit and vegetables. …read more

When planning your autumn garden, one awesome plant to get started now is the Pumpkin On A Stick, also known as the Pumpkin Tree or Hmong Eggplant (among other names). Not a true pumpkin, but still so adorable for fall decor and vases.

Pumpkin on a stick grows fast but has thorns to watch out for. The leaves are huge compared to the tiny fruits and plants can be started from seed or cuttings. Normally early summer is a good time to start this plant, but if you’ve got a lot of sun you can still plant some now and you …read more

We all know the usage of brown bananas. Either make a banana bread or muffins out of it. But what about other fruits that are looking a little past out of their prime? The June issue of Woman’s Day magazine shared a few tips on what we could do with some of those fruits. I thought they are really interesting and useful tips so I would like to share them with you as well.
Apples : Cut them into cubes or thick slices and caramelize with butter and sliced onions as side dishes with pork chops or chicken breast. I …read more

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