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Fall is here and it’s soup season! Make your own slow cooker chicken and rice soup with this recipe that your family is sure to love!

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November 3, 2021

Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup

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Easy to make creamy cheese spinach butternut squash. Learn how to make this delicious dish using just seven ingredients!

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October 11, 2021

Creamy Cheese Spinach Butternut Squash Recipe

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Today on the summer menu is Homemade Marinara Sauce – your go-to spaghetti sauce recipe! A favorite in our house lately. Turns out beautifully every time and the perfect way to use your garden-fresh tomatoes! These is also a tip for freezing instead of time consuming canning to use all winter long.

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August 5, 2021

Homemade Marinara Sauce Recipe

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Are you obsessed with blueberry muffins like I am? Then you have to try these blueberry cupcakes! Filled with homegrown blueberries, these treats are great at breakfast, lunch or dinner!

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July 16, 2021

Sweet and Savory Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Let’s make plum jam! Even if you have never done any canning before, don’t worry! The process is much easier than you think and you don’t need any fancy equipment to do it. A large pot to submerge your jars in is really the only thing you need other than a pot to cook the preserves.

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July 9, 2021

How to Make Homemade Plum Jam

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Plum season here on the homestead is the perfect chance to share the first recipe of the season.

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July 1, 2021

Easy Plum Galette

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I want to share with you about Brookdale Senior Living and healthy food care advice today. Brookdale is passionate about serving their residents and their families in a unique intersection of hospitality, wellness and healthcare. They make positive differences on senior’s lives.

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April 27, 2021

Nutritional Care Tips for Seniors

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Lemons are some of my favorite trees here on the homestead! And I thought a lemon mousse would be a perfect recipe to share this spring time. This is how I make my favorite recipe.

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March 29, 2021

Easy Lemon Mousse Recipe

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Strawberry Lemon Pound cake! This easy to make loaf cake is loaded with lemon flavor thanks to fresh juice and zest from our trees. The best part there’s sweet and juicy strawberries baked right in! All topped with a pretty drizzle of a lemon glaze. This bright and sweet loaf cake will be the highlight of your day!

Entertaining, Garden, Recipe Box

February 1, 2021

Strawberry Lemon Pound Cake

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Broccoli Chicken Cheese Bake, the creamiest and cheesiest Broccoli Side Dish you will ever eat. Everyone will ask for seconds one of my favorite meals!

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January 29, 2021

Broccoli Chicken Cheddar Casserole Recipe

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