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April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 - Jana Leave a comment

Make Meatloaf Cupcakes – Healthy Dinner Idea for Picky Eaters

If you’re looking for a dinner that’s as fun to eat as it is to make, these Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato “Frosting” are the perfect pick! That’s right, a meatloaf cupcakes. They’re adorable enough to make your kids giggle, but packed with wholesome ingredients that’ll make you feel like[Read more]

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February 16, 2025February 20, 2025 - Jana Leave a comment

Real Life Meal Planning: Easy, Healthy, and Budget-Friendly

Person holding pencil above a paper for meal planning

Meal planning can feel overwhelming, especially when juggling work, kids, and a tight budget. Many weeks, I can barely keep up with body and soul. Organized cooking can easily fall by the wayside. The key to success? Planning meals that fit your real life—not an idealized version where you have[Read more]

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October 21, 2018April 9, 2025 - Jana Leave a comment

Put Some Fall Flavor Into Your Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cookies

autumn cookies baking

As soon as fall arrives, I can’t help but get excited about all the delicious flavors that come with the season. While pumpkin spice is everywhere, I love to embrace the other warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. These cozy flavors always put me in the mood to bake,[Read more]

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July 23, 2018August 3, 2018 - Jana Leave a comment

How to Do Home Canning and 12 Other Food Preservation Recipes

home canning

Harvest time is here! In fact, the peak time for some fruits has already past. Now is the time to get to preserving foods for the coming winter, even if you don’t have a garden. Those peaches you can buy right now for 65 cents a pound will be over[Read more]

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April 9, 2018August 3, 2018 - Jana 2 Comments

Dreaming of Summer Jam Making

making jam at home

While the chickens are getting settled in their new digs and the garden will soon be turning green, I’m looking forward to summer produce. I know it’s barely April, but June will bring some of the tastiest strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries I’ve eaten ever. You just cannot go back to[Read more]

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I'm Jana

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I love to find creative ways to make it all work, from raising chickens to home repair!
ADHD Mom to two teens, nearly an empty-nester.
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