How to Pick Up Chicks Part 2- Go Get ’em!

It happened! We have our baby chicks. It took a lot of planning and preparation, but our six baby egg suppliers are growing and chirping in the spare room of the Food It… Continue reading →

It’s Soda-Licious!

It’s snowing once again in central Massachusetts. I am really hoping this will be our final Winter Weather Event of the season, but you just never know around here. The chilly, dreary weather… Continue reading →

Cookie Time!

Like many citizens this time of year, I am currently caught up in the swirl of December Holiday Business. It can get a little stressful.  However, one day (almost) every December, my sister,… Continue reading →

Comfort Food- Not Some Passing Fad

It has gotten cold in central New England. On the days when it is not freezing, it is raining. Overall, I would say the climate has reached maximum blah. Therefore, I am once… Continue reading →

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Now We Are Six…How Did I Miss That?

I’m sure I have said this before- the best ROI (return on investment) for home food production is planting fruit trees. They produce for years, if not decades. Many fruits can be easily… Continue reading →

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It’s a New England Thing

What can I say? New Englanders love ice cream. My family members have been known to brave the chaos of a supermarket just prior to a blizzard, not to stock up on bread… Continue reading →

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Simple Soup Sunday Supper

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you already know I can not get enough soup. I could eat soup every day and not get bored. After all, there are… Continue reading →

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We’re Chillin’

The weather in New England has been New Englanding so hard lately. It was almost 60° Fahrenheit earlier this week. Yesterday, we got a festive snowfall. Tomorrow, the expected high temperature is 18°F.… Continue reading →

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Cookie Day!

Yes, my fellow DIYeters, it is Cookie Day. Today was that day in December when my non-biologically-related sisters and I crash my dad’s house and make a zillion sweet treats for the Yuletide.… Continue reading →

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2024 Food It Yourself Garden Review

No fruits, no leaves, no flowers, no trees, NOVEMBER! This old English saying just about sums it up for New England, also. We have had a couple of frosts here in central Massachusetts.… Continue reading →

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Celebrate NOW!

I love a good American Thanks Giving dinner. My family always has butternut squash and potatoes. There are plenty of variations on green beans, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts that might be enjoyed. My… Continue reading →

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Lunch!

It is that time of year, DIYeters. The time of year when I am searching for ways to use up the last of my tomatoes. This was a much better year in central… Continue reading →

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The Title is a Dad Joke

So, most of you know “Murphy’s Law”: if anything can go wrong, it will. If you took physics in school, you definitely know “Newton’s Law” of inertia and momentum: a body at rest… Continue reading →

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The Good, The Bad, and The Evil, Evil, Evil Squirrels

It is July and it’s too darn hot! We are quickly closing in on zucchini season. Before we get there however, we must manage the pests. Remember how I had so many apricots… Continue reading →