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📍Boyertown, PA

I’m obsessed 😍 My homegrown shower luffa ✨•••••
10/14/2026

I’m obsessed 😍

My homegrown shower luffa ✨
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My sweet tooth strikes again 😅 I made oatmeal cream pies for the first time and let me tell ya, I’ll certainly be making...
10/08/2026

My sweet tooth strikes again 😅

I made oatmeal cream pies for the first time and let me tell ya, I’ll certainly be making these again 🤪

Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies
* 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
* 1 cup brown sugar
* ½ cup granulated sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 1½ cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 2½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats

Maple Vanilla Filling
* ½ cup butter, softened
* 1¾ cups powdered sugar
* 1 tosp maple syrup
* 1 tsp vanilla
* Pinch of salt
* 1-2 tsp milk or cream (as needed)

How they're made
1. Whisk melted butter with both sugars until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla.
2. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until almost combined.
3. Mix in oats until dough comes together.
4. Let dough sit 10-15 minutes so the oats absorb moisture.
5. Scoop 1-tablespoon portions onto a lined baking sheet. Chill 15-20 minutes.
6. Bake at 350°F for 11-13 minutes until edges are set and centers are soft.
7. Cool completely before filling.

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I’m sad that summer has come to an end but I’m getting into the fall spirit with some homemade decorations 🥰 I want to h...
10/03/2026

I’m sad that summer has come to an end but I’m getting into the fall spirit with some homemade decorations 🥰

I want to hang these marigold strands EVERYWHERE 😅
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09/29/2026

Probably one of my last big harvests of the season 🥕 🥔 🫛🍅
I still have my luffas to harvest and some bush beans I planted. Time to start prepping my beds to plant my 2027 garlic.
This is only my second year with a garden and I am more than pleased with everything I got & l already have bigger and better plans for next year

09/28/2026

Cayenne infused olive oil 🌶️

I harvested these cayennes from my garden weeks ago and strung them up and dried them in my window. Now I'm taking these dry peppers and infusing these with olive oil. I'm going to store this in a dark place and after 4-6 weeks l'll use this to make a cayenne salve.
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09/25/2026

I need to clear out some space in my freezer so today I’m making some broth with my bone and vegetable scraps. Perfect to have on hand for all the soups I make throughout the fall and winter 🍲
Nothing goes to waste here! After this simmers for a few hours I’ll can it up and give the scraps to our chickens 🐓
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Homemade breadsticks 🤤 My favorite addition to every fall and winter dinner 😅 I eat a ridiculous amount of these 😂I usua...
09/20/2026

Homemade breadsticks 🤤

My favorite addition to every fall and winter dinner 😅 I eat a ridiculous amount of these 😂
I usually like to double or triple this recipe and freeze some un-baked breadsticks for another night. They can be baked straight out of the freezer and taste just as good!

8g active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
42g brown sugar (I’ve also used honey)
6g salt (get crazy and try garlic salt)
56g olive oil
370g flour

Mix the yeast and water together and let it bloom, add the rest of the ingredients and mix very well. Knead in the bowl for a minute then cover the dough with a paper towel and let rise for 20 ish minutes. When the dough has risen a bit, put your dough ball on a floured surface and roll it out to about 1/2-1 inch think with a rolling pin. I use my pizza cutter and cut out the rectangles. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.

Top with some garlic butter and enjoy 😋

My little Saturday harvest 🫑🥕🍅 🫛•••••
09/19/2026

My little Saturday harvest 🫑🥕🍅 🫛

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I harvested my first ever luffa today 🎉It was a little early but it got damaged on the bottom yesterday and I couldn’t s...
08/31/2026

I harvested my first ever luffa today 🎉

It was a little early but it got damaged on the bottom yesterday and I couldn’t stop worrying about it rotting and figured it would be cool to see inside whether it was ready or not. To my surprise it’s perfect, just no save-able seeds inside. I can’t wait for it to finish drying out and my make my own sponge 🧽 🤪

When it’s time to harvest more I’ll definitely take a video of the process because it was pretty neat!
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08/19/2026

Tomato & Jalapeño Salsa

2 lbs tomatoes
1 medium onion
2 jalapeños (seeded)
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup lime juice

Wash & prep veggies. Put in food processor and blend up then transfer to a large pot and add seasonings and lime juice. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Ladle hot salsa into hot, 1/2 pint jars - leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Process jars in water bath canner for 15 minutes

*Should make about 6 jars of salsa*

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