Apple butter. Not exactly butter, it isn’t quite jam, something deliciously in between. And the perfect way to use up that haul you brought home from the orchard. First you’ll need to chop up your apples – about 4 lbs of them. Don’t worry about peeling or coring them; a lot of the fruits natural… Continue reading Apple Season: Apple Butter
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Bread Club: Focaccia Art
Week two of Bread Club and we’re decorating a warm, herby focaccia. Focaccia is a flat bread with a crispy top and a soft centre filled with air bubbles. We decorated ours with a spring vibe for an Easter appetizer. The kids had so much fun making veggie flowers. You’ll need: 1 1/3 cup warm… Continue reading Bread Club: Focaccia Art
Valentine’s Escape Room
There’s nowhere to go this Valentine’s Day so I essentially devised a way to lock the kids in a room while their dad and I snuggle on the couch for a hot minute. jk, they’ll be asking for help with this adventure. But a mom can dream. Since there’s no date night to be had,… Continue reading Valentine’s Escape Room
DIY Bath Bomb Bubble Potion
Ignore the dirty grout (#reallife) My kids love bath bombs. LOVE them. Anytime I’m gifted one it inevitably has dibs called on it by one kid or the other and I watch it fizzle away in my children’s bath. But truthfully I don’t mind (I’d hide them better if I wanted them for myself). For… Continue reading DIY Bath Bomb Bubble Potion
Sustainable Kitchen: vermicomposting
Do you compost? We have a bin for green waste picked up by our city, but we also compost in our basement. Using layered buckets and mail ordered worms, my husband built us a vermicomposter. Why is composting important? Doesn’t food waste just decompose wherever it ends up? NO! Food waste that ends up in… Continue reading Sustainable Kitchen: vermicomposting
The Tuesday Home 