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July 04, 2013

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Spring brings Bugs - Homemade bug spray

Homemade bug spray is essential to repelling unwanted fly bugs and cridders you don't want living in your home or garden during the nice weather. Here is my recipe: Buy a spray bottle or two Add in 1 ounce apple cider vinegar 1 ounce water 15 drops of eucalyptus oil 15 drops rosemary essential oil 15 drops tea tree essential oil 15 drops thyme essential oil 15 drops cedarwood essential oil 8 drops of Peppermint essential oil 8 Drops Lavender essential oil Mix all the above together and put into spray bottle. Bugs hate the oils listed and will stay away due to the smells combined. If you've never purchased essential oils feel free to go to Swansons they have the best prices. Author Elizabeth Kilbride is a former political operative, author, scriptwriter, historian, journalist. business professional, and creative artist, and life coach consultant. Ms. Kilbride holds a Masters in Criminology and a BS in Business Management...

How to make Pesto Sauce

Pesto sauce has been around since the Middle Ages in Roman and used to help stretch food budgets and the use of oil, garlic, basil and pine nuts. This is a lovely herbaceous sauce that makes any pasta dish that much more desirable. This bright, herbaceous pesto makes pretty much everything taste better so give it a try if you haven’t had it before. You won’t regret it I promise. You don’t need much to make this sauce, but it is recommended that you have some form of Food processor, or the old-fashioned mortar and pestle. When I was younger, I used the mortar and pestle, but as I got older, I switched to the food processor to save on my arthritis. The other ingredients are simple, and to achieve success in making pesto is to ensure that you add the basil at the last minute. This allows you to retain the color and maximize the taste of the fresh basil. Ingredients This recipe will produce about 1 ½ cups of pesto ½ cup pine nuts ¾ cup of Parmesan cheese grate...

Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread Irish Soda Bread has been a St Patrick’s Day treat in my family for as long as I can remember. It’s a quick bread that requires no yeast, instead it has all the leveling necessary from just buttermilk and baking soda. This recipe was handed down to my family from my grandmother to my Aunt Greta to my mother to me. It’s a family cherished recipe that is dense yet soft and yummy. Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups buttermilk 1 large egg 4 ¼ cups all purpose flour plus a bit more for your hands and counter in order to kneed the dough 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons butter cold and cubed 1 ½ cups raisins Directions: Preheat your oven to 400degrees F (240 C) There are many options for a baking pan, I prefer either a baking sheet lined with parchment, or a Dutch oven lined with parchment use a bit of sprayed veg oil on the parchment paper to ensure no sticking. Bake with the lid off the Dutch oven. Whisk the butte...

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