That's it! Super Easy. I'm not kidding when I say that this is the only sauce my sons will eat. They love it! But they will hardly eat a whole serving of spaghetti that has store-bought sauce on it. Of course, you can cook up some seasoned ground meat and toss it in to make a meat sauce. Or make meatballs on the side and add the cooked meatballs to the sauce. And you can change this up in any number of ways: add diced peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic, zucchini, etc. My family, however, doesn't like chunky sauce, so we just keep it to the tomato paste and spices.
Formerly "Heather's Garden and Home" - but it's been less about the garden lately and more about my thoughts on just about everything else.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Essential Oil "Keep the Plants Healthy" Spray
Just like I don't like to use toxic products on our skin, I don't like to use it in my yard or in my vegetable garden, either. But occasionally, I do find the need to use something to help ward off bugs, fungus, mildew, etc.
The following is a recipe I use to try to keep the plants healthy and to help fight off "plant sickness." You could probably use more essential oil than what I did, but I once burned the leaves of my roses with a "too strong" blend. So I use this milder version first to see if it does the trick, before moving to a stronger one.
Test it on your plants first before spraying the whole thing. And I personally do not spray the parts of the vegetable plants that we will be eating in the next few days.
The following is a recipe I use to try to keep the plants healthy and to help fight off "plant sickness." You could probably use more essential oil than what I did, but I once burned the leaves of my roses with a "too strong" blend. So I use this milder version first to see if it does the trick, before moving to a stronger one.
Test it on your plants first before spraying the whole thing. And I personally do not spray the parts of the vegetable plants that we will be eating in the next few days.
Labels:
essential oils,
recipes
Essential Oil Mosquito Repellant
A couple weeks ago we had a horrible storm go through the area. It left tons of standing water all over the neighborhood. And now - predictably - we are swimming in thousands of mosquitoes.
I do not like to use DEET sprays or other toxic products. Not if I can find a safer alternative. So what I do is make my own bug spray from essential oils. This is the recipe I use. Adjust it as you want to, including the essential oils that are safest for you and your family.
(Research the oils you want to use to see if they are safe for your family, for young children, for those with compromised immune systems, for pregnant women, etc. And remember that citrus oils make your skin photo-sensitive. So I do not put them on my skin if I will be in the sun. I generally just spray our clothes and hair. And if you are unsure, use less essential oil instead of more. And if you are going to put it on your skin, test it on a small patch of skin first before spraying all over. You can always add more later if it's too weak.)
And one more recommendation to ward off mosquitoes: Eat lots of garlic!
I do not like to use DEET sprays or other toxic products. Not if I can find a safer alternative. So what I do is make my own bug spray from essential oils. This is the recipe I use. Adjust it as you want to, including the essential oils that are safest for you and your family.
(Research the oils you want to use to see if they are safe for your family, for young children, for those with compromised immune systems, for pregnant women, etc. And remember that citrus oils make your skin photo-sensitive. So I do not put them on my skin if I will be in the sun. I generally just spray our clothes and hair. And if you are unsure, use less essential oil instead of more. And if you are going to put it on your skin, test it on a small patch of skin first before spraying all over. You can always add more later if it's too weak.)
And one more recommendation to ward off mosquitoes: Eat lots of garlic!
Labels:
essential oils,
recipes
Monday, June 19, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
After (and Before) the Storm
As I finished up taking pictures of the flowers (previous posts), this rolled in ...
And it was time to go inside!
And then after the strong storm swept through,
I took my camera outside to find out what made it through okay ...
Blanc Double de Coubert
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