According to a new study by the University of Colorado researchers, indoor air quality can get just as bad as the air in highly polluted cities. Between cleaning, cooking, and other household activities, toxic elements can get released into the air. Not to mention how indoor mold can develop and release airborne spores. Scary right? [...]
🍎 Apples, Apples, Apples 🍎 Apple season is winding down, quickly. I mean, we are approaching the end of March and the new 2019/2020 season begins in less than five months but it’s always bittersweet to see the current season end. Stop on in and grab a few bags to tide yourself over until later [...]
Ingredients Caramel apples: 6 Tbsp unsalted butter 4 medium apples - washed, cored, sliced 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cloves or nutmeg 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream Crust: 1 and 1/2 cup finely crushed graham crackers 1 Tbsp granulated sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted Filling: 3 pkg 8-ounce [...]
Ingredients 4 apples, cored & sliced to 1/8" 1-2 tsp cinnamon 1-2 tsp sugar cooking spray Directions Preheat oven to 200F Add the sliced apples to a large bowl; then coat the apples with the cinnamon and/or sugar Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and line the apples flat on the pan. You may [...]
Who doesn’t love watching seeds germinate and their tender shoots poking through the soil? We are sure you like it as much as we do. But as much as we get excited to see little sprouts of plants-to-be, when it comes to gardening, timing is everything. And in Minnesota with our unpredictable weather, it becomes [...]
Spring is Near! This weekend we'll spring forward on our clocks and hopefully the weather too! No matter what the temperature is outside, we can always garden in our homes by starting seeds indoors. We have most of our seeds available for the season now so stop on in and start summer dreamin'! Peat pots, [...]
Ingredients 1 cup oil 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups diced apples 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired Directions Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Combine and set aside the oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Sift flour, cinnamon, [...]
February is National Birding Month! Winter weather is still in full force, let's show our feathered friends some love! Birds really get a boost from some human help during these cold winter months if we keep our feeders full. Celebrate National Birding Month and buy yourself a new birdfeeder. Birdfeeders are 20% off for the [...]
Ingredients 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder pinch of salt, nutmeg and cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 eggs ¾ cup sugar ½ cup canola oil ½ cup milk Homemade apple pie filling, 20 oz Topping 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13" [...]
February is National Birding Month! Winter weather is still in full force {after another 5" of snow yesterday and more on the way tomorrow!} and we want to keep our feathered friends happy! Birds really get a boost from some human help during these cold winter months if we keep our feeders full. A tip- [...]
