Yummy Recipes! Good Food, Good Times Put down that jar of tomato sauce! This recipe takes your pasta to the next level with 8 simple ingredients. The fresh tomatoes and herbs add great flavor, and there’s no need to slave over the stove to make homemade sauce. Ingredients 2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cored, chopped 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano 1 clove garlic,...

Yummy Recipes! Good Food, Good Times This healthy and tasty recipe will be loved by you friends and family. And you can brag that you grew the lettuce yourself! Ingredients 16 lettuce leaves 1 pound lean ground beef 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 large onion, chopped 1/4 cup hoisin sauce 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons minced pickled ginger 1 dash Asian chile pepper sauce, or to taste...

GARDENING TIPS There’s Always Something To Do In The Garden November is the time to finish your yard and garden clean-up and start your holiday decorating. Both tasks are more pleasant when the weather is a little warmer so try to complete them before the middle of the month. Garden Maintenance Tips: 1)  Keep mowing your lawn as long as the grass is growing. Meadow voles and field mice will damage turf and nearby trees and shrubs if...

GARDEN TIPS Bedding plants like geraniums, petunias and nicotiana can create a riot of color when planted en masse, but gardeners aren’t the only ones drawn to these bright and prolific flowers. Feeding damage caused by budworm caterpillars is on the rise across the country, causing alarm and panic in the gardening community — so much so that some gardeners are refusing to grow the most frequent plant victims of budworm damage. What are...

Seven GREAT Reasons to Bring Plants Into Your House! GARDENING INDOORS Great tips for your health! They Help to Improve the Mental Health Plants naturally help to heal. Just having them in the home can help to improve your mental health. Researchers found that people who live around nature feel much happier than those that don’t. This isn’t just about those who live in the countryside either. Just looking at the greenery in the home...