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How to Grow Hoya Kerrii (Hoya Heart Plant)

Hoya Kerrii, also known as the Hoya Heart Plant, is from Southeast Asia. It is a tropical/subtropical plant that likes to vine up trees in the forest. You can find this plant being sold in stores on Valentine’s Day worldwide. It is easy to care for, slow-growing, beautiful, and a symbol of enduring love and…

Ham and Hominy Soup Recipe

Ham and hominy soup is a southern and midwestern dish made of hominy and whatever ham or pork people have in their homes. Common pork used for ham and hominy soup is ham, hammocks, pork belly, and pork shoulder. Some families have a tradition of using left over holiday ham to make hominy soup, and…

Easy Non-Spicy Beef Birria Tacos Recipe (Instant Pot)

Birria is an authentic Mexican meat stew originating from the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Birria is normally made out of beef, goat or lamb. While the stew is eaten on its own, people also put the meat from the stew inside tacos. They then use the broth to dip the corn tortillas in before cooking,…

How to Grow Saffron Indoors

Growing saffron indoors is one of my favorite gardening projects because it’s both rewarding and surprisingly simple. With just a few corms and the right conditions, you can grow saffron at home and harvest your own threads. Below is everything I’ve learned about soil, spacing, care, and harvesting. Soil – Saffron thrives in sandy loam…

Maple Bacon Waffle Recipe

Maple Bacon Waffles are a good way to start your day. Made with maple syrup, cream, and savoury bacon. These delicious waffles can be frozen and then popped right into the toaster for a quick breakfast on the run. You won’t be disappointed with these fluffy, sweet and salty wafers of goodness, always at the…

Dill Growing and Care Guide

Dill is a biennial herb that grows for 2 years. In cold climates it is grown as an annual and in warm climates it is self seeding and will grow news plants year after year. Dill can be grown in 10 out of the 13 plant Zones. One meth about dill is that it can…

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Fall is in full swing my friends and that means that some of our tomatoes didn’t have time to ripen. This may sound like a bad thing, but it is actually exciting. Why, because we get to make fried green tomatoes! Green Tomatoes are prefect for frying because they are crispy, tangy, and won’t get…

Fall of The Bone Turkey Recipe

Thanksgiving is that wonderful time of year where the whole family gathers around and fights over who gets the turkey’s legs. If you find yourself asking, ‘why can’t the whole turkey be as juicy and sweet as the turkey’s legs? How will I stop this constant fighting and resentment?” You have come to right recipe…

How to Grow Yellow Watermelons

Yellow watermelon originates from the continent of Africa. It is said to be the original watermelon before all of the other colors of watermelon were cultivated. There are many different varieties of yellow watermelon today. Some are sweet, some have a honey taste, and some are slightly sour. No matter what kind of yellow watermelon…

How to Grow Common Pearlbush

Common Pearlbush also known as Exochorda Racemosa and Pearlbush is a native plant from China. This enchanting shrub gets its name from the lovely pearl shaped flower buds that grow on its branches. These buds open up into five petal white flowers that can be grown all over the world.   Zones – 4 –…

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