Summer Berries and Cream means mouthwatering berry de-light! I really love blueberries.  We just recently planted a few blueberry bushes that are starting to produce.  They take many years to really get to a nice size (about 5 ft tall) where they produce thousands of berries. Until then, we will continue to get excited over […]

A lot of the name brand marshmallows out there have a lot of ingredients that I don’t care, like gmo-corn in 500 different forms and food coloring.  We were getting ready to go camping so of course we needed marshmallows to cook at the fire.  I had the time and we went ahead and made […]

Sometimes, the best Fathers Day gifts do not come from the store.  Sometimes, the best Fathers Day gifts  have nothing to do with purchasing something, but have everything to do with building memories. We live in a very consumer driven society.  It is very easy to get into the mindset of, “There’s another holiday coming […]

Moms always love getting something from their children that they made, whether it be a special card that says I love you, or a sculpture that’s made of mud. So, what could be better than a Homemade Mothers Day? As adults, it’s nice to give our mom’s something that they will appreciate on more of […]

What could be better than 5 Cinco de Mayo Recipes? My son actually said to me today, “You must really love Mexican food.”  Well, that’s because I’ve been cooking it a lot lately.  I do love it. My sister-in law taught me a lot in the short time that we lived in the same house.  […]

Each year, my kids and I choose one special dessert to make around Easter time.  Easter goodies this year: Chocolate Easter Cupcake Sheep! This year my kids asked me how I could make a cupcake look like a sheep.  It’s not exactly healthy, not at all…but we do not eat things like this too often. […]

It’s that wonderful time of year again, and although my kids want me to buy them toys, there are a number of other people in our life who would love to have Presents From Scratch.  Homemade gifts show you took the effort and care to make something for that person, and you can tell them that […]

I had a large jar with no lid (broken…boys…enough said) and a stack of pressed Fall leaves.  What to do?? Make an Autumn Glass display jar as a fun Fall craft of course! I saw a similar idea on Pinterest where someone had used dried flowers to decorate a jar, so we decided that we […]

Hot chocolate is a delicious treat for cold children coming in from playing in the snow.  I like having something on hand that has the type of ingredients that I can be happy about. Yes, there is sugar of course, but I want to be able to give my children something that does not have […]

My daughter decided she was going to paint some of my empty jars.  Of course her brothers had a great time joining in.  The wonderful thing is, they ended up being beautiful homemade holiday jars. I gave them 2 jars each and gave them paints and brushes.  We started out with Fall colors since this […]

I obviously like to keep things simple; simple and homemade as much as possible.  So you know that when I tell you these Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes are easy, that I am being serious.  They look like they are so difficult, yet were so fun and easy. My kids helped, which was fun, and then […]

Homemade Christmas gifts can show that you really put forth the effort to make something special for someone. Before I ever tried making my own vanilla extract, I received some as a gift and was thrilled.  I’ve also been given some great soaps in the past.  These are things that I had never made myself […]