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Celebrate With Festive Chocolate Cranberry Bishop’s Bread

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I’ve been waiting ever since last Christmas to give you this mouth-watering Bishop’s bread family recipe which I served along with my fabulous stress-free turkey this Thanksgiving.

And just in case you think this Bishop’s bread is your great-grandmother’s typical heavy fruitcake, think again!

You would be wrong!

There is a distinction between my chocolate cranberry Bishop’s bread and the kind of fruit cake that people make jokes about and pass onto relatives year after year.

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We Love Mama’s Quinoa Pizza Bites: Gluten-Free

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As the weather heads into fall, I’m collecting recipes that are perfect for cooler days with football/ultimate frisbee in the backyard or a gathering of friends and family. I plan to triple this recipe often and freeze these delectable pizza bites for impromptu use.

As we’ve thought more about going in the direction of Gluten-Free, we discovered quinoa, and we’re crazy about it! We love the taste and the texture – it has a nutty feel to it making it a little crunchy. Our sons love it because they have read about its high protein content, the fact that it contains all the 9 essential amino acids including lysine, and that it helps them rebuild after a workout.

Quinoa is a superfood.

This easy and hearty finger snack is perfect if you love pizza, and who doesn’t!

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Grow a Lemon Tree from Seed in Your Own Home

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Did you know that you can start a real, fruit-bearing indoor lemon tree in a teacup or mug?

Typically, lemon trees flourish outdoors year-round in hot, sunny regions, but they can also thrive indoors as edible houseplants in cold-season climates.

These miniature citrus trees can deliver a big dose of cheer to any sunny space. And it’s practically foolproof. I planted seeds this April, enjoyed watching them spring up in the windowsill, have forgotten to water them for 7-8 days at a time, and 6 months later my little lemon tree forest is luxuriously green and smells fantastic. Best of all, they bear the exciting possibility of fruit!

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How to Build A Durable Wind & Weather-Resistant Trellis

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Green beans, butternut and buttercup squash crawl right to the top and over

Anytime but the dead of winter is a great time to build a center-piece for your garden – a durable, eye-pleasing trellis!

Here are instructions to build a simple arched trellis that will be very strong as well as beautiful. You will leave this one in place all year around. It holds up to high winds – we know because we have had 70-75 mph winds several times during spring and fall tornado-like storms.

We added our trellises between two of our 4’x 8′ raised beds, but there are so many ways this can be done!

Building A Strong Trellis

Check the cattle panel sizes available in your area at the local Tractor Supply, Rural King, or farm store, etc. Ask for 36-38″ wide x 16′ long. This gives more than enough room to walk under, yet easy to reach beans,  squash, or melons when you are ready to harvest. …

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