Hello, Rural Sprout readers, We are having pie for breakfast this morning: apple crumb and pumpkin custard. We are having pie for breakfast because no one had room for pie after our huge Thanksgiving meal last night. It’s always amazing how much work goes into something that takes about twenty minutes to eat. But it was a lovely feast for the five of us. I decided to skip the turkey since we’re celebrating early, as the boys are doing Thanksgiving with their dad this year, and the adult kids are having Turkey Day with my son-in-law’s
family. Instead, I brined and roasted two chickens. And now I have a large pot of stock simmering on the stove. Our family has a lot to be thankful for this year, and even more to be grateful for. As we raised our glasses in a toast, I felt full to bursting, and that was before we started eating. I am so grateful for my family. It got me thinking about past Thanksgivings. Gatherings that were much larger, with more family, more food, and decidedly more football. (None of us are fans in this household.) But kids grew up and moved away. Family members have passed away. Over the years, how and where we celebrate has
changed. I remember how we went through a streak where every year there was something wrong with the pie. One year, an aunt mistook a canister of salt for sugar, and we had a very salty pumpkin pie. Another year, a different aunt forgot to remove the wax paper from her store-bought pie crust, and we ended up with waxy, papery
pie. And in the final year of our misfit pie streak, my mother, deciding that anything Martha Stewart could do, she could do too, made her pie extra special by cutting out a turkey shape from the dough and put it in the center of the pie. As it baked, her turkey shrank, so that by the time it was finished, it looked more like a malnourished roadrunner. Our little gathering yesterday went off without a hitch, and the only pie problems were that we didn’t leave enough room to eat any until this morning.
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These are the four most common reasons why poinsettias lose their leaves and how to fix each to enjoy your plant all holiday season long.
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Making garlic powder is easy to do and the results are worth the effort, as you get garlic powder that's extra flavorful and potent.
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The Bonne Maman Advent calendar has quite a following. If you've never heard of it, let me to introduce you to your newest holiday tradition.
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If you want to save your pelargonium geraniums for another year, you've got three different ways to overwinter these cheerful plants.
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I've you've got a can of pumpkin puree, we've got 15 tasty ways to use it. From sweet to savory, there's a pumpkin dish to please everyone.
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Fall is finally here with it's cool, crisp weather and pumpkin spice everything. The changing fall foliage is beautiful too, until it starts coating your lawn and needs to be dealt with. But wait! Don't
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There's a trick to attracting cardinals, but if you consistently provide what they need, they will happily hang around your yard all year.
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If you're looking for free, natural Christmas decorations look no further than your backyard. These 9 outdoor Christmas plants are perfect.
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Around this time of year, your social media feed is probably filled with articles showing you how to close down your garden for the winter. And by now, I'm sure you and the garden are
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Flowering trees make a smart addition to your home landscape. Some enjoy them only for their ornamental value, while others avoid them, seeing flowering trees as nothing more than pointless decoration. Don't let their gorgeous
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These suet cakes use a base recipe that only requires four easy-to-find ingredients and they take about ten minutes to make.
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Create festive and fun pine cone Christmas decor and ornaments just in time for the holidays. Grab the kids and get crafting!
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To make sure your Christmas tree lasts throughout the holidays, always add half a cup of sugar to your Christmas tree water. No, no, no, everyone knows it's a can of Mountain Dew. Are you
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Just one of many lovely views from Talleyrand Park We have a beautiful park where I live. No, really, it's quite something. My friends and I have a running joke where we will wager a
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I think you could call it a tradition by now for me to introduce our readers to weird plants in the winter months. Once the gardening season is truly at a standstill, which usually happens
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