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  • Blog,  Cooking,  Food and Cooking,  Heath/Safety,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Discovering New Alternatives for Hard Apple Cider in Recipes

    Ever since I discovered I have food allergies, I have tried my best to adjust any recipe I use to avoid my allergies. Over the years I’ve become more adapted to recognizing recipes with ingredients I can’t use and how…

    By essieofwho June 9, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    I Have a New Tomato from My Tomato Plant!

    I have happy news! I harvested my first tomato from my tomato plant! Here it is! My tomato plant was able to grow two tomatoes since I brought it home. This one is the first one to become ripe. I…

    By essieofwho May 30, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home

    Planting a New Herb Rocket Sweet Basil

    Last month, I found Herb Rockets are back in my local Dollar Tree. If you never heard of an Herb Rocket, (Or read my post about purchasing them) they are an easy way to grow herbs. There are two kinds…

    By essieofwho April 24, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Fashion,  Home,  Home Decor,  Kate Spade New York,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Homewares

    While browsing the new Kate Spade New York x Target collection, I discovered a lot of things I liked in the homewares section of the collection. Since the collection is so large, I was not surprised I would find things…

    By essieofwho April 11, 2025
  • Blog,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle

    I Bought New Herb Rockets to Plant This Year

    Every spring, I think about planting new plants. I wanted to start growing herbs for a while, but every time I do, something goes wrong and the plants end up dying. Last year, I discovered the Herb Rocket at Dollar…

    By essieofwho April 8, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle

    5 Plants I Want to Grow But Haven’t Been Able to Yet

    It’s spring, which is the ideal time to begin to grow new plants. So far I’ve failed in growing all but two plants: An amaryllis bulb and a decorative cactus. I think my ability to grow these two plants is…

    By essieofwho March 27, 2025
  • Activities,  Blog,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Gardening,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    Lego Botanical Sets and Why I Don’t Own One (But Still Like Looking at Them)

    Last month, I found a display at Walmart for the Valentine’s Day themed Lego botanical sets. I took photos of the sets, as well as other sets I found for sale that day to remind myself of what my local…

    By essieofwho February 27, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Home,  Kitchen,  Lifestyle

    My New Mixer Problems and Buying Another New Mixer

    Last year, I talked about purchasing a new mixer. I did and, after almost a year of use, it broke. What happened is that I used it to make too many heavy doughs for bread, going over the mixer’s capabilities.…

    By essieofwho February 7, 2025
  • Blog,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    Power Outages and What I Think About Living Without Electricity for a Period of Time

    As I write this post, my house is currently without power. (I’m using my laptop to write this post) I won’t go into the nitty, gritty details about how it happened, but there was a car accident that took out…

    By essieofwho January 30, 2025
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    Favorite Walmart Christmas Ornaments for 2024

    Every holiday season, I enjoy looking at the new ornaments. I do this partly because I enjoy looking at the new ornaments, the new holiday trends, and any potential replacements for my old ornaments if I need them. This year,…

    By essieofwho December 23, 2024
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