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Gardening for Sustainable Beautiful Environment All Year

Maximize Blooms in Your Flower Garden by Deadheading or NOT
Choose Plants, Design for Impact, and Implement for Sustainability
Kitchen Herb Garden, Sustainable Cuisine for One, Two or Whole Family
Plant Geraniums after Overwintering, Winterized Geraniums Back to Life
One Minute Tip, Planting Tiny Seeds Across a Wide Area
Sequence Blooms for Bouquet after Bouquet of Glorious Flowers
Ground Cover, Choose and Plant the Best Plants for Your Garden Design
Geraniums Year after Year, Bigger and Hardier Each Year. Overwinter them

Sewing, Making and Crafting for Joy and Practicality

Bargello Quilt 3-D optical illusion full tutorial design, piecing, construction, finishing with top tips

Cooking for One Favorites

Cooking for One HACKS, Top 5 Tips & Tricks, with How To Tutorials
Japanese Noodles, Chili Broth, Teriyaki Steak, Quick & Complete Meal for One
Fruit Crumble Hot Dessert for One or Two, Delicious, Easy, 5-Minute Prep
Junket Healthy Probiotic Treat, Quick and Easy for Dessert or Breakfast
Pie for One or Two, Quick, Easy Hot Fruit Pie Just the Right Size
Turnovers for Easy, Quick, Shelf Stable Meal Any Time, Power Outages, Picnics

Leftovers Reinvented and Extending Food Life

Burrito from Leftovers, Breakfast Burrito Quick and Easy
Roast Potatoes Tutorial and Make Ahead for 10 Different Meals from One Cook
Fried Rice from Leftovers, Tutorial for Quick, Easy, Delicious Any Time
Ground Beef Tutorial and How to Store for Meal Prep, Different Meals all Week
Quiche Tutorial to Use Leftovers and Food You Have in Your Fridge Now
Preserve Garlic with Very Easy Garlic Confit, Use for Instant Garlic Bread & More

Baking Treats from your Pantry

Moist Snack Cake with Full Flavor Profile, Try American Zucchini Bread
Your New Favorite Cake –
Fun, Flavorful, Striking, learn checkerboard technique
Delicious home made caramelized fruit pie, best ever French Tatin
THE BEST COOKIE you’ve ever eaten, Orange Peel Candied Crisp
Indulgent Triple Chocolate Cheesecake, Brownie, Ganache dessert

Home Organization and Pantry Prep to Thrive Every Day

Super Food Breakfast Bar Pantry for Delicious New Healthy Habit

Emergency Prep to be Ready for Anything

Car Emergency Kit List Personalized for You, your activities, loved ones, region. Prepare Well. Live Well.
Make your own Gentle Cleansing Wipes, perfect for bathing and cleansing during Emergencies
Prep a Go Bag in only 1 hour. Be ready to evacuate and have everything you need for 72 hours.
Make your own Alcohol Disinfecting Wipes, Sustainable during Emergencies
Safe food sharing with vulnerable people and to avoid COVID or other illness transmission
Make your own Bleach Disinfecting Wipes, Sustainable during Emergencies

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