How to Discourage Certain Birds

How to Discourage Certain Birds

Pigeons: Since pigeons are fairly large birds, small hanging feeders are the most difficult for them to feed from. Hanging feeders will tip with their weight and swing in the air, and if there is a limited or narrow perching room, the pigeon cannot get a foothold. Duncraft’s Satellite and Cling-a-Wing feeders would be disappointments…

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Don't Eat on the Run

Don’t Eat on the Run!

Stress is a very common complaint today, with many of us feeling overworked, under pressure, and without enough hours in the day to get everything done. Besides the problems we often associate with stress, such as tension and anxiety, insomnia, and headaches the digestive system is one that is badly affected by stress. Many people…

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Chocolate Cake

Peppermint Schnapps Chocolate Cake

I went to an office party and a coworker brought in a Peppermint Schnapps Chocolate Cake. This cake was awesome. It was a very moist chocolate cake with a hint of peppermint.  He used a Rum Cake recipe and replaced the Rum with Peppermint Schnapps. Replaced the Yellow Cake mix with replaced the vanilla pudding…

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Perfect Potato Chowder

Perfect Potato Chowder

One of the things we do as a family to both save money and add a bit of adventure to our menus is to purchase from a fruit and product co-op called Bountiful Baskets. It’s really a great and completely volunteer-run organization. Most weeks I pay $15 for a basket of 1/2 fruit and 1/2…

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