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My maternal grandmother was Scottish. Potato scones are a staple in Scottish homes and a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

Hey every one! Jules here. For over a year, there was no activity on this site. As much as all you all are going to tell me an explanation isn't necessary, I want to explain what has been going on and what the future looks like for the site.

My Instant Pot Daal Stew is a warm mix of red lentils, potatoes, carrots, celery, green beans, onions, and spices. It's one of my favourite stews from my teen years.

After 14 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I've harvest my first bell pepper, all of my jalapenos with new ones growing, and my first tomato is almost ready! Plus, more new peppers!

After 18 weeks of growing herbs in my second AeroGarden Sprout LED, I cut my mint way back on Week 17 and planted cumin on Week 18.

After 13 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I have 3 jalapeno peppers, 2 bell peppers, 3 Manitoba tomatoes, 4 purple super hots and 5 (?) Serrano peppers!

After 18 weeks of growing herbs in my first AeroGarden Sprout LED, I've had to transplant my Genovese basil to my AeroGarden Farm Plus, thoroughly clean the tank, and plant a new garden.

My Instant Pot Matzoh Ball Soup recipe is an adaptation of a friend's traditional family recipe. This recipe requires a lot of spoons to prepare, even with my adaptation that greatly reduces cooking time.

Just in case you want to eat Matzoh balls as their own snack or want to know how many calories you are adding or eliminating if you want to serve Matzoh Ball Soup without the balls or with extra balls.

After 12 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I have 4 jalapeno peppers, 3 bell peppers, 3 Manitoba tomatoes, 4 purple super hots and 4 Serrano peppers!

My Instant Pot Chicken Stew recipe is another one of my super easy recipes that only takes a few steps to make. It is also perfect for pressure canning or freezing.

After 16 weeks of growing herbs in my second AeroGarden Sprout LED, I think the mint is entering its second season of growth.

After 11 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I harvested my second jalapeno pepper! Now, I have 4 jalapeno peppers, 3 bell peppers, 3 Manitoba tomatoes, and 4 purple super hots! I also changed the way I layout my journal.

After 16 weeks of growing herbs in my first AeroGarden Sprout LED, my Genovese basil has a new set of starter leaves!

My Instant Pot Chicken Korma recipe is another one of my easy recipes with only a handful of steps and perfect for canning or freezing. This recipe makes a huge batch of Chicken Korma.

Journaling has many benefits, including mental health benefits. When you combine the mental health benefits of AeroGarden-ing with the benefits of journaling, the rewards are that much greater!

After 10 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I harvested my first jalapeno pepper! Now, I have 5 jalapeno peppers, 4 bell peppers, 3 Manitoba tomato, and 1 purple super hot!

My Instant Pot Thai Chicken Massaman Curry recipe is another one of my recipes that is for pressure canning or freezing. It's an extremely easy recipe, even if there is a fair amount of time under pressure.

After 14 weeks of growing herbs in my second AeroGarden Sprout LED, my chives and mint are still growing like a weed. Plus, I'm finally having to trim roots.

After 9 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I have 6 jalapeno peppers, 3 bell peppers, and 1 Manitoba tomato!

After 14 weeks of growing herbs in my first AeroGarden Sprout LED, I had to start a second large freezer bag to store all of my herbs.

My Instant Pot Thai Chicken Panang Curry recipe is perfect for pressure canning or freezing. It's an extremely easy recipe, even if there is a fair amount of time under pressure.

Meal prep can take so much time, especially if you’re disabled. Wouldn’t it be nice if meal prep was easier? I often find myself reading recipes that say, “10 minutes prep time”, and the reality ends up being at least three times that amount because of my mobility issues. Then it comes time to making […]

After 8 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I have fruit! A jalapeno pepper to be specific. It's growing at an unbelievable rate.

This Instant Pot Vietnamese Chicken Pho recipe is another one of my recipes that is perfect for pressure canning. It's a bit more labour-intensive than my other recipes, but it's well worth it.

After 12 weeks of growing herbs in my second AeroGarden Sprout LED, I think it's pretty amazing how quickly my chives are growing now. My mint has been doing great for weeks. But, finally, the chives are really bulking out and it is the cause for having to extend the lights to max height every week.

After 7 weeks of growing in my AeroGarden Farm Plus, I have come to realise that I've greatly underestimated how much time it takes to maintain 18 plants in one garden. The good news is that the maintenance remains low spoons and for me, replenishes my spoons.

After 12 weeks of growing herbs in my first AeroGarden Sprout LED, I have added a new step: Trimming the roots of the Genovese basil.

You'll want to make this in advance of doing roast poultry to save on prep time.

This Instant Pot Chicken Soup recipe is perfect for pressure canning or freezing if you don't have a pressure canner or the spoons for canning. It's an extremely easy dump and cook recipe with only 4 steps for the cook phase.