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Gardening in April (Zone 5)
Gardening in April can be a lot easier when beginning your gardening journey for the first time. All you really need to do is start getting seeds into the ground and begin the fun season of fresh food. Although, if you have a space and light to start seedling indoors, you can get a major head start in the growing season. I like to have indoor and outdoor seeds started as soon as January. By the time I start gardening in April, I already have over 200 seedlings ready to be planted outside. I haven't always started seeds indoors. In fact, I love to winter sow many seeds. Winter sowing…
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Chicken and Dumplings
A great hardy family meal I have always loved is chicken and dumplings. It is like a creamy chicken noodle soup but with fluffy dumplings instead of noodles. Packed full of vegetables and a perfect one pot meal. Chicken and dumplings is savory, creamy, and delicious. I grill or bake chicken breast for meals throughout the week but always seem to have leftovers. This chicken and dumpling recipe is quick and easy, perfect for using up vegetables and cooked chicken. I add carrots, celery and onions but peas, green beans, or corn can be substituted. I also use freshly milled soft white wheat flour in this recipe but unbleached flour…
