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The Wilderness Wife

Living, Cooking, Gardening, Crafting in Maine


Sister Jo’s Zucchini Relish- a recipe to use large zucchini

July 18, 2019 by Sheryl Thompson 57 Comments

This tasty zucchini relish recipe is my favorite condiment and helps me use up all those huge zucchini from the garden.

Zucchini relish is the perfect canning recipe to use up Monster Zucchini!This recipe for Zucchini Relish is the perfect way to use up extra zucchini. Zucchini are without a doubt the most prolific vegetable in the garden. Think about it!  The vegetable everybody wants to give you from their garden is ZUCCHINI SQUASH.  And they almost never give you the nice small ones … [Read more...]

10 Fun Garden Decorations to Make your Landscape Amazing

May 17, 2017 by Sheryl Thompson Leave a Comment

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Unique and Fun Garden Decorations .........and Cheap! It's time to dress up the garden with some new decorations.  I am way behind with my gardening this year as this spring has been a really wet one.  We had snow still on the ground a month ago and now we are in full blown northern Maine Mud Season.  But I can't put the process off any longer so as soon as the rain stops … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup

October 27, 2015 by Sheryl Thompson 1 Comment

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Easy to grow! Tasty to eat! Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup reaps the harvest rewards... Carrots are a huge favorite vegetable in the Thompson family.  In fact, they are at the top of everyone's list so when we plant our garden in the spring they are always guaranteed a large section of the garden. With proper soil, they are quite easy to cultivate and they store well whether … [Read more...]

DIY Oil Change with Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic Oil – It’s a very good thing!

September 22, 2015 by Sheryl Thompson 1 Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DIYOilChange #CollectiveBiasChange your own oil - a great way to save money! Hi! Doug (aka the Wilderness Son, Family Mechanic and Mr. Fix It) here, bringing you something to do yourself to save money and preserve your vehicle engine. Change your own oil with … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Beef Curry Soup Recipe

April 28, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 20 Comments

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  Beef Curry Soup, yummy and fragrant simmering in the Slow Cooker = a little bit of Heaven here on earth! It's almost May here in the North Maine Woods but the weather has been cold and rainy.  We even had a snow storm a week ago!  This seems like it has been an endless winter and today we have a cold, bone chilling drizzle and gloomy skies. It's the perfect day … [Read more...]

Garden Planning Begins

January 22, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 7 Comments

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Starting to Plan the Garden & Free Ebook - "Farm to Table Through the Year"   It's that time of the year, after the hustle and bustle of the holidays, that those of us who love to garden turn our attention to Spring and the gardening season to come. As I look at my garden blanketed in in snow it seems hard to believe that in a few weeks I will be … [Read more...]

My Winter Herb Garden…Deep asleep!

March 1, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 5 Comments

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  Herb Garden Planning ...I can't Wait! But I guess I will have to because my little raised bed herb garden is deep asleep under a blanket of snow. … [Read more...]

Baking Biscuits…an act of love!!!!!!!!

April 17, 2012 by Sheryl Thompson Leave a Comment

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Fluffy, Flaky and very Tasty Grammy Mouse Biscuits Recipe - a basic Biscuit Recipe!!!! Grammy Mouse Biscuit Recipe .....you're wondering who the heck is Grammy Mouse and why does she know so much about baking biscuits? I was given the nickname Mouse years  ago and my husband and my sons still call me Mouse.  Now I didn't get that name because I had a shy and retiring … [Read more...]

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