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How To Salvage Overripe Produce (and Save Money)

One of the best ways to combat rising grocery store prices is to actually consume the food you buy (instead of letting it go bad in your fridge).
If you share my passion for kitchen stewardship, I’ve got a bunch of tips, tricks, and recipes to help you salvage every last bit of the produce you buy!

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Easy Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Bread

When the summer zucchini season overlaps the early apple crop here in West Michigan, I know it’s time for a loaf (or 6) of our favorite Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Bread.

This bread is the perfect way to “hide” some of our fresh-from-the-garden zucchini in a delicious slice of apple cinnamon bread.

Click through to get the easy recipe!

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Purge Like You’re Moving (an awesome decluttering tip!)

Whether you’re actually moving… or you just need a little extra motivation to continue the decluttering process, my best advice to help you quickly minimize and downsize is to “purge like you’re moving!”

I hope this concept will encourage you to part with a few more things you don’t need, use, want, or love!

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A Few of My Favorite Things (July 2025)

Although stores are stocking their shelves with back-to-school items already, we’re still embracing summertime in the Dekker house.
Here are a few of my recent favorites… including the kitchen gadget I wish I would have found sooner!

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The Easiest DIY Hair Detangling Spray

Get ready for summer pool season by whipping up a batch of DIY kids’ detangler spray — perfect for frizzy, snarly, difficult-to-control hair.

Choose the all-natural option or the traditional recipe — either way, it’s ready in minutes using simple household ingredients!

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2 Habits of People With Tidy Homes

Is your home more cluttered than you’d like?
Are you tired of looking around at piles and messes on every flat surface?

The 2 simple habits below can help you transform your home into the tidy space you desire… starting today!

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How to Cook with Cast Iron (for beginners)

Want to try cast iron cooking but not sure where to start? Or maybe it feels too complicated.

Let me show you how to quickly and easily enjoy delicious foods cooked on your very own cast iron skillets! It’s way easier than you might think!

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40 Years In Photos!

I entered into a new decade this week… and as I contemplated how I’d like to commemorate my 40th birthday here online, I ultimately decided on one of Dave’s ideas — sharing a picture a year throughout my life. Think of it as a snapshot storybook of my life!

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How to Make a Travel Art Kit from a DVD Case

Got travel plans coming up? Or maybe you’re looking for a way to keep your kids occupied over a school break, or even while you wait at doctors’ offices?

Either way, this super simple, DIY travel art kit fits in almost any bag and will keep your kiddos entertained and engaged without a screen!

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Easy No-Bake Strawberry Pie

This no-bake strawberry pie is one of my favorite summertime treats. It’s quick and easy to whip up, it can be made ahead, and it tastes so refreshing on a hot summer day.

If you’ve ever been intimidated by making homemade pie, this is a fabulous recipe to experiment with — it’s almost impossible to ruin!

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40 of My Most Favorite Things

After sharing A Few of My Favorite Things with you every month since 2013, I decided it would be fun (in anticipation of my 40th birthday later this month) to share 40 of my most favorite things!

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The Easiest 10-Layer Ice Cream Dessert

This quick and easy dessert can be thrown together in roughly 10 minutes and is perfect for any summer gathering.
The multi-layer effect looks extra fancy, and it tastes so good, no one will believe how easy it is!

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Outsmart Summer Boredom with Fun to-do Lists

Stop stressing about planning exciting outings, expensive vacations, or elaborate craft projects for your kids or grandkids… let me show you a much simpler (and cheaper) way to outsmart summer boredom!

Fun To-Do Lists are a simple tool we use to structure the long-feeling days of Summer and make the most of these fleeting moments at home with our families.

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Why I Don’t Save and Repurpose Everything

Do you feel like your home is packed full of things you hope to sell on specific websites, give to specific people or organizations, bring to specific donation centers or recycling facilities, or just things you are saving because you might have a chance to use them again someday?

If so, I hope this post is the motivation you’ve been waiting for to finally lighten up your home!

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