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Close up of Jessica Holoka in her backyard garden.  She wears yellow and black garden gloves and holds a basket full of homegrown cucumbers and tomatoes.

Meet Jessica

Hey there! I'm Jessica Holoka. I like to work with the seasons to create easy homemade recipes, DIY projects and crafts, and tips to tricks to help your home and garden thrive and flourish.

I also craft simmer pot kits, home fragrance items, bath salts, and more for my shop. I try to make my products with as many herbs and flowers from my garden (or local sources) as I can.

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Easy Pepperoni Pizza Roses on a heart shaped board with a honey drizzler.

Easy Pepperoni Pizza Roses

The best way to say "you've got a pizza my heart" on Valentine's Day is with these Easy Pepperoni Pizza Roses!  They're made with crescent dough, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni slices.  This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a...

Mediterranean Kale Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean Kale Pasta Salad is made with cavatappi pasta, shredded kale, feta cheese, shredded Parmesan, and sundried tomatoes in a fresh basil garlic oil.  It's a flavorful summer side dish or a deliciously satisfying lunch! This post may contain...
Breakfast Tater Tot Cups on a plate with chopped scallions.

Breakfast Tater Tot Cups

All you need is a muffin pan to make these easy Breakfast Tater Tot Cups! These tater tot cups are filled with an egg, ham, and cheese mixture and topped with green onions. This post may contain affiliate links.  Making...

Spinach Feta Breakfast Casserole

This Spinach Feta Breakfast Casserole is inspired by one of my favorite coffeeshop wraps.  This easy breakfast is made with sautéed spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and feta cheese and can be cut into squares or served in a wrap. This post...
Starling sits on top of suet basket. Basket hangs from small oak tree and is filled with a homemade suet cake.

Homemade Suet Cakes for Wild Birds

Homemade suet cakes are an easy source of food for wild birds during the winter. They're also super easy to make with simple ingredients like shortening, peanut butter, oats, bird seed, and berries. This post may contain affiliate links. Making...
Flat lay closeup of Easy Vegetable Dumpling Soup. Soup spoon sits in bowl holding dumpling drizzled with hot chili crisp.

Easy Vegetable Dumpling Soup

This Easy Vegetable Dumpling Soup is a comforting vegan dish loaded with veggies and frozen vegetable dumplings in a flavorful vegetable broth. This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog....

Cream Cheese Pasta Bake with Salmon

This Cream Cheese Pasta Bake with Salmon is an easy weeknight meal made with garlic and herb cream cheese, tomatoes, broccoli, salmon fillets, and penne pasta. This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links...

Hearty Ham and Vegetable Soup

This Hearty Ham and Vegetable Soup is a delicious and comforting way to use up leftover ham and fresh vegetables. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. For the...

Kimchi and Tofu Rice Bowl

This Kimchi and Tofu Rice Bowl is a fresh and flavorful dish made with tofu, mushrooms, kimchi, and cucumbers served over jasmine rice. This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this...
spanish chicken and yellow rice

Spanish Chicken and Yellow Rice

If you love briny, Spanish-inspired flavors, you'll love this family favorite Spanish Chicken and Yellow Rice recipe made with shredded chicken, green olives, and capers! This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps...