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Hanging Tomato Planter DIY!!

 So today I made a DIY tomato plants in planter. The tomato comes out the bottom and grows upside down. But is not just a conventional looking tomato plants here I actually re-purposed a reusable grocery shopping bag and turned it into a planter. I guarantee this is very easy to do and very functional. Try it out and let me know how it goes. Materials  1 Breathable bag (i used a reusable shopping bag) Soil of choice make sure that you have plenty of perlite to help with drainage Tomato plant (needs to be big enough to go in its final container) Cut an 1.5” wide hole in the center of the bottom of the bag Cut up the side of the bag starting from one side of the hole in the bottom. Wrap the bag around the pot that the tomato plant is in Get a needle and thread (I used a yarn needle and 100% cotton string) and stitch the bag up along the side that was cut 08/01/2019 UPDATE: The tomato planter is still functioning and has not torn up a bit. T...

Fettuccine Pasta with Hot & Sweet Chicken Topped with a Spicy Diced Tomato Sauce

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This meal is perfect for people who have a love for spicy. The sauce was hot enough to make you sweat but not to the point that your mouth is on fire without a glass of milk. It definitely is not mild so if you cant handle heat this is not the meal for you.  The tomato sauce has the perfect amount of spice thanks to the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper that I let simmer in it 3 minutes (CAUTION: These peppers are extremely hot, use with care).  I used 4 types of peppers in the chicken, one being the newly harvested Lemon Drop Pepper.  I was excited to use that particular pepper because it is a rare strain. It definitely is not something that you will find in your local market. All of the peppers used in this recipe are from my home garden.    Ingredients 5 Chicken Breast Cutlets 1 Fresh Jalapeno, 1 Cow Horn Pepper, 2 Baby Bell Peppers, 2 Cayenne Peppers, Ghost Pepper, Trinidad Scorpion Pepper,and 1 Lemon Drop Pepper ( I know that some of these peppers are goi...