Monthly Archives: February 2008

Our convenience food

Tonight, Mark and I had our own fast food.  This summer, I spent time canning different things.  We’ve been trying them out all winter.  The pickled okra was fantastic and the Habanero Gold jelly was awesome.  The eggplant relish and … Continue reading

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Interview with Michael Pollan

This is a great interview.  He really has a gift for cutting through the BS of the food industry. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid717175604/bctid1424673199

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Handy website when planning your seed order

My eyes are definitely bigger than my gardening prowess and yard.  I have at last count, 37 different kinds of large tomatoes.  That doesn’t count the cherry tomatoes.  I grow heirloom tomato plants for our local farmer’s market so I … Continue reading

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Homemade Laundry Soap

Has anyone ever made their own laundry soap?  And more importantly, does it do well in a high efficiency washer? Homemade Laundry Soap – @ disdressed I have found that you can use about 1/8 the amount of detergent that … Continue reading

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It’s Caturday!

Mark and I have been sick this past week with food poisoning – we think we have it narrowed down to gyros we ate out.  I finally felt well enough to eat something as esoteric as a bagel today so … Continue reading

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