Archive for June, 2007

Homemade yogurt

Friday, June 29th, 2007

That’s yogurt pronounced yog(as in jog)-urt. Ingredients: 1 Bottle of whole milk 1/4 C of yogurt (you need this as a starter, so you can buy some and then just save a quarter cup of your yogurt for your next batch) Optional powdered milk 1) Boil whole milk (for some reason it doesn’t come out [...]

A list with some information.

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

This is the slightly longer version of the “10 small changes you can make for the benefit of creation” list I made for my church back in April for Creation Sunday. It has some good and interesting information in it so I thought that I would go ahead and share it with you guys. Eat [...]

Honey Whole Wheat Bread recipe

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Here is a recipe for Honey Whole-Wheat Bread. This is a good basic bread recipe; especially if you have never baked bread before. I have not managed to keep a yeast starter alive as of yet, but once I figure out how to do that I will post a recipe using a self-made starter. Ingredients: [...]

The average human gets 400 mpg

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

David Archer was walking one day when he was struck by the thought that he was sure the human body was more fuel efficient than a Prius.  Turns out he was right… A gallon of gas contains roughly 132 megajoules of energy, 31,548,757 calories, and 31,548 kilocalories, or food calories, or calories, in common parlance [...]

Fresh Strawberry Jam recipe (pectin free)

Friday, June 8th, 2007

This is a super easy recipe, but does take a bit of time, therefore perfect for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. 2 cups of strawberries 3-4 tbsp of sugar 1-2 tsp lime juice Chop the strawberries fine. Mix them with the sugar in a pan and cook over low heat. (Start with a small amount [...]

Troubleshooting your compost

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Compost piles are relatively easy, but when they are not properly maintained and cared for you can definitely have a nasty situation on your hands. If you are having any problems with your compost here is some helpful information for you (I hope). Some of this is information that I have just gathered while reading [...]