While he won’t readily admit this and in fact would probably protest this statement that I consider it to be fact, (in a similar manner to the way he says he doesn’t like ketchup, but uses it on hamburgers, fries, hash browns….) my husband is not a huge fan of vegetables.? He is pretty dubious [...]
We bought a beautiful box of apples from our farmer’s market a couple of weeks ago. The box above was round two of our splurge on local, crisp, sweet, Fall Apples. Unfortunately we were not able to make our way through them as quickly as our first and they began to loose their wonderful texture [...]
I don’t have any pets, but I came across this natural flea fighter on Care2 and wanted to share it. Usually I test any recipes or remedies that I post, but since I don’t have dogs, cats, or fleas I cannot tell you how well it works or ways that I may alter it. However, [...]
So, today, I have been trying to decide between two recipes both of which I want to share with you. Each of them allow you to stroll through the farmer’s market looking for the perfect piece of fruit which you will then purchase and bake into this delicious breakfast item. I think this is an [...]
Coming home from your local farmer’s market with a basket of fresh veggies, fruit, and maybe for us carnivores, some ethical meat choices. One of my favorite parts of summer are the simple meals prepared by cutting up a few fresh veggies, maybe grilling some meat, and polishing it all off with a bowl or [...]
Ingredients: Get outside, sweat, and catch every breeze you can. Sit, lay, sleep, rest, read, and chat under the shade of a tree. Water. Drinks lots of it and find some body of water to swim, splash, sit, or dangle your feet in. We took a walk to The Sound and dipped our feet in [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
Co-op America put together a list of 10 things you should never buy again, with some facts and alternatives choices. I thought this would be perfect for you one/changers so here it is with a few added links: 1. Styrofoam cups Styrofoam is forever. It’s not biodegradable. Alternative: Buy recyclable and compostable paper cups. Best [...]