Passions I can't deny
Posted in crafts, gadgets, soap making on Feb 5th, 2010
It sure has been a long 24-hours waiting to see our soap!
First, let me tell you how this all came about – making the soap, that is. I’ve always liked the idea of making our own stuff – back to when I had the first three Foxfire books. But with working and all, I abandoned [...]
Today was my day to make yogurt. Well, really it’s my month. This used to be Dave’s task, but many months ago we decided to take turns on yogurt duty. Today was my day for this first batch this month.
If you’ve never eaten homemade yogurt, you are missing a treat. It’s not sweet (you can [...]
Last week I was working on the first baking challenge in the Healthy Breads in Five Minutes (HBin Five) – Spicy Whole Grain Snack Crackers. I emailed the group about my failure – my crackers were pillows of bread instead of crispy crackers. Michelle, our fearless leader, suggested that I needed to just practice rolling [...]
Well, I finally did it – I put away one of my gadgets – the dehydrator. It’s been sitting on the corner of the kitchen counter since spring. I know it should have been put away a month or so, but as long as it’s out, in my mind it’s still summer!
The Excalibur is a [...]
Posted in gadgets on Dec 1st, 2009
I have a new best friend.
Anyone who knows me, knows I hate to clean. In my very first apartment in the 70s I hung a poster just inside the back door of a woman holding a broom with huge lettering,” F*** Housework! “ across the top. Now, I’m not much for using the F-word, but [...]
