See my ice dyeing article in the Aug/Sept issue of Quilting Arts.
Category Archives: Recipes
Coconut Lime Soap
We’ve been making quite a bit of soap lately. Since we loved our 100% goats milk soap, we thought we’d substitute coconut milk and see what happens. We are really happy how they turned out. It’s still too soon to … Continue reading
Posted in body care products, Recipes, soap making
Tagged coconut lime soap, Coconut milk soap, homemade gifts, homemade soap, soapmaking
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Pizzelle – Oh my!
My love affair with this cookie started a year or so ago when I bought this tin. I never really thought about making them. We liked them so much that we hopped online and bought several tins. And we ate … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, gadgets, Recipes
Tagged cookies, homemade gifts, pizzelle, pizzelle maker
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Waldorf Salad
We took some time off yesterday and went to Engelbrecht Orchards to pick apples. Unfortunately I didn’t bring my camera. It was fun walking through the orchard picking the fresh apples. You pay for a 10 lb bag and … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, preserving, Recipes
Tagged apples, Engelbrecht Orchards, waldorf salad
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Cool Summer Drinks
With the hot weather here, we are always looking for a cold drink to cool us down. Whether I’ve been working in the garden or just playing in the woman cave/studio, it’s nice to have a cold, refreshing drink. While … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged acids, blackberry syrup, flavored syrups, happy cino, smoothies, sodas, summer drinks, Torani syrup
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Cherry Cherry
Asparagus harvesting is over (we got 20 pounds from our little patch!) and now it’s on to one of my favorites - cherries. Much to our surprise, when we moved in that our property had a cherry tree. We added … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, gardening, preserving, Recipes
Tagged cherries, cherry cobbler, cherry soda, gardening, harvesting
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Attempting Scones
For you who have been reading my blog, you know I make biscotti. But a lot of people don’t like biscotti or the type I make – the less Americanized version or the Italian cantuccini. I’d love to make cantuccini … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, gadgets, Recipes
Tagged baking, banana whole wheat scones, blueberry scones, Nordic Ware Mini Scones Pan, scones
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Cherry Syrup and Soda
Last summer I made a batch of Blackberry syrup. My recipe is HERE. Hubby really loves it so I decided this year I’d make it earlier so he could enjoy it before summer even begins. So when I made it … Continue reading
Posted in Food review, gardening, Recipes
Tagged blackberry soda, blackberry syrup, cherries, cherry acid, cherry soda, cherry syrup, gardening
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Cherry Almond Scones
I love scones. They aren’t something I eat very often, but I’ve been really wanting to make some for a long time. I figured that they can’t be too difficult. If I can make biscotti, surely I can make scones. … Continue reading
Reviewing Our 2010 Soaps
This year Dave and I decided to bake all of our bread this year. I started with the HB in Five group attempting to bake through the book. Dave made a variety of wonderful breads from other resources. It was … Continue reading
