I’m not chicken obsessed. Really I’m not. But I couldn’t help but notice there’s an article in the June/July issue of Mother Earth News about raising chickens to eat. The author of the article estimates that it costs $1 per … Continue reading →
As you may know, we have a mobile orchard/vineyard. This means that we’ve got twenty large pots of grape vines and fruit trees ready to move with us when we find our dream house. How does The Man of the … Continue reading →
Look what I saw out the kitchen window:
Continue reading →Over the holiday weekend I experimented with a homemade window cleaner. Homemade Window Cleaner 2 cups water 3 TBS vinegar 1/2 tsp dish detergent (liquid) Add the above to an empty spray bottle. Shake the bottle to mix the ingredients … Continue reading →
Recently Home Ec 101 started a series called “Kitchen Bravery”. Their first article was indeed very brave. It tells how to make chicken stock from, you guessed it, chickens feet. You can see the details here complete with photos of … Continue reading →
I’ve written about The Simple Dollar several times. Trent Hamm, the author of the site, gave us the recipe for our fab breakfast burritos. (We need to make some more of those. They tasted great and went fast!) We still … Continue reading →
The other day my pal Tracy was telling me about a recipe she saw on TV. It was an easy recipe for a chocolate cake. The cool thing about it was that you mixed it in the baking pan. That … Continue reading →
For the last month or so The Man of the House and I have been on the hunt for Tillamook sharp cheddar cheese. We usually pick up a month’s supply at Costco. For the last two months we’ve come up … Continue reading →
Slate recently featured a cost effectiveness study on homemade pantry staples. (Thanks to Tracy for sending me the link!) Take a look at what the author discovered when she analyzed the cost effectiveness of homemade bagels, cream cheese, yogurt, jam, … Continue reading →
