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After mapping out my tentative garden plans for 2012 I decided it was time to move the chicken coop. By moving the coop I reclaimed not only my raspberry patch but a nice 6’x8′ piece of heavily fertilized property. I don’t think I have ever tried to grow a giant pumpkin, but this year, size Read More >>
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{Black Bean and Cheese Quesadillas recipe} Have you ever made homemade tortillas before? If you haven’t you should give them a try. But let me warn you, as soon as you do, you may never want to buy packaged tortillas again. I first learned how to make homemade tortillas from my friend MamaJJ, and have Read More >>
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New Flash: I did not exhibit self-control last week. I went crazy! Although I used several coupons, I went over budget BIG TIME and didn’t really care. Why? Because sometimes in life you just have to be a normal person and buy normal things. Normal is good. You can always get shock therapy later {if Read More >>
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The Handsome Husband came home with a sack full of free salmon filets the other night. Apparently one of his co-workers has a father in-law who imports seafood. Translation: we get a lot of free fish. Salmon, cod, shrimp you name it. But the thing is, I don’t really know how to cook fish. The Read More >>
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Yesterday The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird, Monkey Boy and I went to the new Folk Treasures of Mexico exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum. It was boring. A total dud. Besides a few creepy pets, wool rugs and and a handful of wood carvings there was not much to see. But hey, it Read More >>
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A few months ago I redeemed my Swagbucks and ordered a case {or was it two?} of canned tomatoes from Amazon. At the time I was planning on using the canned tomatoes for homemade pasta sauce. But yesterday night Monkey Boy got a craving for chips & salsa.
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Yesterday I headed over to Tagro to pick up some “Bio Solid Waste.” What is Bio Solid Waste? Refined humanure. According to the official TAGRO site: “Tagro products are made from a blend of pasteurized wastewater byproducts called biosolids and other weed-free gardening components. By the bucket or truckload, TAGRO customers say their gardens grow faster, lawns Read More >>
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Tonight I’m cooking salmon for dinner. Salmon is not exactly the type of meal I can prepare ahead of time and photograph. So instead of posting what I made for dinner, I’ll show you what I made for dessert instead. Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches. Who says you can only eat ice cream sandwiches during Read More >>
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