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I started my tomato seeds a week ago today and I’m still waiting for them to emerge. I planted 2 trays (100 starts) and hope it will be enough. I actually only have room for about 60 plants so if there are any extra I’ll pass them along to the neighbors. The more you Read More >>
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I seem to have a birthday gift giving theme going on this year: party hats. Everyone needs their own handmade party hat to celebrate their birthday. Nowadays, we can buy cake and ice cream any day of the week simply because we WANT it. We can also pop into Target on a whim for impersonal Read More >>
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In an effort to get back to basics, I’ve been making our bread for the past 6 weeks and loving it. Goodbye old sandwich bread with unknown ingredients, hello wholesome filling food with ingredients that are both local AND I can pronounce. So far our favorite recipe comes from Bob’s Red Mill Baking Book: Read More >>
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I stopped by the local organic farm again today and picked up 3 dozen eggs, fingerling potatoes, 2 onions, a bag of their mixed greens, Swiss chard and a loaf of honey orange bread from a local bakery. We have never tried Swiss chard before so I thought I’d bring it home and give it Read More >>
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We bought a White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer about 5-6 years ago and had only used it a handful of times. This past summer I started experimenting with a few recipes and by summer’s end we had produced a handful we really liked. I think our all time favorite is Mint Chocolate Chip, followed by Read More >>
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