I’m on a new kick. We all know I wander from one focus to the next like a hobo with no home but at least I’m not bored . . . or boring. I’m always experimenting, learning new things, TRYING new things . . . and I like it. Testing ideas is a good way […]
Flavorful and healthy
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Basil carrots
Wadly’s not a fan of vegetables. He’s tall and thin and lives on meat and starch. Getting him to eat and enjoy vegetables not loaded with starch is a personal quest. My latest shot at Wadly-edible vegetables is basil carrots. He thinks they’re okay (not high praise but close) and I love them. Saute onions, […]
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Bella is . . . well, Bella
We’ve got a new rescue dog. She’s pretty much blind as a bat and is now a bit over a year old. She’s the toughest dog I’ve ever had. She spent the first 8 months of her life either tied or kenneled outside, we don’t know which, but she knew nothing about manners or proper […]
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Breakfast Frittata
If you’ve never had a frittata, I’m going to recommend you try one. They’re very easy to make and delightfully flexible. I go through periods where I want seafood, other times when my preference is for breakfast-y stuff. Today my frittata had sausage, bacon, Danish Havarti, chevre, zucchini, onion and asparagus. Oh, and hash browns […]
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Looking at PH
When the new media is crushed and ph tested, it drops the ph of the water to 6.0. The system water hovers between 7.2 and 7.4.
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The trial
For a couple years my brother Dan was a maintenance engineer at a produce processing plant. He did a system retrofit and brought me some of the stuff being thrown away. This flood and drain planter is a piece of 6″ schedule 40 pvc pipe. The ends are survey caps purchased at a local plumbing […]
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New media with a twist
I noticed some chemical burning on the tomato plant leaves and tested the water. 8.0 ph when I need 7.3. Ouch. Burn baby burn. While all three tomato plants have blossoms, only one is producing fruit and shows no sign of the chem burn. I didn’t just test the PH, I tested nitrate, nitrite and […]
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Portable crisper
I eat a lot of vegetables. Because I am a fuss-less person I’ve come up with a way to get my veges out of the fridge without spending forever pulling them out of a drawer, stacking them on the counter, whack off what I need only to stick them back in the fridge again every […]
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Anatomy of a heel
It’s sock knitting season again. I need a couple more pair to fill out my wardrobe and I’m revisiting the sock heel. Because my feet are so short I can make a whole pair of crew socks out of a single skein of Paton Stretch Sock if I use a contrasting color for toes, heels […]
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Orange and ginger creole?
One of the unspoken mandates for celiacs is really tasty food to compensate for all we can’t partake. Of late I’ve been marinating everything . . . hamburgers, steak, pork (can’t eat fowl) and it’s been wonderful. I thought I’d share, both the recipe I use for my creole season (pork or chicken) and the […]
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Chunky Chicken Soup
This is a fast and simple recipes. If you’re like me and mostly just cook for yourself and maybe another, you will love this one. Wadly got a nice buy on some boneless skinless chicken thighs. I like thigh meat as it’s tastier and juicier. Already boned and skinned means no fuss . . . […]
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Doggie update
I started Chuck on Jarrow Colostrum this morning. I added it to a little bit of bacon grease and, like the girls with their pee pills, he sucked it down. I’ll update this post in a week or two when I know what affect it’s having. For Wadly and I, it’s made a huge difference. […]
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Awesome Chocolate Waffles/Pancakes
This recipe uses zucchini from my aquaponic bed. I’m getting enough zucchini to be able to eat a whole one a day, sometimes two a day. Woot! These are SO awesome! Fresh zucchini, coconut flour, eggs, cacao powder, medjool dates, butter and baking soda. In a pint jar add 1/2 grated fresh zucchini, 2 large […]
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No soy/sugar non dairy creamer
Having food allergies makes life very interesting in a way that cannot be appreciated by those who don’t have food allergies. I’m not saying that in a disparaging way, just as a fact. Anyone with food allergies is nodding their head at this point. Given soy and milk allergies, finding a coffee creamer that works […]
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Let there be pillowcases
Okay . . . yeah . . . got just a little carried away. So many fabrics and colors and . . . . uh . . .
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Finding a home
I think we’ve all ended up with things too good or nice or unique to get rid of but with no place in which to put or use them. I have a piece of fabric like that . . . a hand died batik on broadcloth. I don’t quilt with broadcloth, I don’t wear those […]
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Personalized spice mixes
I use a lot of spices and herbs when I cook, and I cook a lot of the same stuff all the time. Rather than opening 4-6 different spice/herb bottles to season something I started using the empty bottles to make the mixes I use all the time. The spicy pork seasoning is BBQ Boys […]
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Flood and drain proven
My flood and drain bed for house plants which cleans the guppy tank has been working flawlessly for over six months. This is the system I will use this summer for tomato and zucchini plants in the sun porch this summer.
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Continental knitting
I knit in a style that’s just a bit unique. I knit continental style, which refers to how the yarn in held (opposite hand from the needle making the stitches). I don’t “pick” the yarn to form stitches I throw, which is unusual for continental knitters. I also knit so stitches to be knitted have […]
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No turn German short rows
German short rows are tricky. There are lots of YouTube videos showing different ways to do German short rows but there aren’t any videos showing how to do them if you are a mirrored knitter. Well shoot, we can sure fix that.
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