Flavorful and healthy
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...
View ArticleBasil 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...
View ArticleBella 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...
View ArticleBreakfast 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...
View ArticleLooking 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.
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticlePortable 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,...
View ArticleAnatomy 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...
View ArticleOrange 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...
View ArticleChunky 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...
View ArticleDoggie 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...
View ArticleAwesome 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,...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleLet there be pillowcases
Okay . . . yeah . . . got just a little carried away. So many fabrics and colors and . . . . uh . . .
View ArticleFinding 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....
View ArticlePersonalized 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...
View ArticleFlood 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...
View ArticleContinental 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
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