by Daisy | Oct 23, 2008 | Main Dishes, Recipes
Tofu is one of those things–you either like it or you don’t. If you dislike tofu, chances are you have never had fried tofu or you are just fundamentally opposed to the idea of a bean curd product, period. I respect that. I’m not a tofu pusher. It is...
by Daisy | Oct 22, 2008 | Crafts, Soap Making
If you’re saying to yourself, “Ivory, I don’t wanna to BUY fat to make my soap. I have plenty of fat in my grease can!” then this is the post for you. So, how do we turn icky, blech-y, Mr. Ivory-should-be-ashamed-of-how-much-bacon-he-eats kitchen grease into glorious,...
by Daisy | Oct 20, 2008 | Crafts, Earth-Friendly, Household
If you want to evoke a blank stare, tell someone you are making a hypertufa grot. Alternate reactions are, “Gesundheit,” or “Sounds like a personal problem to me.” Hypertufa is imitation tufa, a rock-like calcium carbonate deposit. Hypertufa is...
by Daisy | Oct 18, 2008 | Barnyard, Laying Hens
My chicks….well, my chicks ESCAPE. I know this because my neighbors have come to me from time to time and said, “Hey, Ivory, there’s a chicken in my yard and I think it might be yours.”So, here you go…1. This is a wing:2. This is a wing...
by Daisy | Oct 16, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
This post was written in mid-September and somehow I never got around to posting it. It’s a little dated in terms of the storm, but it also seems timely for end-of-season veggie stragglers, so I am posting it now. I have written before about the woefully...