January 2009

Homemade Muesli

Breakfast

This is part recipe, part guideline. “Authentic” muesli has a number of variations, most of which claim to be “the” recipe, just like grandma in Switzerland/Austria/Germany used to make. This version is consistent with what most sources agree are the most important characteristics of good muesli: lots of oats, no added sugar, and dried fruit [...]

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How to Dead Head

Beginner Gardens

Pansies are such a welcome sight in thirty degree weather. And I would have a lot more blooms than this, if I’d kept up with my dead-heading. Dead-heading is just a fun term for removing fading blooms, so others can come in. Why does this work? It’s not just because flowers are vain and want [...]

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Quick Dry Dishcloth

Crafts

This is my new favorite dishcloth. It works up quickly. It’s pretty. And, it dries fast, so no stinkification. Quick Dry Dishcloth (If you’re familiar with pattern stitches, just do the Lacy V’s three times and border.) H needle, WW cotton Ch 29 Row1: Dc in fifth ch from hook, *skip next 2 chs, (dc, [...]

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A Week of Sandwiches in a Day

Home Preserving

I learned a great trick a few months back. FREEZING pb&j. Now, I can make enough for a week, or more, all at once. Here’s the method. 1. Lay out your bread. 2. On EACH slice, spread some peanut butter almost to the very edge. 3. On EACH (or every other) slice, spread some jelly [...]

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Miraculous No-Sew Rag Bag

DIY

A while back, I did a post called Secrets of the No-Sew Rag Rug. The main difficulty with those rugs is braiding them in such a way that they remain FLAT. But, then I thought, what if I LET it be UN-FLAT? It made a cutie bag! 1. I cut about 1.5 yards of remnant [...]

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