March 2009

Seed Stitch Hot Pad (or “Trivet” for you fancy folks)

Crafts

I. Love. This. Pad! Or THESE pads, I should say. I’m making a bagillion (read: five.) I am not a fancy table setting lady, so I use potholders as hot pads. By the time all of the dishes are on the table, I’m pulling things out of the oven with a wadded denim apron. Not [...]

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Easy Homemade Yogurt

Dairy Foods

To make yogurt, you have to have yogurt or a store-bought culture. THAT was a big disappointment to me. I like doing something from SCRATCH-O-LA. But, then I learned why. It’s not because the art of yogurt making is lost. It’s because we pasteurize in this country. The naturally occurring, beneficial bacteria that are born [...]

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Aluminum Can Plant Markers

DIY

This is not the easiest way to mark your seedlings. It’s not the most gorgeous. But it’s free, lasts indefinitely and it’s kinda fun. Besides, I gotta keep up my aluminum can skilz. Supplies & Equipment: Aluminum Drink Cans Cheap scissors Dried up ball point pen Straight edge (for the straight plant markers) Impressionable work [...]

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Classic Poached Eggs

Breakfast

What you need: eggs, the fresher the better1 quart of simmering water1 T. vinegar1 bowl of cool water1 bowl of warm water 1. Once the water has begun to simmer, take the pan off the heat and dip the eggs, uncracked, into the water for about 40-50 seconds. Remove them from the water. Replace the [...]

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How to Grow Happy Seedlings

Beginner Gardens

You have your seeds. You start them indoors in little pots under a grow light at the right time. Seeds are germinating. Everything’s going great. Then for some unknown and awful reason precious seedlings start to keel over at soil level and die like a tiny logger has gone to work on your future garden. [...]

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