by Daisy | Nov 28, 2008 | Recipes
This is my go-to pie crust. After years of “cutting in” shortening and/or butter (“consistency of cornmeal”, WHAT?), sprinkling in ice water, even vinegar and eggs, I tried this recipe and never went back. Why? It’s easier and faster. It...
by Daisy | Nov 27, 2008 | Breads, Recipes
A lot of holiday baking is in full swing, so I thought I’d share the results of a little experiment I’ve been intending to try for some time. This isn’t exactly a life and death issue, but it’s something I wonder about whenever I haul out the...
by Daisy | Nov 27, 2008 | Body Care, Household
Here’s another homemade skin care standard to go along with our lotion bars, sugar scrub, and lip balm, this time a recipe for a general purpose ointment. It is made of shea butter, avocado oil, beeswax, calendula and rooibos extracts and aloe vera, all of which...
by Daisy | Nov 24, 2008 | Crafts, Knitting
I can’t stop knitting these. I think it is the sweatery-ness of the cables and ribbing. The chunkiness. The x’s and o’s. All that.Yarn: Lily Sugar ‘n Cream, colors shown in the photos are Natural and Hot GreenNeedles: US Size 6 circular or...
by Daisy | Nov 23, 2008 | Body Care, Household
A lotion bar recipe can be simple or fancy-pants. This tutorial gives you both. What is a lotion bar? It is a soap-hard manifestation of moisturizer you can make yourself that doesn’t go bad and doesn’t contain: . . . and stuff like that. And lotion bars...
