by Daisy | Oct 27, 2008 | Breakfast, Dessert, Recipes
Check your jokes about Walesian virtue at the door–these are serious pastries–seriously tasty. Very good for a dessert buffet, a special picnic, even a breakfast tray. The quality of these tarts is dependent on the quality of your jam filling. Above I have...
by Daisy | Oct 25, 2008 | Body Care, Household
Sure, we all love the environment, so tissues are bad. But who really wants to put snot backin their pocket, right? Paper towels are bad too, but who wants to dry their hands with a funked-out dishtowel that some other member of your family probably used to clean the...
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...
