by Daisy | Sep 9, 2008 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
Lookit I got! Brother’s wife’s sister’s husband’s parents’ pears! I am planning pear-lemon preserves, canned meatless mincemeat, and perhaps pear butter or pickled pears. Too much? Not enough, I say. Bring on the paring knife, rustle up...
by Daisy | Sep 5, 2008 | Garden, Garden Hacks
I don’t think a raised vegetable bed is complete without hoops. They provide a neat, removable/interchangeable framework for: plastic sheeting to create greenhouse conditions for germinating seedlings and to guard against cold weather and punishing downpours...
by Daisy | Sep 4, 2008 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
My kids live on this stuff, but I’ve realized recently that it’s not as well known as I thought. Maybe some people just use it for occasional playtime, but in my house, it’s lunch.Peanut Butter Play-dohbig blob of peanut butterdecent squeeze of...
by Daisy | Sep 3, 2008 | Flavorings & Condiments, Recipes
This recipe will make no-cal, no-carb, liquid sweetener, for coffee, shakes, tea, or what-have-you But, if you need it as a scoopable powder, I can’t do that…yet. Anyway, you need three things: a stevia plant (I got mine at Depot), water, and a microwave....
by Daisy | Aug 31, 2008 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Mmmm, heaven in a bowl on Saturday night. I have been popping my own corn in the cast iron kettle for a couple of months now. When Mr. Ivory and I had some regular microwave popcorn recently we were shocked at our reaction…BLECH! I thought I was being frugal,...
