For you who have been reading my blog, you know I make biscotti. But a lot of people don’t like biscotti or the type I make – the less Americanized version or the Italian cantuccini. I’d love to make cantuccini for the garden club meeting next month (It’s my time to bring snacks.) but I…
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Spinner Fabric Art
I’ve had this art spinner for quite awhile. In the past I used it to make colorful pieces of paper for cards. I’ve been so into fabric lately so I decided to try using fabric instead of paper with those Claudine Hellmuth Studio acrylics. So I got out my trusty spinner and played. You are…
Read MoreReview: Havel Embroidery Scissors
I love tools – good tools. When I interviewed Terry White recently for my column, Telling Your Story, for our local Scripps Howard newspaper, as I was leaving she gave me a pair of these scissors. “Try these and see what you think,” she said. I thought that was sweet of her to give me…
Read MoreIt’s Drying Time Again
Well, it’s that time of the year. The tomatoes are really starting to ripen so I’ve got the dehydrator going. For information on our dehydrator see this post. As I mentioned there, I sure wish I would have bought the larger tray version instead of just five trays. It’s fine for right now, but it…
Read MoreIt’s Soap!
It sure has been a long 24-hours waiting to see our soap! First, let me tell you how this all came about – making the soap, that is. I’ve always liked the idea of making our own stuff – back to when I had the first three Foxfire books. But with working and all, I…
Read MoreYogurt and More
Today was my day to make yogurt. Well, really it’s my month. This used to be Dave’s task, but many months ago we decided to take turns on yogurt duty. Today was my day for this first batch this month. If you’ve never eaten homemade yogurt, you are missing a treat. It’s not sweet (you…
Read MoreIt’s about the right gadgets
Last week I was working on the first baking challenge in the Healthy Breads in Five Minutes (HBin Five) – Spicy Whole Grain Snack Crackers. I emailed the group about my failure – my crackers were pillows of bread instead of crispy crackers. Michelle, our fearless leader, suggested that I needed to just practice rolling…
Read MoreTime To Put It Away
Well, I finally did it – I put away one of my gadgets – the dehydrator. It’s been sitting on the corner of the kitchen counter since spring. I know it should have been put away a month or so, but as long as it’s out, in my mind it’s still summer! The Excalibur is…
Read MoreMy New Best Friend
I have a new best friend. Anyone who knows me, knows I hate to clean. In my very first apartment in the 70s I hung a poster just inside the back door of a woman holding a broom with huge lettering,” F*** Housework! “ across the top. Now, I’m not much for using the F-word,…
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