The last few years, I’ve made pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. It was never a staple in our household, until I found a particularly good recipe. This year […]
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A brief history of electric cars
Recently, at a social gathering, my significant other was chatting with a friend about electric cars. He tried to pull me into the conversation, but I was […]
Freezing food keeps bellies full after harvest season
Over the last two months I’ve spent a lot of my spare time putting up food. It brings me joy now and through the colder months and […]
Homemade apple cider isn’t easy, but it’s good
We have a bumper crop of apples this year — we’ve harvested many bushels worth and some are still on our trees, ready for picking. I had […]
A little chemistry can help cheese melt better
Milk, water, whey, cream, whey protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, milk protein concentrate, 2% or less of annatto and apo carotenal (color), calcium phosphate, cheese culture, enzymes, lactic […]
Live entertainment is out there waiting
The time at home the pandemic forced on some of us, renewed the interests of many in gardening, baking (sourdough especially), keeping chickens, sewing and other slower […]
Having fun testing foods in thrifted dehydrator
Recently, I found a food dehydrator while thrifting. I hadn’t been on the hunt for one, because for years my family has planned to make a solar […]
USDA guide make scanning much safer
For Christmas last year my sister gifted me the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. I’ve only used a few recipes from it, but it has changed […]
North Elementary garden teaches kids valuable lessons, far beyond simple planting
A homeschool alumna and homeschooling my child, I haven’t been often in public schools. As a teenager, I occasionally went to take standardized tests, and as an […]
Feeling spicy: Our love affair with capsaicin
As you may have guessed from my recent do-it-yourself feature, I have a lot of jalapenos to process. I used the USDA canning recipe book to calculate […]
