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I have no stove again. Sometimes I think that I have a personal relationship with the electronic world. When I am stressed or think that I really need some sort of electronic device, it stops working. Really. I've stopped wearing watches and have practically resigned myself to disposable cameras. A week or so ago, during …
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With us in early winter I was pleasantly surprised that I still had one large pumpkin hanging around refusing to give into the cold. After breaking down the very last fall pumpkin I produced: curry roasted pumpkin seeds, two bags of squash were cubed and frozen, half of the pumpkin was roasted and split for …
It is Thanksgiving and I miss my family. Due to all the events of my life and theirs we do not get to spend the holiday together this year. I miss spending days in the kitchen with my mom and sisters preparing for one big pig out. In the past we have spent days menu …
It has been a couple of weeks since I lost my taste buds and I am happy to share that slowly but surely my taste buds are coming back. I rarely have surprise attacks on my mouth but the raw feeling is not quite gone. The sides of my tongue and most of my mouth …
Have you ever had the experience to lose your taste buds? Like your mouth just started over? I don’t know how common it is or even really what caused it for me. It seems to be the side effect of some rash illness that struck. It also seems to be temporary. It is an interesting …
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As it turns out, it's pudding. *Update* 7.15.12 This post was originally posted when I took ill in the fall of 2011. Of all the unpleasant symptoms the most disturbing is the complete loss of taste buds. With no ability to register taste and texture for two weeks I ate a lot of pudding. Slow …
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So you want to save your seeds. By saving seeds from one years’ crop means that you will not have to purchase those seeds for many years. Aka: saving money. Some seeds I save not just to replant, but also to eat. Dill, fennel and cilantro, all have tasty seeds for use in cooking …
Yes! It has finally arrived! I have been waiting all year. Yesterday I picked up half a pig butchered just for me. Tall Dark and Handsome has been waiting for this, also. He began nesting by purchasing me a freezer for my birthday…… true love…. The season is changing again, Fall is fleeting. Winter hit …
Just when I was thinking about all my green tomatoes, one of my oldest friends and favorite ex-pats, Melanie asked me about green tomato jam. Her in-laws were going to make some. She was somewhat skeptical but I thought it sounded amazing! When I started processing my glut of green tomatoes, I made things like pickles and chutney, but …
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