I've been wondering for a while if I could and the answer is resoundingly YES. Yes, you can make sausage in your food processor. I have, it's quick and easy to make too. We ...
Things I Made
A Mad Science Birthday Party-Baked Alaska Recipe
When my 6 year old son heard about the Baked Alaska Recipe we had to make for our UL and the Side of Safety contest last week he was instantly smitten. A dessert all about his ...
Building an Earth Oven a thrifty project!
Or Cob Oven your choice really, they seem to be pretty much the same thing. Basically it's a wood fired mud oven, you can bake breads and pizzas in. We've been working on this ...
Rose Water Brownies
I have 2 old rambling spreading rugosa rose bushes in my perennial flower bed, they bloom profusely. The scent drifts through the yard for most of the summer and their rose ...
Drying Herbs 101
Whether you like to drink tea, spice up your food or scent your drawers now is the time to start planning! I used to, and still occasionally do, buy dried herbs. But since I ...
Candle Making, St. Brigid’s Day and Candlemas
Today we made candles. No one got burned. No one cried. And no one screamed, including me. I consider this a win. I'd never made dipped tapers before today, I was a bit ...
What To Do With Beets
A friend asked my husband "what do we do with beets?" of course he passed that question on to me because he was clueless. I love beets and I think you either love 'em or hate ...
Easy-Bake Cakes — cheapster edition
So I finally found an Easy-Bake oven for my son that's not pink. I never mind having pink things around but something just bit my butt about the ovens being pink for girls. We ...