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Summer Sautéed Squash
I grew up thinking squash was icky. It came frozen in a box. Then it was heated up in a Coring Ware dish in the microwave, and when served resembled bland baby food. It was not until I grew yellow...
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Pickles, The Traditional Way
Last year, I made pickled dill cucumbers the way most of us modern do-it-yourselfers do it. I boiled them in mason jars with vinegar and dill. I saved the pickles for later in the year. They turned out...
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DIY Fictional Writting
I did something new this past November. I took the National Novel Writing Month challenge: writing 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. I have always wanted to write a novel since I was young....
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Kombucha Mother: Part 1
My husband and I are pretty excited because we have a new pet. It is a kombucha Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast also know as a SCOBY. We may as well call it a pet because it needs love and care...
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Kombucha Mother: Part 2
Last week my husband and I set up our new kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast) to ferment some tea. Next, we had to allow the kombucha to ferment five to nine days. After five days...
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Mushroom Hunter for Life
This last summer my grandfather passed away. It is difficult to properly celebrate the life of a man who lived over 91 years. Now that he is gone I am left to adjust to life without my grandfather. He...
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Spice it up
It is convenient to have your own blends of mixed spices on hand in the kitchen for home cooking. I find the mixes sold at the store are overpriced and some have undesirable additives to increase there...
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A Dandy Quick Bread
Dandelions are one of the first flowers that I notice when spring finally arrives. The perky little yellow flowers seem to bloom everywhere from forested meadows to the medians on highways. Dandelions...
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What’s All the Buzz About?
So this morning a truck filled with bee hives tipped over on I-5 in Lynnwood near where I live. I was informed of the accident by frantic friends on Facebook who insisted on being fearful and stating...
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Scrub the Tub
I am now a stay at home mom and have taken up the majority of the cleaning around the apartment. With 2 adults, 1 baby, 3 dogs, and 1 turtle our place can sometimes feel small. Things tend to get dirty...
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