Author Archives: Erin D.

Fermenting in Cold Houses

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 5

Our house is generally on the cool side, between 65 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit, in the fall through spring months. This can make fermenting projects such as kefir, [..]

Fermented Foods, Kombucha, Product Recommendations, Tools ,

“Yer Damn Skippy” Beef Short Ribs Recipe

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

A reformed vegetarian has a go at low and slow Until recently, when I thought “ribs,” I harked back to the somewhat crunchy, dry, pain-in-the-ass ribs from my [..]

Food, Gluten-Free, Recipe , ,

Guest Post at Pantry Paratus

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Howdy folks – Some of you might be interested in the guest post I have up today over at Pantry Paratus; it’s about using all-natural cleaners around the [..]

Cleaning Products, Community, Food, Sustainability , ,

Giveaway!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Hey folks! I’ve been meaning to get this giveaway up for over a month now, but had hoped to have been able to report great success with making [..]

Food, Giveaway, Product Recommendations ,

Paralysis

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

It’s not uncommon for me to be utterly immobilized by having Too Much to Do. There’s easily a list of 100 things I need to be doing right [..]

Mental Well-Being, Stress , , ,

Mind-Blowing Buttermilk Ice Cream Recipe

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Anyone with half an attention span has by now noticed I’ve been posting more ice cream recipes than any other food lately. Evidently, I’ve had a yearning to [..]

Cow Share, Eggs, Food, Gluten-Free, Recipe, Vegetarian , ,

Yard Work 101: Wheelbarrows

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Today, I tackled a project which direly needed doing: Getting the area around the raised beds by the house mulched. While my back ran out of juice before [..]

Gardening, Planning, Tools , , ,

Spicy Pickled Eggs

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

My lovely friend Adrienne of Whole New Mom will likely want to gag when she reads this post; like many in the whole/real foods movement, she’s so sick [..]

Eggs, Gluten-Free, Recipe, Vegetarian , ,

A Rhubarb Bed in 2 Hours

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Somewhere, in front of this fence, lurking behind all that grass and weeds, are two Victoria rhubarb plants. Can you make them out? Due to terrible initial planning [..]

Gardening, Planning, Planting

All-Natural Leg Wax – Followup

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

It’s been 12 days since The Great Leg Waxing – right around the amount of time I’d say it’s “worth the mess, discomfort, and time” involved with a [..]

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