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Optimistic Friday

Posted by Erin D. on May 6, 2011 in Chickens, Farmers' Markets, Food, Mental Well-Being, Mom

It’s a beautiful day out. I don’t want to talk about how Chickenhead was also killed night before last, or how The Engineir very thoughtfully tried to protect me from seeing her ravaged body by burying her before I woke up, or how I had to see it for myself to see if there were [...]

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Mujadara

Posted by Erin D. on February 22, 2011 in Food, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

I wrote this a few days ago, and promptly forgot to post it. No photos, as my kitchen is not conducive to after-dark photography. “Do I really feel like chopping up two pounds of onions and sauteeing them for nearly an hour? Do I really?” I posted this mostly-rhetorical question on Facebook awhile ago, as [...]

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Making Pickles, Part 2 of (N)

Posted by Erin D. on July 8, 2010 in Food, From the Garden, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

Because I’m new to This Canning Thing, I’m not fully equipped properly. For instance, I don’t have “a canning pot,” which is somewhat, y’know, important for the whole process. A canning pot is very, very huge. It’s tall enough to fully cover quart-sized jars with at least an inch of boiling water on top of [...]

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Making Pickles, Part 1 of (N)

Posted by Erin D. on July 8, 2010 in Canning, Fermented Foods, Food, Gardening, Gluten-Free, Harvest, Vegetarian

In our last episode, we saw A Giant Pile of Cucumbers. All told, it yielded about six pounds of sliced cucumber – with another 2.5 pounds left untouched. I officially have 6 pounds of pickles in the works people. I also have a few cucumbers to give away. No promises on ripeness perfection, because, not [...]

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Holy Giant Pile of Cucumbers

Posted by Erin D. on July 8, 2010 in Food, From the Garden, Gardening, Harvest, Vegetarian

Today, I decided to learn how to Make Pickles. The bread and butter recipe I’m going to try calls for 2.5 pounds of cucumbers, so I sallied forth into the garden, hoping to find enough. At first, I started picking even small ones to ensure I’d get somewhat close to the weight. These are the [...]

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