image link and recipe for rangoon Neil the Gnome was on pins and needles wondering if his first ever gnome cookout was going to happen or not. Morning showers went on for an hour and left the picnic tables and patio chairs drenched. The guests were going to start arriving at 3 and here it…
Category: food
The Great Bloggers’ Bake-Off — Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Cake
hosted by the Dynamic Duo of: Bereavedandbeingasingleparent and Crushed Caramel (Learner at love) with their special judge ajeanneinthekitchen Now don’t get your hopes up that you will soon be seeing something from the kitchen of Martha Stewart of some other celebrity/chef who bakes impeccable-looking product. One thing I can guarantee is the taste, but currently there is…
Story Starter Challenge — Jordine & Gordon
Teresa at The Haunted Wordsmith’s Story Starter Challenge today is: “Haven’t you done that enough?” Jordine had gone to see a movie with her friends called, “Julie and Julia”, where a woman named Julie decided to cook every recipe in famous chef, Julia Child’s book, “Mastering The Art of French Cooking.” She took this as…
News of Interest to Kombucha Brewers
image link, which will also take you to a how-to on making kombucha A couple of weeks ago, my sons and their SOs came over. I warned them there were a few fruit flies flitting around and apologized. They immediately said, “mom do you have any apple cider vinegar?” I said yes and they instructed…
Gloss
This year I participated in our local library’s first ever implementation of a seed bank. They took those gorgeous wooden cabinets that held the cards people could use to find books and now use a computer screen instead and turned it into being a keeper of seed packets. They communicated with heirloom seed companies and…
Day 25 — OctWriPoMo — Ode to Loving Asparagus
image link There comes a season In Michigan, When asparagus Slowly rises from the soil It takes the right temperature And the right moisture To make asparagus happen. It is sold at the local farmer’s market At exhorbitant prices, now That the farmer’s market is A fashionable place to be seen. A farmer,…
Shadows
The man today* said, Close your eyes and try to visualize the last person who you saw who was ashamed and see where you feel it in your body. I visualize my mother, trying to understand my brother kicking her out. Then I visualize my ex, trying to make amends. Awkward smiles, with a hint…
Tao Talk 