Category Archives: food
Day 1 in Valle de Angeles
Exhaustion led the Frog Family to sleep soundly until about 2 AM, when we all woke up from very loud music and voices which we soon figured out was from the TV in the next cabin over. After unsuccessfully trying … Continue reading
Grass fed cow to French Dip
Today we went to the butcher’s to pick up this year’s grass fed cow from Hemlock Highlands, (see post on meeting your meat). We’ve been doing this for …7 or 8 (?) years now, and each year it is always … Continue reading
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Easy yogurt making
Picklebee has become a yogurt-eating machine, so our family is now going through a quart of yogurt every few days. I’ve made yogurt in the past, but have had to streamline my yogurt-making to keep up with our busy schedule. … Continue reading
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Egg-xcitement!
I am so excited about our first egg! Not like I laid it, or anything, but still. We’ve been waiting months and months, and it’s finally here! This is especially exciting after our false alarm. About a month ago I … Continue reading
GrammaFrog: The “Canvolution”
Another wonderful guest post by GrammaFrog: ————————————————————————- Some of you have been canning for years; for others it is a new skill to be acquired. And for others, it’s something you feel you don’t have the time nor the money … Continue reading
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Tattler reusable canning lids
I was blown away a few months ago when GrammaFrog told me there were reusable canning lids. What? And BPA-free, too? How come I had never heard of them? She had ordered some from Tattler, so we grabbed some rhubarb, … Continue reading
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Easter Eggs and Your Own Chickens’ Eggs
Here’s a special Easter post from GrammaFrog… ————————————————————————- When I was a young child I was always excited to visit my aunt’s chicken farm in Ferndale Washington. They had lots of chickens and I was intrigued by the vast number of eggs … Continue reading
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Baby food for those with no time
Now on my second baby, I’ve been forced to become even more efficient with my baby-food-making. I really don’t want to pay the premium on baby food, and I really like knowing exactly what ingredients are going into my baby’s … Continue reading
(Almost) no-trash German Pancakes
As I was making German pancakes this morning, I was thinking… hey… eggs from re-used carton – no trash, check! milk from reusable glass bottle – no trash, check! vanilla from bulk in reused container, check! salt from bulk bin, … Continue reading
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