Monthly Archives: January 2013
Do you ever wonder what I lust after?
I'm like everyone else; sometimes I really, really want something. And I'm the one who preaches about deciding whether something is needed or just...
Q and A: drying citrus peels and storing smoked meats
Drying citrus peels
Now that citrus season is here how do I dry the skins from oranges, lemons, grapefruit, etc. I don't have a dryer....
Q and A: making cheese, rum vinegar, and sewing a zipper
Making cheese
When making Chevre Cheese from goats' milk you instruct: Warm milk to 80 degrees by setting pot in a sink full of hot...
Our “Happy” New Year turned out pretty sad
On New Year's Eve, my step-grandson, Tony, was fatally stabbed to death. Details are still sketchy but it appears that the student-housing block was...
Q and A: moving chicks outside, meat grinder, and condensation in...
Moving chicks outside
We live in the northeast (New York) current temps 27-38 highs and 8-30 lows. We hatched 5 chicks November 7th, 2012. They...