Spring is busy, busy, busy
I'm sure glad that the days are getting longer! I'm like a chicken — when it's light, I'm active; when it's dark I get sleepy. And with all we have to do, I'm glad...
Q and A: Mesquite beans and volunteer potatoes
Mesquite beans
I was just wondering, can you eat mesquite right off the tree, and do they have to be ripe, or does it matter?
Pete
Bowie, Arizona
You can eat green mesquite beans off the tree, cooked...
We had a busy but blessed Easter
I made plans to do all my cleaning/baking/pre-cooking on the Saturday before Easter but you know how plans go… We had company all day Saturday! Company that we really enjoyed. But boy, did that...
Q and A: Grain mill and lame chickens
Grain mill
I have been trying to make my own whole wheat bread by grinding my own grain but the loaves never rise properly. I think it is because the flour is not getting ground...
Q and A: peeling eggs and canning tomato sauce
Peeling eggs
I wanted to pass on my tip for peeling new eggs. After boiling and cracking them just slip a spoon between the shell and egg, run it around the egg. The peel will...