Hot, fluffy, sweet German pancakes are perfect on a snowy Saturday morning. This breakfast recipe is so yummy, and it is perfect for when you want to make something but don’t have more than the normal staples on hand. German pancakes brown beautifully when baked in a cast-iron skillet, but if you don’t have one, […]
German Pancakes
Reduced Chicken Stock
Homemade chicken stock is so easy to make, and uses mostly leftover ingredients. Reducing it concentrates the flavor. Recipes you make using your own homemade chicken stock will be so much better than using the store-bought kind.
Knitting Gauge Calculator
Use this nifty tool to calculate your gauge! Measure a section of your swatch (preferably leave 3 stitches on every edge) and enter your calculations here. We’ll give you the standard 4-inch/10cm calculation, and save it for later!
Knitting Tension Concerns
How to handle problems that arise with your knitting tension
Knitting Gauge, Explained
Make sure your next project will fit before starting by checking gauge. Here is how.
My Vegetable Garden
I have a vegetable garden this year! I wanted it last year, but by the time we had it all planned, it was a bit late to do it. So when it came time to build it this year, we were ready! Our Garden Plan This book I read, Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard, goes […]
Secrets for Perfect Caesar Salad
Caesar salad is dead simple to make. For me, the tricks are in these techniques: prep your greens, grate your own cheese, and make your own croutons.
Chicken Pasta à la Bryan
There is something about the flavors in Chicken Bryan from Carrabba’s that I love. Tonight I made a chicken pasta dish with many of the same flavors. I wasn’t going for a copycat recipe; I wanted to make something I could call my own. Here it is! First, I use a sous vide to cook […]
Starting Seeds for a Vegetable Garden
For 2018, we are building a vegetable garden! In 2017, we built two herb garden planters and I started almost everything from seed. I learned a lot about waking the little buggers up and keeping them alive. I also learned a lot about cooking with fresh herbs. Fresh herb flavor enhanced my cooking so much! […]
My Bountiful Baskets
I enjoy getting my produce from Bountiful Baskets. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a co-op that gives people access to fresh but inexpensive fruits and veggies. You have to order on Monday/Tuesday and pick it up on Saturday, and you have a 20-minute pickup window to get it. They request that participants volunteer […]