My father recently took a course at the local cooperative extension on Chinese Medicinal Herb Production in the United States. In this talk, he learned about the different herbs that could be grown for sale...
There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste. This story will be told at a later date. Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...
Know how I said this blog was about everything under the sun? Well, today’s post will prove just that! I’m starting a new little series called The App Life to talk about the little smart phone...
I spend a lot of time in the garden, strategically removing plants from one area or another. Weeds. But in reality, there is no such thing as weeds, they are just hardy, misplaced flowers. Dandelions and...
I’m having a rough start this morning. That happens. It is the inspiration for today’s discussion on coffee and for the use of the new ring flash for my camera. Notes on the ring flash will...
Walking around a Farmer’s Market will often teach you something new. Whether it is a new vegetable, fruit, meat or condiment, there is usually something that is out of the ordinary. I found...
Last weekend, A.D. and I met up with one of his students and we went on a brief journey around Gettysburg, PA and Dover, DE. You’ll have to wait on Dover for next week, but this week I’m sharing...
Looking back on this summer, I realized I left off halfway through my story of the Great Lakes Road Trip and the last stop we talked about was way back in Milwaukee! Well, we headed out of Milwaukee bright...