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Gooey Yuck
Yes, this is a silly title for a very silly treat! 1 pint bran cereal, the type that looks like twigs 1 pint raisins 1 pint brown sugar 1 pint milk Add all these to a bowl and refrigerate overnight. 1 pint self raising flour Mix the SR flour into the gooey mix the next…
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Chai
Chai is a spiced tea blend from India. The correct name for chai is… chai. Saying chai tea latte is saying “tea tea latte”. So stop calling it chai tea, it sounds silly 😉 0.5″/1cm piece of cinnamon bark 9 whole cloves 6 black peppercorns 5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed half whole star anise 0.25…
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Hummus
“Hummus is delicious, but have you seen how much it costs? Even on sale it’s kinda pricy!” How many times have you had that kind of conversation, or versions thereof? Let’s look at a different way to sate your hummus addiction! Let’s start with Alton Brown’s recipe. I have made this many times and it…
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Pomona’s Pectin
I thought it would be a good idea to break out the information about Pomona’s Pectin into a separate article. Q: Where can I buy Pomona’s? A: You can buy it online in bulk, which is what I would recommend. Q: What makes it different from the regular stuff? A: You can double, triple, quadruple,…
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Weekly links
Some articles I have found interesting this week. Pesticides are damaging babies in utero, affecting their IQ for life. Could your ground beef be destroying the planet? (Grassfed is way better for your health anyway!) Interesting correlation between fast food consumption and obesity, but remember: correlation does not equate to causality. With the recent tornadoes…
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Food sovereignty
I heard a recent report on NPR news in which the reporter reeled out the usual trite comments about how bad the economy is, and concluded by saying that this is causing problems for the restaurant industry because eating at home is becoming “the new normal”. This casual, throw-away comment rocked me on a very…