Posts by Lirazel

Wow thanks for the responses everyone! I emailed the TM to ask about her education and experience before moving forward with a more extensive interview. I'm really satisfied with her response and forwarded it on to DH. I hope it makes...

I can tomatoes, dill cucumber pickles, and jam. I love them all so much! There's nothing like cracking open a jar in the middle of winter and smelling a little bit of summer in your kitchen. When I do tomatoes I core, peel, and halve...

Hi all, So DH and I have recently started thinking about switching from our hospital based midwife group to using a midwife for a homebirth. I emailed a few midwives in the area to set up interviews to help us make a decision. When...

The milk you get sounds exactly like the milk I get! I love it and fortunately DH likes it too though he does get annoyed by the thick glob of cream (almost butter) on the top. Homogenization I believe entails heating the milk up yet...

Quote: Originally Posted by New_Natural_Mom Does the acid change the taste of what you are soaking at all? For instance, if you use vinegar or lemon juice does the grain taste vinegar -y or lemony? I don't...

Quote: Originally Posted by New_Natural_Mom Uh oh, you need to soak your grains in an acidic medium?! I have been soaking in water. Crap. Well, mostly water with a small portion of something acidic added. ...