Posts by go_blue

Tonight is Weeknight Vegetable Curry (red curry) with brown rice (from Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Cooking Everyday) Other plans for this week, driven by my garden/CSA/pantry and the heatwave: Caribbean Beans and Greens Wrap...

I'm back with more tips...   Stock up on sales; understand frequency of your grocery sales and what makes a "really good sale" Eat seasonally/locally Preserve what you can; start canning this summer/fall - jam and...

Might seem counter-intuitive, but wash your hair less often with shampoo.  Consider buying a "shampoo bar" next time you need to refill; or try "no poo".   For dishwasher soap, try reducing the amount you use. ...

Another vote for Blue Diamond. 

Here is my favorite veggie burger - a nut burger from Feeding the Whole Family.  Much easier than others.  Even DD4 loves it!   http://www.cookusinterruptus.com/index.php?video_id=128

Consider adding 1/3c nonfat milk powder to 1qt milk when you do the first heat-up of milk; this will make it thicker.   From my experience, if it's too liquidy, the starter is either too old or got too hot (and was...

Good thread.  We have a policy of number of invitees equal to child's age at birthday.  Keeps the numbers low.   For dd's 4th birthday, we had a grab bag gift exchange for party with friends at our home.  This...

Old boxers with tears became 5 or 6 handkerchieves.

It also depends on your age.  I used a mw, with a family doc as back-up (the mw cannot order u.s. in my state, only a doc).  Since I was of "advanced maternal age" (36), I was sent to a neo-natal specialist and my...

I live in WI, and I bought the REI brand toddler mittens last year.  They are well-designed, with a diagonal strip of velcro across the top so it is easier to put-on little hands.  They are also longer than normal to help...