Makin’ Bread and more…

“There is not a thing that is more positive than bread.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky I began by using a recipe from the infamous “America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook” Nothing, but nothing, tastes as good as fresh home made bread. I decided to try Dakota Maid Bread Flour and the results were fabulous. The bread isContinue reading “Makin’ Bread and more…”

Scot Free Plants, Fire Cider and more!

I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing. Queen Latifah If you are like me, the more plants you can produce through various means of propagation, the better. The price of seedlings, trees and plants continues to skyrocket so I am pleased to offer some excellent solutions forContinue reading “Scot Free Plants, Fire Cider and more!”

California Dreamin’

All the leaves are brown, and the skies are gray, I’ve been for a walk, on a winters day… Lyrics from California Dreamin’ Mamas and Papas Just went out to check on the little greenhouse out back. Some serious thawing is taking place today which gives me pause for a tiny sliver of hope –Continue reading “California Dreamin’”

Best ever Cream Biscuits

“When I cannot write a poem, I bake biscuits and feel just as pleased.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh If there ever was a kitchen challenge, especially for an inexperienced cook, it would be making a great fluffy biscuit. And there is a splendid answer to that age-old dilemma – Cream Biscuits. From the pages ofContinue reading “Best ever Cream Biscuits”