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Sourdough Pancakes or Waffles

May 9, 2010

Another option of what to do with your sourdough starter…

Wow is this stuff ever expensive! I used to buy it in the pre-measured packages till I found Costco. Now I buy the yeast in 2lb bags. I use 2.5tsp per week so it takes forever and a day to use it up. To prevent waste and allow it to be used for as long [...]

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Smoked Salmon Pizza

April 30, 2010

Even my kids love this pizza! We don’t make multiple entree’s as a rule, so the kids aren’t very finnicky but they have their moments. Their other favorite is barbecue chicken pizza. My youngest has been eating it since he was 2-1/2 or 3. 350g (~12oz) of pizza dough 4Tbl extra virgin olive oil 5 [...]

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Cut Flowers

April 30, 2010

I got almost all of this information from Jones, Rod. Caring for Cut Flowers. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: Landlinks, 2001. ISBN Number is 0 643 0613 4 I enjoy flowers as much as the next person and this solution will allow your flowers to be pretty for as long as possible. Making plant food/preservative like the [...]

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Refilling a Bleach Pen

April 30, 2010

Bleach pens are a Godsend, especially in our house where a couple of Rembrandt & Picasso wannabe’s color on the walls at the ripe old age of 8-1/2 and 6-1/2. I remember the older kids having their phases, but they were done by probably 6 or so. The other thing I routinely use the bleach [...]

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Sourdough Tapenade Bread

April 21, 2010

1/2 cup tepid water 1 tsp yeast 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup Black Olive tapenade (room temp) 2 cups (16fl oz) sourdough starter (room temp) 3-1/2 to 4cups bread flour 1 egg white beaten w/1 tsp of water and a touch of salt (used as glaze) Put the water in a large bowl with the [...]

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Tapenade

April 20, 2010

I love this stuff! 8 oz (by weight) of Kalamata olives, pitted, drained 2 Tbl of Extra virgin Olive Oil 2 cloves of minced garlic 1 Tbl of capers (drained) 1/2 tsp herbes de Provence 1/4 tsp fresh coarsely ground pepper (+/- to taste) sea salt to taste Mix it in a blender or food [...]

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Cell Phones and Water

March 27, 2010

Don’t Mix the two. But it happens. My lovely bride of many years had an incident years ago w/a phone where it ended up submerged. I don ‘t believe it ever recovered. My son had his phone go through the wash and then I believe the dryer, not good. Thank goodness for insurance. Ever since [...]

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Gophers

February 28, 2010

I hate gophers! The little S.O.B.s don’t do anything useful as far as I can tell and are down right destructive in my yard. I have done battle with the little buggers and while I can win a particular battle, they seem to be winning the war…

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