It is still a fun project and growing rice at home takes place in a container, so only a small space is needed, unless you decide to flood the backyard. Read on to find out how to grow rice at home.Planting rice is easy; getting it to grow through harvest...
Johnny Carson of “The Tonight Show” famously joked that there was only one fruitcake in the world, and it just kept getting passed around. True to its name, fruitcake is studded throughout with a variety of preserved fruits as well as nuts.
Regular grits are my favorite, but it is sometimes difficult to find them where I live, so I use quick grits. But more than this, I hope you enjoy eating them as much as my family does.am glad for my simple childhood.
Hominy was a different story. Their mill was a giant mortar and pestle made from a tree stump and a block of wood. Traditionally we soaked the dried corn in lye water derived from wood ash, until the hulls were removed.
Salt to taste, and mix with enough water to make a stiff, cakelike mixture. Use your own judgment for quantities and amounts. They are not bundled together as whole plants. After pouring off most of the drippings, we place the tender, wet greens in the...
You cut the potatoes the long way into thick wedges and toss them in olive oil. Oregano is one of those herbs that tends to grow prolifically. My favorite dish to make with this variety of oregano is lemony Greek potatoes.
It's a bit more work than plopping sliced apples into a pie crust, but oh-so-worth-it!1-1/2 lbs medium cooking apples such as Macintosh (about 9)Peel, core, and thinly slice apples.
I sure hope I didn't drop that sprig of balm in my milk.Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Third edition, Fetrow and Avila,PharmD, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004.Magic and Medicine of Plants, The Reader's Digest, Inc, New York, 1986
If we don't bother, we'll have time to bake snickerdoodles instead.* Check out "Penzey's Cinnamon" at Penzeys.com If they don't have a store near you, don't fret; they do most of their business via mail order.
Bredes; either using plenty of water and cooking for some time which will lead to a kind of soup ('bouillon') or without any water on strong fire which will produce a more consistent result ('fricassee').
Carefully fold the egg whites into the nut mixture. There is alsoorn flour, and that's only A, B and C of non-wheat flours! Some people mix their own flours, trying to acheive the perfect consistancy that is neither too heavy, too bean-y, nor too insubstantial.
The plain old Pyrex baking dish that most everyone has in the cupboard does as well as the fancy enameled versions that cost several times more money. Some surprises were in order and the editors found that things like ordinary bagged carrots had just...
Grab the stalk at its base, twist and pull at the same time. If you do discover this insect on your plants, treat with insecticides. You will want to remove these at ground level. Burn any infected plants parts to kill the eggs.Rhubarb leaves makes an...
I bake the pie in the oven at medium heat 180C (350F) for 30-40 minutes until the pie is golden brown.I use the same dough to make strudel. I need a two-pound pumpkin slice which I peel, cut into small pieces and grate.
Many farms hold classes year 'round so you can learn in depth how to make soap, bath salts, lotion, salve and even distill lavender oil and blend your own massage oil.Making soap is a very rewarding experience.
(Mordants include tannic acid, alum, chrome alum, sodium chloride, and certain salts of aluminum, chromium, copper, iron, iodine, potassium, sodium, and tin.”Mix saffron with milk.
If you are growing cilantro from nursery plants rather than starting from seed, try to find plants in peat pots that can be directly planted so that the taproot isn't disturbed. For container growing you'll want a container at least 12 inches deep to...
It seems like we did not even think about frying them until we moved South. Summer is over. From watermelon rind made intoto green tomatoes made into Vegetarian Green-Tomato Mincemeat, mom created interesting food items to bless her family.
"The Pasta Machine Cookbook". Bristol Publishing.World's Healthiest Foods(WHFoods): Omega-3 fatty Acids. Triple the amount (3 tablespoons) if using fresh finely chopped herbs. Ground almond meal/flour is used for a high protein, low carbohydrate pasta...
The ancient Romans loved it and used it for several purposes. When it is growing, there is a large rosette of leaves that surround the central head. Cabbage has been in cultivation for thousands of years.
Be very careful using this oil. Would you like a breakfast blend, a dark roast blend or a Hawaiian or African blend? Look for articles on chicory and biscotti.(With special thanks to Dave's Garden's own Critterologist for the Coffee Day paragraph, Melody...
It's hard to have too much time in a day. Crumbled dried thyme can be added with peppercorns and other dried herbs to bags fashioned from cheesecloth or - in a pinch - coffee filters.Dry some of your extra thyme, and mix with dried basil, oregano, parsley,...
There goes another day, because the cabbage rolls need time to be made and boiled, first on the stove, then in the oven...altogether it takes about 4 hours of boiling.There is no Romanian Christmas without the traditional 'sarmale' with polenta.Most of...
You don't need to be a master of timing to synchronize your stew, though. For more interesting angles, and to keep the end pieces from being tiny, I angle my knife outward for the first and last cut.
Here in the U.S., if you want the aroma and flavor of Grandma's kitchen, Cassia cinnamon is the one you want. It adds a wonderful touch to hot cocoa or tea. I've also dusted Kahluatm truffles with a beautiful buff coat of Ceylon cinnamon.Ceylon cinnamon...
If it is new, it should be washed and dried thoroughly, then lightly basted all over, including the handle, with vegetable oil. I was about six at the time, and already had a mind of my own, and there was no way I could eat any of those foods without...
