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Quick Breads

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Bread, Food
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...ds from the La Brea Bakery. Silverton did for bread what Starbucks did for coffee, before she arrived on the scene America was a Wonder bread wasteland but now, in our coast to coast boho yuppified age, you can even find decent La Brea Bakery bread in the red states. Now we’re a bit contrarian at Homegrown Revolution, so while we’re not quite ready to go back to Folgers (though that day will come), we are ready to try some down home white trash qu...

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Saturday Linkages: Cool Furniture and Other Thoughtstylings

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Saturday Linkages
Table Basse Modular Pallet Coffee Table http://t.co/tYFZlNp7ZY #iRecyclart via @iRecyclart — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 27, 2015 Keep your eye on the corn ethanol situation ://www.ewg.org/agmag/2015/05/how-corn-ethanol-worse-climate-change-keystone-pipeline — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 29, 2015 A pastoral case for bike lanes: http://t.co/mW2zujYNhC — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 29, 2015 Folding Cedar Lawn Chair http://t.co/TnUzWkMIxO — Ro...

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Pooh Power!

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Preparedness
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...pipe and stick a threaded fitting on the other end. Crap in a paper bag or coffee filter, throw in some kitty litter to absorb the liquids and shove it all into your poop tube. You can then empty the tube when you get to the nearest toilet. You’ll have to size the tube based on how much you think you’ll be needing to use it. Lastly an admission. Call us juvenile, but as some of you may suspect this missive was written in part with the purpose of e...

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Cichorium intybus a.k.a. Italian Dandelion

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Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...punch. Italian dandelion makes a good companion to balsamic vinegar marinated pork or game (squirrels perhaps–they’ve been stealing our lemons!). The big taproot this perennial plant has means that it can bust through crappy soil. The bitter root can also be ground up to make a coffee substitute or flavor additive. Never having tried this we’re a bit sceptical, especially since it lacks caffeine, but it’s worth an attempt this coming year. Since w...

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Interview With Apartment Gardener Helen Kim

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Gardening, Herbs
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...ded the heck out of some dried stevia yesterday morning and added it to my coffee… and was surprised at how sweet it was. The mint is great to slice up and just throw in a glass of ice water. And it’s a must for my favorite summer beverage: glass of ice, shot of tequila, top with tonic water, squeeze in half a lime, and add a bunch of crushed mint. The okra plants are going great guns and I’m looking forward to cooking something non-slimy with the...

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