Why not plant some Calendula?

February 24, 2011

Body Care, Calendula series, Gardening, Herbal Medicine, Herbs, How-to

...rought in from the garden for drying. One last note: Calendula is edible. It’s not flavorful, but it’s fun to add the petals to salads. Dried calendula leaves look a little like saffron and can also be used in cooking for color. Calendula also can be brought indoors as a cut flower....

Clean your hands with olive oil

Mrs. Homegrown

September 28, 2011

Body Care, Cleaning, Domesticus

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I was just outside staining a piece of wood and got oil stain all over my hands. A bit of olive oil took it right off. These days, olive oil (or any cooking oil, really) is my first resort whenever I’ve got something staining, greasy, sticky or icky on my hands. I’m pretty sure we’ve written about this before–but it bears repeating: There’s no need to expose your skin to harsh chemicals like turpentine or paint thi...

The World’s Most Beautiful Okra

Mr. Homegrown

September 24, 2011

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...you get a sporadic harvest. And you’ve got to pick the pods before they get too big and tough. So I’ve been picking a few and day and tossing them in a bag in the freezer until I have enough to cook with. As for cooking okra I leave the pods whole as I ve been told this reduces the sliminess some people find objectionable. And pile on the spices! My favorite recipe is this Iraqi stew called Bamia. Bamia and rice makes for the perfec...

Parkway Plantings

Mr. Homegrown

October 3, 2006

Vegetable Gardening

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...called Borlotto lingua di Fuoco or “Tongue of Fire” (a reference to Pentecost we suspect rather than the cheesy 1970s Italian thriller). This is a pole bean with a brilliant red color that, sadly, disappears after cooking. One of the nice things about planting the seeds in our street garden this afternoon was chatting with the folks who come by. Sadly, we found out that one neighbor is breaking up with his wife and needs to find an ap...

Salvia Means Salvation: White Sage

Mrs. Homegrown

September 11, 2011

Gardening, Herbs, Native Plants

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...nt healing) drop a single white sage leaf (dry or fresh) into our water bottles and so drink a bit of its essence every day. She uses does this herself and takes it further, keeping a leaf in the 1 gallon bottles she uses for cooking, as well as in her water bottle, so she is ingesting a tiny bit of her most sacred plant on a daily basis. Why? To keep you calm, to repair your soul. As she says in the book: It is our everyday plant. It is a spiri...

Build a Ghetto Solar Cooker

Mr. Homegrown

September 29, 2006

Preparedness, Solar, Water and Power

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...sistency and taste of warm cake batter. We’ll test out some other recipes in the next few days, sun permitting, and keep you, our loyal readers, informed. For more information on solar cookers check out the superb Solar Cooking Archive. You can also purchase a commercially made solar oven called the Global Sun Oven, but why do that when you can make one with cardboard, aluminum foil, and a black pot?...

Content Mills: Pimples on the Information Superhighway

Mr. Homegrown

March 1, 2011

Thoughtstylings

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Yes, there really is a “How to Get Rid of Pimples on the Buttocks” video on eHow. If only they had a how to get rid of eHow article. Google’s powerful search engine has become an essential component of the urban homesteading toolbox. From diagnosing tomato diseases to cooking Ethiopian injera Google has the answers. In recent years, unfortunately, low quality “content mills,” such as ezinearticles and suite...

Moldy Grapes!

Mr. Homegrown

June 24, 2008

Fermentation, Food

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We had a nice conversation with BoingBoing blogger and Make Magazine editor Mark Frauenfelder about how important mistakes are in the DIY life, so here’s two more recent blunders for ya’ll, courtesy of Mrs. Homegrown Evolution. Recent failure #1: Inedible Pickled Grape Leaves We have grape leaves. Lots of them. Our two table grape vines are a little hesitant to really bust out, but our native grape (Vitus californica) has taken over...

Return of Bean Friday: Spicy Mayocoba Beans

Mrs. Homegrown

March 11, 2011

Bean Fest, Food, Recipes

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...retty yellow beans, the color of old ivory. We’d never had them before, but are glad to have met them, because they are mild in flavor and have a smooth, buttery texture. They’re used extensively in Latin American cooking, so you might have to visit a Latin American-flavored grocery store to find them. The recipe after the break: Spicy Mayocoba Beans 1 lb. beans, soaked overnight1 medium onion chopped3 cloves of garlic minced1 1/2 t...

A Review of Williams-Sonoma’s Agrarian Line

Mr. Homegrown

April 12, 2012

Thoughtstylings

21 Comments

...our books I’d be writing a glowing review (just kidding, though looking at my taxes, maybe I’m not kidding!). There’s a few excellent books here, especially The Preservation Kitchen: The Craft of Making and Cooking with Pickles, Preserves, and Aigre-doux. Many of the other books suffer from the “Century of the Self” problem mentioned above–they’re all about image, which equals too many pictures and not...

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Why not plant some Calendula?

Clean your hands with olive oil

The World’s Most Beautiful Okra

Parkway Plantings

Salvia Means Salvation: White Sage

Build a Ghetto Solar Cooker

Content Mills: Pimples on the Information Superhighway

Moldy Grapes!

Return of Bean Friday: Spicy Mayocoba Beans

A Review of Williams-Sonoma’s Agrarian Line