Solar Oven Triumph: Fluffy Egg Strata

July 5, 2016

...y you want to make it work. There does not have to be complete coverage. I used two stale sandwich-sized sourdough rolls for mine.• 2-3 cups grated cheese. I used half good cheddar and half good Parmesan, because that was what was in the fridge. • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives A couple of sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves stripped, stems discarded) • 2 tablespoons melted butter, plus more for baking dish • 8 large eggs • 2.5- 3 cups milk (I kept...

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How to Make Amazake

Mr. Homegrown

September 9, 2007

Fermentation, Food, Recipes

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...from the heat and refrigerate. You can eat it as a porridge or cut it with some more water to enjoy as a beverage. You can also add flavorings such as chocolate, almonds or espresso. Aspergillus orzae is also used to produce soy sauce and miso, though miso making, according to the Cold Mountain pamphlet that came with our koji, will take you between 18 to 24 months. For now we’ll enjoy our amazake....

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Choosing the Perfect Tortilla Press

Mr. Homegrown

April 9, 2014

Food

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...iscs. And I opted for the smaller, 6 1/2 inch press as small tortillas are used in authentic Mexican street food. Making corn tortillas is much simpler than I expected. All you do is get masa harina (a limed corn flour), mix it roughly 50/50 with water and let the dough rest for a half hour to an hour. Next, you roll the masa into little 2 inch balls and press them between a plastic bag inserted into the tortilla press. The last step is to heat th...

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De-Cluttering for DIYers, Homesteaders, Artists, Preppers, etc.

Mrs. Homegrown

February 9, 2015

Cleaning, Tidying up

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...get what you have, the processes of entropy have a way of taking care of unused things. I think Nature does not like unused things, and sends rust and mice and insects and mold and flood waters after them, in an attempt to return them to a more useful state– useful to Nature, that is, not you. Nature doesn’t care about your anxieties and abandoned projects and unrealized plans. And if I can’t convince you by appealing to Reason or Nature, I’ll inv...

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Ghee for the skin

Mrs. Homegrown

January 30, 2015

Body Care, Herbal Medicine

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...ly soothes dry and chapped skin. For instance, during my last head cold, I used it on my much-abused nose. The ghee saved my nose and my lips from a terrible case of chapping. I always keep my lips and nose balmed-up during a cold, but the ghee worked better than anything else I’ve ever used, in terms of absorption, relieving discomfort and quick healing. Since then, I’ve been using it on my face and hands to fend off the dry, itchy skin of winter...

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