Pomegranate Jelly with Balsamic Vinegar
An Easy Jelly Making Adventure “The Trasks were well established in Salinas. Lee, once he had given up his brackish bookish dream, made a new kind of place for himself in the house beside Reynaud’s...
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Quick Pickled Strawberries and a Salad to Remember The word got around when a girl really wanted to know. East of Eden, John Steinbeck Inspiration More strawberries? Why yes, but savory this time. It’s...
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Have you discovered Lemon Verbena? Joe held the cup to her lips, and she drank the tea in little sips, breathing in over it to cool it. That’s enough, she said when the cup was only half empty. How was...
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The warming spices of winter in an easy potpourri recipe for the holidays. Aron seemed perfectly calm. He sat in the living room, looking at cartoons in old numbers of the Review of Reviews. From the...
View ArticleReducing One Time Use Plastic Bags
Reducing one time use plastic bags in the kitchen with mesh bags, reusable produce storage containers and terry cloth bags. “After awhile, said Cyrus, you’ll think no thoughts the others do not think....
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