“It’s the final countdown! Get ready ya’ll because today we’re gonna have a competition of epic proportions. That’s right folks, after thousands of years of milk-drinkin’, we, here at Weed ‘em & Reap are going to finally make the decision everybody’s been waiting for. We’re going to decide which is better out of cow, sheep, […]
“I’d like to think that my naivety in cheese making can be of great benefit to you. After all, if you were an expert cheese maker you certainly wouldn’t be reading a beginning cheese making post. So, in defense of my post, I’m hoping it can offer you some basics TO a novice FROM a […]
“Making homemade stock is a great use of leftover chicken carcasses and can save you money from not having to buy chicken stock. Plus, it’s a lot healthier than pre-packaged stock and tastes better. It sure what the difference was between stock and broth. Basically, broth is made from meat and stock is made from […]
“I know the thrills of garden produce are gone when my kiddos start groaning every time they see me chopping zucchini or green beans. The tomatoes they never seem to tire of, but they seem to lose enthusiasm for everything else by mid-September. I’ve spent about ten years experimenting with different ways of preserving my […]
“Portable soup, a sort of homemade bouillon, sustained travelers before Cup O’ Noodles lined rest stop shelves and salty powdered bouillon cubes gave home cooks a short cut in making soups, stews and sauces. Modern cooks who seem to favor time saving packaged ingredients over more elaborate traditions have lost their taste for laborious culinary […]
“My hubby created a reminder list on our iPhones specifically for groceries. We can add to this list something that we need and we can see it when we log onto that list at the store. It’s ingenious. That’s my hubby. He’s handy like that. But somehow, even with this technological advantage at my fingertips, […]
“I am all about Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing packets. Truly I am. They are convent, they are remeasured, they hold awesome memories of making Ranch Oyster crackers for the marching band trips. But sometimes you just need a little bit. Not a whole packet. I know.. I know…. I could put the remainder in a […]
“We are very lucky, or blessed, in many ways, as some of you already know, but one particular way happens to be that we live in the heart of ‘apple tree central’. Seriously. There are so many overgrown apple orchards that a short walk down the road can easily warrant you a good cold sore! […]
“Mixing up your own taco seasoning is such a cinch I recommend everyone do it! I don’t know why I haven’t done a post about it before now since I’ve been making my own seasoning mix for years. Sometimes you get a hankering for a taco and you don’t have any of those packets on […]
“I’ve received so many requests about how to make kombucha tea. With a 16-ounce bottle costing $3.50 at Whole Foods, it’s nice to know how to make it at home. It’s not hard at all. The benefit to drinking kombucha is the probiotics that help your digestive system, and a lot of people just like the taste. […]