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I am just one tiny person in one tiny corner of this great big planet, no matter how important or complex I think I am. There's always something you can do to help solve the problem that's plaguing you, and even if your efforts don't completely erase...
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Let\'s Make Ginger Beer
Judging when exactly to drink the beer is arbitrary to some degree, though a good guide is in turning the bottles every couple of days and looking for undisolved sugar. There are yeast bank kits available and sites such asthat feature information about...
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Basil, the King of Herbs
A nutrition analysis based on data provided by the USDA nutrient database shows 4 tablespoons of fresh basil (10.6g) to contain the following:Dietary Fiber: 0.2g (1%DV), Calcium: 18mg (2%DV), Iron: .34mg (2%DV), Magnesium: 6mg (2%DV), Potassium: 32mg...
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The Many and Varied Uses of Rosemary
Rosemary flowers can be used in salads or as a garnish.As useful as rosemary is, I think one of its most important features is that it attracts hundreds of bees when it is in bloom.With the concern of the colony collapse, I think planting their favorites...
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Lavender, the Versatile Herb
The infusion can be used in the bath to soothe skin irritations. Commonly used for aromatherapy, lavender has more than just a lovely scent. Start out with small amounts, you can always add more, but if you add too much it will taste like perfume! Lavender...
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Living High on Grits and Tomato Gravy
Serve over hot grits or biscuits. This takes about one minute. Cook the grits according to the package directions.For cathead biscuits, you may use any good baking powder biscuit recipe.
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Hominy
Some of the dried corn was used as food for animals, some was taken for grinding into meal, and some was used to make hominy. Nobody told me to eat it, but since I got to help make it, I decided to give it a try.
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Greens, Pepper Sauce, and Cornbread: Southern Cuisine
To make our version of cornbread, place an iron skillet on a hot stove eye, and add a bit of oil or bacon drippings. More hot peppers make a hotter sauce while more banana peppers make a milder sauce.
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Stevia, Sweet Stevia
Dried leaves will be bright green and crumbly. Reportedly many times sweeter than sugar, it attracts the attention of people who are looking for a non-caloric natural sweetener. Herb gardeners are anxious to include this plant in their gardens for its...
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What to Do With All That . . . Cilantro
Considered native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia, it is equally at home in far-flung exotic locals, in your herb garden, or on your dining table.Note: In some geographic areas, the entire plant is referred to as coriander, which...
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Co-Co-Coconuts!
I will be happy to go into all of that some other time. I have a Marshallese friend, Ebil, who does this for a living, and I can generally find him somewhere on island, climbing a tree for just that purpose.Once the nuts are down, my friend places a strong...
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Get the most from your herbs I: Pinch, pinch, pinch!
Are wonderful additions to the garden even if you never use them in cooThey add a variety of textures and scents, and their flowers will draw flocks of, and once you start nibbling and experimenting with what you've pinched, you'll appreciate your herbs...
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Sherry--What it is, How it\'s Made, and How to Use it
But because it is fortified, it will not age as quickly as wine does once open. Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan (who famously spent more on sherry than he did on weapons) and other explorers made sure to include sherry in their supplies before...
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Glace (Candied) Fruit
For this method, you boil the fruit in the sugar syrup until it achieves your desired consistency. Minced candied citron is often added to Italian cakes and cookies.If you candy something other than citrus, try to choose firm fruits (such as cherries...
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When Do You Harvest Ginger?
Ginger likes consistent (but not heavy) watering—particularly later in its growth, when both the ginger foliage and the ginger rhizome are growing. Keep the pH on the acidic side—5.5 to 6.5. Amend ginger's soil with compost to improve the soil organic...
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Cauliflower - a boring vegetable?
The name ‘cauliflower' comes from the French term, ‘cabbage flower' (choufleur). Incoleworts," suggesting that it must have been brought from thewas mentioned as the source of seed for planting invegetable markets as early as 1619 and we also have...
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January is National Oatmeal Month
Zell, Wikimedia GNU Free documentation LicenseProcessed oats: photo by Bill Ebbesen, copyright free through Wikimedia Commons, all usesQuaker Oats advertisement: public domain, expired copyright, via Wikimedia CommonsDry oat heads 2: photo by Josef Stieranka,...
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What to Do With All That . . . Dill
Try something new with dill today. Dill and salt are mixed into sour cream, then the sour cream is added to the pan to make the sauce, which is then served over the cutlets.There are a number of different recipes available for dill and onion bread.
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Dill, parsley and lovage: the most used herbs in the Romanian cuisine
If I had taken it already dried from the market, many of the seeds would have been already lost because they don't keep the clusters wrapped, like I do.In Romania lovage is used for flavoring the sour soups of any kind, with meat or just vegetables.
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Canola: Where Does it Come From?
Repeated exposure to petroleum-based oils can cause rashes and hypersensitivities in users, not to mention damage to natural areas from accidental unavoidable spills.Canola oil is also being used as a bio-fuel.
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Eggplant: Growing Basics and Benefits
Researchers think there may be a connection between joint stiffness and solanine, the toxin in nightshades that makes them somewhat poisonous.The good news is that eggplants provide generous amounts of dietary fiber, potassium, manganese, copper and thiamin...
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What to do with all that . . . oregano
Salt and pepper to taste, add a little garlic and at least a tablespoon of fresh oregano.Oregano is also a main ingredient in Italian seasoning (hence the name Italian oregano), and you can sprinkle fresh oregano into most any Italian-style sauce.Add...
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There are Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun By the Pigs Who Search for... Truffles??
Http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_118/truffles.htm (Think underground mushrooms.) They are indeed hunted with female pigs capable of sniffing out the delicate, perfumery aroma said to mimic the male pig sex hormone.
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Butternuts, by the bushel
The first few crops proved me wrong;(squash, cukes, pumpkins) are concerned, help often means organic content in the soil. When really cold weather sets in, I put the bin to sleep with a blanket of soil and a coverlet of cardboard.
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What to Do WIth All Those . . . Chives
When thinking about chives most people concentrate on the foliage (which look like grass blades).However, every part of the chive plant is edible, and you can use the bulb like a mild onion in a pinch.The foliage can be added to dumpling or biscuit dough...
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The Summery Flavor of Lavender
Chopped lavender flowers.This goes especially well on a lightly sweet bread (such as Hawaiian-style rolls).A summer tea party just wouldn't be complete without a pretty piece of cake.You steep a tablespoon of lavender and two tablespoons of honey in half...
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20 Ways to Soup Up Your Soup
If the soup will be stored for several days or frozen, slightly undercook pasta, as it will become softer. It's finally gotten cold outside (winter seems to come to Texas later every year), so my thoughts have turned to soup.
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