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It’s time for this week’s ‘Friday Favorites‘ post! I love reading articles from all sorts of different websites about many different subjects, and I just want to share with you all a bunch of my favorite reads from this week. Let’s get started! Homesteading: If you cannot tell from my website’s name (The…
I decided to try something new for Fridays: I am going to link up to a whole bunch of articles that I read this week and that I found interesting! This is a list of my ‘Friday Favorites‘, a Friday post tradition that I am hoping to continue throughout the year. This is my first…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Black Peppercorns! The Culinary Uses of Black Peppercorns **In ancient times, black pepper was considered the “King of Spices” and it was more valuable than gold. One’s social standing was even measured by how much black pepper was owned by the household. **One…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Curry Leaf! **The first and most important thing to know about curry leaf is that it is NOT curry powder. It does not look like curry powder, it does not taste like curry powder, and curry leaves are NOT an ingredient in…
Paleo Cookbook Review I love cookbooks. Since I love cooking, I am naturally addicted to learning new recipes all the time. Karen Sorenson’s book Squeaky Clean Paleo: 100 + recipes to beat boredom and ditch cravings was a wonderful cookbook to read. One thing that always bothers me about cookbooks is when there are not enough pictures…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Curry Leaf! **The first and most important thing to know about curry leaf is that it is NOT curry powder. It does not look like curry powder, it does not taste like curry powder, and curry leaves are NOT an ingredient in…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Curry Leaf! **The first and most important thing to know about curry leaf is that it is NOT curry powder. It does not look like curry powder, it does not taste like curry powder, and curry leaves are NOT an…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Bay Leaves! **The bay leaf comes from the bay laurel tree, an evergreen that originates from the Mediterranean region. **Bay leaves are beautiful additions to anyone’s garden. They are also known for both their medicinal benefits and their culinary uses. …
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Fennel Seeds! **Fennel is one of those amazing plants that crosses categories: it is a vegetable, an herb, AND a spice! The bulb and stalks are a vegetable, the fronds and flowers are an herb, and if you leave the flowers…
This is a continuation of my Spice Series. Welcome to my information on Tamarind! **I had never heard of tamarind before I started researching spices for my Spice Series. Have you ever heard of it? One thing is for sure: I bet we have all tasted it, even if we did not know…