Kombucha and beer, good summer drinking! August 15, 2013. I like to call it the Temescal Radler, after the hip, bikeable Oakland neighborhood. And last year some restaurants around the east bay were even selling a locally made brand called Temescal kombucha.

A record of home brewing experiments. Red Raspberry Leaf is traditionally known in the midwifery sphere as a uterine tonic herb. Tonic herbs have the great effect of being generally good for you with minimal risk factors involved. Uterine tonics are a great way to nourish the womb during pregnancy, and to give it strength for the act of childbirth.

Healthy Recipes and the Occasional Yarn Craft. Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Ok, so, as I said in my note in your present, this blog post is part of my Christmas present to you. You have NO IDEA how long Ive spent researching nail art stuff so I could get you things I thought you could use to make great nail art. Thursday, June 21, 2012. When the only Protein in the house is Eggs. Make a delicious dinner with them! It was a very simple and very good dinner.

This is a journal, of sorts, of an organic garden in SW Michigan. On life in the milk lane. My baby with the one and only bottle baby on the farm, March 2010. February has come and gone and it occurred to me that I have been a milk. Someone closer to 50 than 40 can hardly be called a milk.

The only thing I did differently was using miso instead of salt, so maybe that allowed the yoghurt culture to grow more than usual. Anyway, it tastes good, and no different from any other time.

How-to books on artisan bread, home canning, gardening and solar cooking. Lisa Rayner is a do-it-yourselfer who writes about sustainable food practices as well as permaculture gardening and weaving. She grinds flour by hand, bakes sourdough bread, cooks food in a solar oven, and cans food. She also spins yarn, designs, weaves and sews her own clothing and makes beaded items, among other things. Her yarn, textiles, jewelry.

Little house on the urban prairie.

Monday, April 27, 2009. I want to gag every time I check my mail on yahoo. There is always a pic of someone with a useless mask on their face. This whole thing is ludicrus! So, go here and read what my hubby has to say about it.