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Like most anything else, if I break a big big thing down into smaller pieces, it doesn’t seem so unwieldly. Thanksgiving is like that too. I like to think of Thanksgiving in three parts. Part One is to figure who is coming, and what (and how much) we’ll have to eat. You can learn all [...] Keep reading Thanksgiving Primer II You read about my adventures getting a Viili starter earlier this month… so how did that turn out, anyway? Well, as I am prone to do, I thought I would outsmart the way everyone has always made Viili and instead follow the method I’ve been using to make regular yogurt. (Meaning, I’d boil the milk [...] Keep reading Viili and Yogurt Making Follow Up… I love love love hosting Thanksgiving, after my first time many years ago. I was intimidated even just to cook back in those days, much less host a bunch of people for the best fall holiday. Doing it the first time showed me that I could do any dinner party I wanted… practice is the [...] Keep reading Thanksgiving Primer, Part I Yes, I am a nut case! I’ve been making yogurt, and making mistakes making yogurt. Not only does Neighbor Dave wave off my science experiments of late with a smile, but sometimes he actually has a great idea. Like the idea he mentioned in mid August when I started the crazy yogurt making experiment. He [...] Keep reading The Desperate Search for Viili  Today, I canned a few of the summer harvest tomatoes. If you find a farm where the sun has been hot, the rain just enough to keep the tomato plants happy, and the farmer rocks (like at Deardorff Vineyards for example!) then you have some great tomatoes on your hands… the perfect time to explore your [...] Keep reading Canning Tomatoes: Step by Step |      |
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