Overnight Sourdough Bagels
This is a super simple recipe. You make the dough the night before, then shape, boil, and bake the next…
Fresh from the Homestead
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Bun Cha (Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs)
This is an easy and affordable meal that is healthy and delicious. Ingredients (makes 4 servings) 2 lbs ground pork…
Potstickers
We love potstickers. I honestly cannot make enough for my family. We can easily eat 3 dozen at one sitting.…
Pork Wontons in a Spicy Chili Oil
I took the youngest to Chinatown for lunch recently and the highlight were these dumplings in a spicy, sweet chili…
Youtaio – Chinese Donuts (Recipe & Pictorial)
It is the day after Thanksgiving and I am going to cook a traditional Turkey Jook (or Congee) with the…
Tammy’s Easy Foolproof Sourdough Bread Recipe & Video
During this Covid-19 shelter in place I took up a new hobby….sourdough bread baking. I have made bread for years…
Recipes
See all →Overnight Sourdough Bagels
This is a super simple recipe. You make the dough the night before, then shape, boil, and bake the next…
Bun Cha (Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs)
This is an easy and affordable meal that is healthy and delicious. Ingredients (makes 4 servings) 2 lbs ground pork…
Potstickers
We love potstickers. I honestly cannot make enough for my family. We can easily eat 3 dozen at one sitting.…
Gardening
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New Tomato Varieties 2012
We have some great new tomato varieties in our garden this year. This year we added San Marzano Redorta and…
Garden Update: Tomatillos, Serrano Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Pink Berkeley Tie Dye Tomato
It was a cooler spring and summer but the garden does not seem to mind much. The plants are…
Garden Update July 2011: Tomatillo, Diva Cucumber, Zephyr Squash, & 8-Ball Squash
Another great year in the garden. I truly do not know why more people do not grow their own food.…
Eichler
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Exterior Bullet Lights – MCM Eichler Lighting
A few of my neighbors have asked where we found the exterior bullet lights that we have on the front…
How To Build a Simple Eichler Atrium Cover
We’ve been in our Atrium Eichler for 4 years now and after watching heating bill spike up during the cold…
Modern Shed / Playhouse
In our quest to constantly improve our property, and my personal fantasy to create a magical space for my kids,…
Chickens
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Cute Egg Molds
It is springtime and we have an abundance of eggs. My younger son loves scrambled eggs but I have not…
How to Boil Farm Fresh Eggs (Step-by-Step Pictorial)
We love our chickens. They give us the most amazing eggs. So fresh and full of nutrients. Many people do…
Silkie J laid her 1st egg
I have been in a bad mood because 2 or the 3 chickens that were laying eggs went broody so…