Beans are an elemental food. We take them for granted because we usually buy them in a can, drain and rinse them, and then add them to other things where they fade into the background--little more than a pleasing texture or a cheap ingredient to add bulk.
But beans, along with some other...
If there's anything that pains me greatly in the kitchen, it's wasting food. Most tasks, including washing dishes (and we don't have a dishwasher), I perform without complaint. This may be because I've resigned myself to doing them or because I genuinely don't mind. However, cleaning out the...
Hurricane Sandy has us all thinking about natural disasters and how to prepare for them. Since we live in a very rural area, we always have emergency supplies on hand, as a snowstorm or even a large tree that falls across the road could mean days without electricity or the ability to get out for...
Summer presents unique challenges. Keeping cool and hydrated is a big one around here, where even my hearty and intrepid chickens spend the hottest part of the day beneath the house.
Insect management is another. Between the mosquitoes, biting flies, chiggers, and ticks, we're always on...
