Archive for the ‘food storage’ Category

Scored 5-6 DOZEN 1-qt canning jars — yay, freecycle! Now, where do i put them all?

I took Sharon’s Independence Days Challenge to heart. I’d post garden pics, but I can’t get the newly reformatted computer to recognize my digital camera. Argh. Anyway, here’s my update: For me, the big one was getting over my fear of the unknown by finally diving in and planting seeds on my little balcony. I’d [...]

I love me a good challenge, even though I tend to fizzle out after a few days or weeks. That used to make me feel like a quitter, but now I see that I’m actually making slow progress in developing new and better habits, so what the hell. Grandma always said, “If at first you [...]

While the Volvo is sidelined, a friend offered to take me along a few days ago on her weekly trip to the local organic food co-op. I bought almost exclusively bulk items like beans, quinoa, powdered milk, nuts, dried herbs, spices, salt, popcorn [gotta have my treats!] and several cans of diced tomatoes on sale. [...]


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