Recent content by Gayle

Feed has no effect on the color of the shell whatsoever. The more natural the feed (ie: bugs, lizards, plants, etc) the deeper the color of the yolk. The color of the shell depends entirely on the breed of hen. I raise Araucanas who lay shades of blue, green, pink, brown, and, occasionally...

Wow, thanks for all the ideas everyone! I think I'm going to have to make another batch of syrup and try these out. It never occurred to me to use it in a main dish or salad.

You might try sauteing that monster in butter with a little of your favorite steak sauce added. You might even be able bread it and fry it in that, if you'd prefer. I'd grind a bit of pepper on it afterward.

I make a very simple anise-flavored syrup (2 c. sugar, 1 c. water, 1 t. anise flavoring. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened). I love it on vanilla ice cream, but can't think of what else it would be good on. What else could I do with it?

I'm on dial-up right now, so I had to wait for the pics to load. While I was waiting, I read your post. I was spitting and sputtering about spending $100 on a knife. Then the pictures loaded. I retract my thoughts. It looks to be well worth every cent! What a beautiful knife...

Hey, you're entitled to a whine - that hurts like heck! If you start having trouble breathing, please see a doctor, though. Last fall (an appropriately named season) I fell in the creek and broke two ribs (in my back). A month later, just as it was feeling better, I fell down the steps and...

My goodness! I missed Adolf Coors and I KNEW it was talking about the Coors Brewery! Oh, the shame! Got the rest of them right.

This is exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you so much for posting it!

I have a slightly different view of your goals than the others. If you're trying to entice the beverage NON-drinkers into buying a beverage, perhaps it would help to put something in your menu to draw their attention to the tea (since it's obviously a high-profit item). Maybe a clip-on paper...

I've had just about every pet you can think of, short of exotics. I've had all kinds of birds, including pet chickens, mice, gerbils, hamsters, horses, cows (yes, pet cows, who followed me like dogs), snakes, frogs, tropical fish, turtles, including 2 snappers, cats, dogs, sheep (one who lived...

I had a mother who thawed meat on the counter, too. I do the same. My mother was from the deep South and cooked every vegetable for hours, with a big hunk of some kind of fat (usually fatback or margarine) and a load of salt. No wonder my dad died of a heart attack at 50! The one weird...

Not long after I started my kids in public school, I noticed not only that they were getting fat, but they were showing signs of behavioral problems and were, frequently, sick. I pulled them out and started homeschooling them. We grow almost all of our own food, organically. They are now...

Drumheller's Little Church?

I use leftover rice in all kinds of things - egg foo yung, rice pudding (with a twist - heat a can of sweetened condensed milk, along with some coconut - about a handful, maybe two - then add as much rice as looks good. That's it.), cooked with onions and scrambled eggs in a sort of rice fritata...

We had chicken and dumplings that I made out of leftovers from last night's supper. It came out nice and creamy, for a change. I made some chocolate ice cream today, so the kids had that (Sadly, I'm allergic to chocolate).