HomeMaking Beyond Maintenance

 Tonight our choir along with an orchestra presents a Tenebrae Service. It is on Good Friday. Tenebrae is a Latin word meaning "darknes...

  Fermented Sauerkraut   Yesterday I transferred my sauerkraut to other jars to put in our garage fridge. This past garden cabbage was bagge...

  Fresh baked sourdough loaves from fresh milled kamut and whole wheat flour I started two days ago. It was autolyzed (the grain flour soake...

  A new to me book When I was researching the nutrition in fresh ground whole grains, and moreso sourdough, I found this gal, Vanessa Kimbel...

I used to make bread, for almost 30 years with fresh ground flour - primarily hard white wheat. In one day I'd have 6 sandwich loaves, 4...

 It's now 2026, March 22. It's been ten years since I wrote on this blog. I still love to write, so should I take up writing on this...

This year's Christmas tree with my felted "Gift of the Magi" picture on the wall Today, the Feast of Epiphany, is symboliz...

Roasted veggies, fruit and bacon Everyone raves about this brussel sprouts dish. Though I tend to make all recipes my own with my twi...

Fermenting veggies for serving with a dip, and cranberry relish - for Thanksgiving Day For several years now I ferment veggies fo...

Mystery Pecan Pie I was asked for my Mystery Pecan Pie recipe and realized I've never posted it! It's my all time favorite pie, ...