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TWT: Preserving Basil

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health With frost creeping up on us, it is time to deal with our 15-foot triple row of basil.  We are preserving it in three different ways. For the times when we only want a little bit of the herb, […]

TWT Recipe: Delicious Beef Heart

  helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health  Every animal has a heart.  And heart, cooked properly, is delicious, healthy, and relatively inexpensive.  Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find heart meat.  Since a small butcher shop just opened near our home, we had beef heart […]

TWT: Broccoli Soup (Gluten-free)

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health Every year we plant a double 30 foot row of broccoli in the garden.  My husband loves broccoli, and the rest of us don’t mind it.  My favorite way of eating it, besides peeling and nibbling the stalks raw, […]

Preserving and Couponing with Molly: A Review

    As usual, Molly is right up to date.  We’re preserving, and the August Money-Saving Digest is about exactly that.   Starting with apple history and a description of different kinds of apples, “Beginning with the Basics” continues with mouthwatering recipes.  The apple pie looks just about perfect.  We won’t be making it because […]

TWT: Cleaning with Vinegar

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health Some people have cupboards full of cleaning supplies.  That costs a lot, takes up a lot of space, and, let’s face it, fills a home with poisons. We use vinegar instead because it is economical, effective, and safe. Because […]