There’s a woman I follow who fit two years of her trash in a jar. Two years! There’s another woman I found who goes around Manhattan to CVS stores rescuing things getting tossed as garbage–“almost” expired products, perfect or seasonal...
Raised beds are a great way to organize the garden. I kill sections of my garden every year. It drives my family crazy, but me, not so much. I do what I can do, then I “Where’s Waldo” for a tomato in July. This is my first year working remotely. So,...
Don’t buy that amaretto! Make it instead. Are you spending $40 in the store for a bottle of amaretto? You shouldn’t. This is a simple make at home recipe. Save the fancy bottle you drained at Christmas and make a never ending bottle for yourself, or make...
Vanilla is the second-highest priced spice in the world. Saffron is the first. I don’t use saffron much but I could drink vanilla. Two problems: I can’t grow vanilla on the Poser Homestead. And… who can afford to buy it these days. It’s fifty...
“My grandma used Weck jars.” Actually, my grandma didn’t–she was one of the rare working moms in her day. She was an award-winning telephone operator with certificates for saving lives. It was everyone else’s grandmother who canned. My...
Canning 101: Preserve the Harvest and Eat Well All Year Canning’s not just for grandmothers anymore. Canning fed Napoleon’s armies and kept homesteaders alive. Now, it’s back in fashion! Canning lets you eat like you hired Oprah’s chef while saving...
How I discovered kombucha I was at the grocery store and they had a tasting. Delicious. Until then, I made fun of my California friends and their kombucha but I ever I tasted it. I had to apologize. But now that I, too, loved kombucha, there was a bigger...
