Posted in recipes, sweets on January 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I love the candied pecans and almonds you get in the malls around Christmas time. This year I decided I needed to try making my own. This is what I came up with.
12oz pecans halves
1/2-2/3 cup grade B organic maple syrup
1 tsp Chinese 5-spice
small pinch of salt
The pecans do not have to be brine soaked [...]
Posted in kitchen logistics, milling on January 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Every so often I get an email asking me where and in what quantities I buy my grain.
I buy 50lb bags of both soft white wheat and hard white or red wheat. In general I get these from Eden Organic Foods in Clinton Michigan. I buy them there because I drive by the company headquarters [...]
Posted in kitchen logistics on January 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I typically spend an average of $180/wk on groceries. That’s a lot for an average American family. While quality food simply costs more, I think I can make some improvements.
Lowering Your Grocery Budget has some excellent pointers for reducing costs. For starters I plan to wean myself off coffee/tea and reduce alcohol purchases to once [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, as you may have noticed, I took a bit of a break from blogging over the Christmas holiday. I’m back.
Christmas is a time when I cheat a fair amount. Yes, I still did make some healthy foods, but also ate a fair amount of rather unhealthy deserts and visited several restaurants. Now it’s back [...]
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