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Living the Rustic Life: June 2011
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Living the Rustic Life. Knowing that I would never be able to stomach the half-full bottle of blackstrap rum in my pantry, I decided I would use the shockingly strong yet sweet, brown liquid to make a rum cake. You're probably thinking, "Rum cake in the summer? Isn't that usually a Christmas dessert? I'm sorry, but I will not take credit for any food that is not made 100% from scratch. If I make a box cake (which I. 3 cups all-purpose flour. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Pierce cake multiple...
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Living the Rustic Life: October 2011
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Living the Rustic Life. How to Make a Simple Root Cellar. Squirrels may ravage my garden, but I do appreciate they're ability to store for winter. My ancestors did too- storing their harvest in self-dug root cellars. Here in Massachusetts, our winters are too chilly to keep crops in the soil, covered with straw, as they did in England. So the American colonists watched the squirrels put their acorns in holes and promptly did the same. Large Bin or Barrel. Hay or Pine Needles. After your hole is clean and...
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Living the Rustic Life: April 2012
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Living the Rustic Life. ThumbTack:Tales from the Green Valley(Summer). Youtube has removed all videos of Tales from the Green Valley. Until then, however, you can purchase the series. As we intend to- on Amazon. You need a region-less DVD. Player in order to watch it, but the educational value offsets the price. If you see the videos posted elsewhere online, please let us know! Top image courtesy: http:/ bythebodkin.files.wordpress.com. Tales from the green valley. Magazine gives five reasons why:. We le...
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Living the Rustic Life: May 2012
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Living the Rustic Life. Thumb Tack: Grow an Avocado Tree from a Pit. Can you wait 3 to 6 weeks? If you can handle the suspense of staring at your lifeless pit for over a month with no action, then you're ready to grow an avocado tree. Yes, it may be disheartening day in and day out, but imagine the satisfaction once you see that first sprout! Jessie Cross of The Hungry Moose. Blog describes the process in detail, but basically, you:. Eat an avocado (fun part). Wait 3 to 6 weeks for it to sprout. Garden r...
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Living the Rustic Life: January 2011
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Living the Rustic Life. We are a Catholic couple in our early-20s with dreams of owning a farm. Currently, we spend as much free time as we can working a quarter acre garden and practicing old fashioned skills. We began this blog to help others realize the value of a rustic lifestyle and share tips as we make the transition ourselves. If you have any tips, questions, or would like to become a guest-blogger, please comment on this post. Effects of The Modern Lifestyle. But there is a healing elixir. T...
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Living the Rustic Life: December 2011
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Living the Rustic Life. Is probably one of the most popular treats in Germany around Christmastime . German gingerbread is unfortunately a very loose translation of Lebkuchen,. However. It is similar to American gingerbread in that it is a spiced cookie, but that is about as much as they have in common. While our gingerbread snaps like a sugar cookie, most German Lebkuchen. Image courtesy of http:/ www.aboutgermanproducts.com/. Unlike American cooking which only goes back three centuries or so, Lebkuchen.
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Living the Rustic Life: November 2011
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Living the Rustic Life. Though it's quite understandable when you end up with 80 tiny cookies! And I implore you- please don't use any other cookie cut-out than a small star. If you do, they will not be a traditional German cookie. No German would dream of using any other shape for. Are called cinnamon stars. Translated from the German from Backen in der Weihnachtszeit. 500g almond flour (almonds with skin). Lemon zest from one organic lemon. 4 tbsp lemon juice. 4 tsp ground cinnamon. A href="http:/ www&...
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Living the Rustic Life: December 2010
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Living the Rustic Life. We all know the song. Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. But how many of us have ever tried roasting them ourselves? How to Roast Chestnuts. Baking sheet with raised edges. Preheat the oven to 375F. With the point of a sharp paring knife, cut an X on the flat side of each chestnut. Place the chestnuts cut side down on a baking sheet with raised edges. Pour about a cup of water over the chestnuts and place in oven. Peel away shells and remove chestnuts. Roasting a Pastured Turkey.
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