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Classic Blueberry Muffins
Comfort food and Sunday morning pleasure. These classic muffins are satisfying and full of flavor yet simple to make. Why go out and buy muffins full of additives when you can easily whip up a batch of these? I make them in Texas-size muffin tins for a hearty breakfast. The secret to this recipe is buttermilk. Use the full-fat, natural buttermilk. Line muffins tins with paper or foil liners – this ensures a perfect release and no aggravation due to blueberries stuck to the tin. Pre-heat oven to 400‘F/204 C 1 cup fresh buttermilk 1/2 cup butter melted 2 eggs 1 – 1 1/4 cups freash or frozen blueberries 2…
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Homegrown vs store-bought
the difference in taste of home-grown food versus anything store-bought is tremendous
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Wine making season
As summer ends its brief, humid run, mid-September brings with it grape harvest and wine making season. A few short, frenetic weeks of work must be done before the temperature drops too low to support the fermentation that is essential to the birth of wine. The frenetic part is timing the arrival of the grapes with your supplier. It can be frustratingly hit or miss. If you produce just red or just white, then it’s not too much of an issue, you’ll buy your grapes, take them home and prepare to crush and press them. Since we make red and white wines, during a year that we make both, this…
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Cornwall, U.K Part 2
Our live like locals, Cornwall, U.K. journey continues. Being based in Porthgwarra placed us equi-distant from many different things to do and see in south-west Cornwall. Not least among them, the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno. Besides its breath-takingingly beautiful location; carved into the side of the Porthcurno cliffs, Minack, ‘meynek‘ in Cornish means a rocky place, has a unique and amazing history. The theatre is completely open to the sky and performances are rarely cancelled due to weather. Minack Theatre is the fruition of an extraordinary woman’s dream. Rowena Cade designed and built the Minack almost completly by hand, without heavy equipment or power tools. The building began in early 1930…
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The resurgence of real Castile soap
In recent years the steady demand for more natural skin care products has lead to the resurgence of real, castile soap (detergent-free, sulfate-free). People are realizing that detergents and other unpronounceable ingredients really don’t need to be in the most basic item of skin care. Soap, real olive oil Castile soap to be exact, is what I use on my skin. It is the most gentle soap that you can use. Olive oil Castile soap neither drying or overly rich, even for baby’s delicate skin. The lather it produces is wonderfully fine and soft. Olive oil Castile soap produces a lather which cleanses but does not strip your skin of…
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Cornwall, U.K. Part 1
For many years I longed to travel to the U.K. Long before the recent (outstanding) remake of Winston Graham’s Poldark catapulted the western most county in England to the world’s attention, I dreamed about standing on Cornish soil. I thought and planned, and re-planned my journey. By the time I got to Cornwall, I was able to navigate from memorized maps and paper maps. Plus, being the navigator means you won’t have to wrestle with shifting the gears with your left hand! Still, having a car is essential if you want to travel around the county to experience areas further afield i.e. most beautiful beaches, the Southwest Coastal path, the…
