Allison's Trinkets and Treasures

11/08/2013

So easy. So delicious !!

I made Lacto Fermented Pickles! These Babies should be Good!! I Can't Wait! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qIwad8Labk

10/30/2013

Super fast recipe/meal idea for Sams Club shoppers !!! Microwave one package of Baja corn ($8 for 6 pkgs). Meanwhile, heat up one can of white meat chicken ($10 for 5 cans) mixed with a couple of cups of salsa (big jug for $4). Mix corn in. Can serve over rice, on a tortilla or with cheese melted on. Yummy and takes minutes to make. Cheap, too !!

10/28/2013

Review #2. Kit to convert a regular wheelbarrow to a 3 wheeled one. I LOVE this !! So much easier to maneuver than before. Plus, I can heap it HIGH with manure because I don't have to worry about the load tipping. I can't imagine being without one now !!
http://www.statelinetack.com/item/will-burrow-kit/BRA85/

  Tri Will Burrow™ Retro Fit Kit   Give your wheelbarrow some kick with the Tri

10/28/2013

Product review #1. Chicken nest box liners. These rock !! They are soft, absorbent. They keep the eggs nice and clean. I worried that the ladies wouldn't like them (chickens don't like change and these gals have had straw and shavings all summer). No problem ! Everyone laid an egg today !!
http://www.jefferspet.com/chicken-nesting-pads/camid/LIV/cp/I5-AM/

Chicken Nesting Pads

10/09/2013

Update on the ACV - this picture taken just now. On the left is my jar started on Sept 23rd. It is in the acidification stage. It now is starting to smell like vinegar and the mother is very easy to see on the top. The jar on the left was started on Oct 3rd and is still fermenting - notice the bubbles from the CO2 escaping. It smells like apple cider !!

10/04/2013

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10/04/2013

Future dried soup mix

10/03/2013

In addition to the strawberries, it was also a day to do APPLES !!

10/02/2013

Started out with 1lb of fresh strawberries - hulled and quartered them.

09/28/2013

Just HAD to try out my new Sauce Master !! I only had a few ripe tomatoes to try. I quartered them and processed them fresh. I did a few with the fine screen - only juice came out, no seeds. Then I did a few with the salsa screen. Some small chunks and seeds came out with th e juice. I think I will make a pasta sauce with it tonight. VERY pleased with the way this works !!

09/26/2013

My purple asparagus - crowns were just planted this spring. It's really doing good !! The columbine was just planted this spring, also.

09/26/2013

I cut back the vines on the tomatoes to encourage the fruits to ripen on the vine. I have about 50 still ripening in the house, too.