It’s been a while since I’ve posted any of our 3D printed projects, but the latest has been my own little pet project. I made a little face mask cookie cutter using Inkscape for the shape. Then, made lemon poppyseed cookies with it! I used PEG for making the cookie cutter. I finally figured out …
Bolivia had a lot more to offer than I expected! As a continuation of our worldwide country lessons, we had the chance to learn about Bolivian culture and food yesterday. We did a super quick review of the country’s history with this great YouTube video. The boys were definitely struck by their bad luck in …
As I’ve mentioned before, we have been taking a day here and there to learn about a random country in the world and answer these questions: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What …
Over the summer, I would have the boys try to learn a little about the world. We would choose a country and then look at: Where in the world is this country? What does their flag look like? What is the capital? What are their favorite foods to buy and foods to make? What bands …
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Our family loves ramen. I’ve found a way to crank out a good ramen in the Instant Pot and it’s amazing with homemade noodles! Pork Ramen Recipe Ingredients BROTH 3 Onions, Sliced 2 Tbsp Oil 1 Cup Dried Sliced Shitake Mushrooms 1 piece of Dried Kombu 1 lb Slab of Pork Belly Crosscut Pork Ribs …
Today is Monday and we try to make them meatless around here. There are several reasons for it, ranging from helping the environment to realizing that we do not need to kill animals to eat and be strong. I am amazed to see how many athletes are actually going vegetarian. Thankfully, Indian and Asian cuisine …
It all started with a blog post on one of my favorite blogs, 100 Day of Real Food. She had this recipe for Ebelskivers, which are apple filled pancakes. The recipe sounded great but I was even more intrigued by the pan. I then looked on Amazon for a pan to purchase and, in my research, …
Two Christmases ago, I started the sous vide experiment. Anova cooker Ever since, we have had great successes and a few failures. It is great for chicken breast, steak, pork lion, and rack of lamb (although I use freezer bags now after the bone punctured a regular bag. I have placed whole eggs in …
This Thanksgiving was full of a lot of firsts, so many, that we had to take a day to revisit the past. Today, we made my mother’s Thanksgiving meal – three days after. True to her recipe, the turkey was not brined, it was not stuffed with anything fancy but it was patted with a lot …
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