Now the traditional theory is that little girls don't like frogs or toads, and we have all heard the story of how Johnny stuck a frog in Susie's desk at school and scared her half to death. But not so strangely I was never like Susie. Ever since I was little I have loved going out at night and scouting the lit areas of our yard for those warty creatures called toads. I would catch one, examine it, then put it in a bucket and catch some more. When I was done and had caught all the toads in that small vicinity I could catch I would tip the bucket...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Now before you say, "Come on, aren't you going too far?" you have to try them. The flavor isn't sour but deliciously cookie-like, and the texture is fluffy and cake-like. My family loved them. Here's the recipe: Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookie RecipeIngredients: 1/4 cup Butter 1/4 cup Coconut Oil or Non-Hydrogenated Palm Shortening 1 cup Rapadura or Sucanat (whole sugar) 1 Egg 1 cup Fresh Sourdough Starter 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract 3 cups Flour...
Friday, July 6, 2012
In pursuit of the healthy diet, Mum has been experimenting with sourdough starter (from Cultures for Health) in order to make healthier bread. In case you don't know much about the health benefits of sourdough, let me just say that its better for the digestion as it has already broken down important nutrients that the body needs, as opposed to yeast bread that is harder on the body for many different reasons. But lets not get into the science of...
Overwhelmingly cute and too curious! I'd love to have one. My Dad always picked on the ones at the zoo by making those high pitched hawk sounds that they dread. It would be cute though, they would pick themselves up and get real stiff looking for the danger that wasn't there, while others would go into hiding. Even though they were raised in the zoo they still had their God-given instinct to protect themselves, plus they knew the sound of danger. Its amazi...
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