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49January 29, 2018Cooking by Erica

Pork Chops with Apple Cider, Maple and Thyme Glaze

Jump to the Recipe I picked up some pork from a new-to-me pork guy last month. This was a bulk-buy type situation a friend coordinated, and I asked for a variety of cuts to assess if I wanted to go…uh…whole-hog in the fall. Oliver was with me when I loaded bags of pork into the trunk…

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6January 26, 2018Recent Posts by Erica

5 Things Friday 1/26/18

Five Things Friday is where I assemble assorted favorites, oddities, announcements, discoveries, random thoughts, life tidbits and whatever else wasn’t quite long enough for a real post. This week: resist buying stupid seed starting gear! Plus, why I love magnesium to help manage stress, The Resilient Farm and Homestead, perennial herbs and more.

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180January 24, 2018Gardening by Erica

How To Grow Onions: The 4 Things You Need To Know For Success

Onions can be weird. Here are four things you need to know to grow them successfully. First, they are oddly finicky about daylight length. Second, they can be grown as a fresh eating vegetable or a storage vegetable. Third, there are enough onion varieties to bog down even the most decisive garden planner. Last – but certainly not least in the confusion department – you can grow them from seed, set, or from plant starts.

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11January 22, 2018Gardening by Erica

If Infomercials Targeted Gardeners

Do you have trouble getting your cabbage to head? Are you concerned about your cruciferous credibility? Have brassicas got you beat? Then you, my friend, need kale! Yes, kale! And not just any kale – you need Portuguese Kale. Now I know what you’re thinking, “how could I ever grow kale? Isn’t it a superfood? Aren’t superfoods only for super-gardeners?”

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1January 19, 2018Recent Posts by Erica

5 Things Friday 1/19/18

This week’s Five Things Friday randomness: planning for succession planting, my favorite essential oil, a rainy week in the garden and more.

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14January 17, 2018Cooking by Erica

Vietnamese Stir-fried Kohlrabi and Prawns

The Vietnamese dipping sauce nuoc cham gives this simple stir-fry of kohlrabi and prawns lots of flavor. A light, delicious meal for your mid-winter produce.

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12January 15, 2018Homestead Animals by David

Homesteading at Rock Bottom

Have you ever hit rock bottom with your homestead? Guest poster David experienced huge losses in his meat rabbit set-up. Here’s how he confronted the feeling that maybe homesteading just wasn’t worth it anymore.

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1January 12, 2018Recent Posts by Erica

5 Things Friday 1/12/18

This week for Five Things Friday: why you need to think about what you eat before you commit to a garden plan, my secret to easy flavorful meals is pretty much just Thai curry paste, sunchokes are taking over my world, Marcus Aurelius proves stoicism and meditation are natural partners and more.

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26January 10, 2018Life and Family by Erica

What Warts Taught Me About Meditation

A couple months ago my son sprouted a wart on the ball of his left foot. I’m going somewhere with this, I promise. At first the wart was so small, we opted to just keep an eye on it. But later it started to spread into a chrysanthemum of tiny baby warts blooming up from…

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37January 8, 2018Gardening by Erica

Urbanite (Broken Concrete) Retaining Wall As A Garden Feature

For New Year’s Eve, Homebrew Husband and I had dinner and hung out with good friends (sans children) at a local, casual, historic hotel. It’s a bit hard to describe this place. Local Pacific Northwest folks, it was one of the McMenamins properties called The Anderson School. The hotel is a converted High School with kitchy rooms…

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1January 5, 2018Recent Posts by Erica

5 Things Friday 1/5/18: Seed Inventory, Salt Lamps, Portuguese Kale

Five Things Friday: where I assemble assorted favorites, oddities, announcements, discoveries, random thoughts, life tidbits and whatever else wasn’t quite long enough for a real post. This week: why you should inventory your seeds now, the nicest glow in the room comes from my salt lamp, seeds are total destruction if you don’t understand growth and more.

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8January 3, 2018Life and Family by Erica

2018 Word List Brainstorming Session

So, 2017 was kinda a weird year, huh? I realized just at the end of December that I’ve been carrying some anger in me. Like, unexpected, wow I-really-didn’t-know-I-was-that-on-edge anger. Some of you made 2017 the year of embracing your anger. Without judgement, as soon as I could name this feeling of being vaguely on edge…

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