Moving Day!!
After a whole bunch of snafus, and lots of bureaucracies and technical issues… today I signed the final paperwork, and got handed the keys to our apartment! We are moving in today! Originally we were going to move in on Wednesday, but for a few reasons we decided to move today instead, so I’m finishing […]
Taking Advantage of Black Friday Sales
As an expat American married to a non American, I haven’t been doing much celebrating Thanksgiving, since it isn’t often done here, but some years I do go to Thanksgiving dinners with friends and family. This year I was invited to one, but wasn’t able to go because we’re busy packing up our house since […]
Making a Potty Seat Out of Pallets
I mentioned in a previous post that I suspect that my littlest one, Rose, has high functioning autism like her big brother Ike. Part of what makes me suspect that is her dedication to certain routines, and her refusal to change them. Rose has been potty trained for at least a year, if not more, […]
Quick Update On Our New House’s Kitchen
Our kitchen that came with the apartment, before it was finished being installed In the end we decided to not take the carpenter who came, for a variety of reasons, mostly technical ones, but costs factored in as well. Second hand kitchens won’t end up working for our specific space either. I don’t have much […]
Homeschooling and Schooling My Children, and Bureaucracy
I realized that as someone who was pretty vocal about my homeschooling and unschooling my children, I’ve been pretty quiet about our current schooling situation, and wanted to rectify that. For a while, to be honest, I was a bit afraid to say anything because everything seemed very turbulent and up in the air, and […]
Ajvar — Serbian Red Pepper and Eggplant Spread — Vegan and Paleo
The other day I got a bunch of vegetables free and was trying to come up with space efficient ways to prepare them, which could then be preserved, since I was short on refrigerator space and needed ways to store them. A friend suggested ajvar, a Serbian red pepper and eggplant based condiment, what some […]
Homemade Wooden Pallet Spice Rack DIY
I grew up in a home that used a large variety of spices. I get surprised when I am in people’s homes, and go to cook something and realize that they’re missing what I consider to be basic spices. I have to remind myself, though, that everyone’s cooking style is different, and I use so […]
Preserving and Preparing Loads of Produce
On Sunday I went to the grocery store and market and got a large amount of produce, much of it free. I had nearly everything I needed (I was a little short on fruit), and my fridge was mostly full. I had plans on going back to the market on Wednesday, since I was teaching a […]
Cauliflower Leaf Chips Recipe – Vegan, Paleo, and Delicious
I mentioned the other day that I was in the market and got a huge amount of free cauliflower stems and leaves, as they simply toss the lower part of the cauliflowers since people aren’t interested in buying them. In fact, half of my upper shelf in my fridge right now is filled with cauliflower […]
Homemade Prickly Pear Scrap Wine Recipe- DIY Foraged Alcoholic Beverages
I’ve written before about how I enjoy my alcoholic beverages, but have a problem with the price tag. My first recent experiment with making my own hooch, after a break of a few years, was simply using the only fruit I had available in the house at the time- tangerines and a lemon, and it […]
