Russian Vinegret Recipe- Root Vegetable Salad
One time, not so long ago, I was at a friend’s house and was offered some absolutely delicious salad, a Russian one called vinegret. In American English, and in many other languages, vinaigrette is a type of salad dressing based on vinegar, but Russian vinegret is actually the name of the salad, not just its […]
Getting Air Conditioners and Making a Cardboard Playhouse
Yesterday, for the first time in our married lives, we got air conditioners for our home. Growing up, we actually never had air conditioners, but just used fans, and were totally fine. A year or two before we moved away from Northeast Ohio, my parents installed central air conditioning in our house to increase its […]
Chinese Style Corn Soup Recipe- Without Eggs
This past week has been a very busy one in my house, foraging so many different things, shopping a for frugal groceries, doing a lot of cooking from scratch, and even being filmed by a film student for a “day in the life of” documentary for her documentary making class. With this film student, I […]
Making Your Own Vegetable Sprouter for Microgreens and Sprouts
Many people are familiar with sprouts, such as bean sprouts or alfalfa sprouts. Generally people purchase these at the grocery store, but it is quite simple to make them at home. (Though I’ve made mung bean sprouts many times and mine always turn out less sweet and crunchy than the store bought type, and with […]
Sweet and Spicy Carrot Medallions Recipe- Easy, Cheap, Paleo and Vegan
Sorry for not having posted so much lately, my husband has been on spring break from work, so we’ve been spending time as a family and less time on the computer and writing posts on my blog. I’m sorry about that! So, what’s new with me? My husband has built so many cool things for […]
Homemade Pallet Spice Rack- DIY Makeover
I wrote in a previous post how many spices I use, and how the little bitty spice racks I see them selling all over doesn’t hold nearly enough spices for me, and the few I’ve seen that seem somewhat large enough are extremely over priced. I was overjoyed when my husband made me a homemade spice […]
Learning How to Cook Like a True Korean
A friend of mine, Hannah, is a foodie just as I am, and a reader of this blog. When she went to Korea for a business trip, I have to say, I was just the slightest bit envious, since going to Korea one day is a dream of mine, in part because of my fascination […]
Our New Upcycled Guest Bed — Completely Free and Very Easy!
When we were first married we lived in a two bedroom apartment, one room for us and one for guests. Then we had our first child and while he started off in our room, by a certain point he ended up getting the second bedroom, and we lost our guest bedroom. When we moved to […]
Homemade Pallet Trash Can
My husband loves building out of pallet wood. I’ve already shown a couple of projects my husband made out of pallet wood (sometimes with my help, but more often than not without). He likes building out of pallet wood because it’s free, easy to find, and you end up with a nice rustic look, of which […]
Foraging Wild Swiss Chard or Sea Beet in my Backyard!
I love Swiss chard but it’s not so cheap to buy locally. I mean it’s not a fortune but it’s more than I’d like to pay for a leafy green. In my home growing up we grew Swiss chard in our garden and enjoyed it. When married and in our first home, the one with […]
