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A few of my favorite things . . . .
I made a goal to post every day just recently, but I have tons of work today (my day job, gardening, canning and being a mom) and I can’t seem to focus enough to write anything coherent. So, I will...
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Preserving the Harvest – Pickled Dilly Asparagus Spears
We’ve got a small asparagus patch at the Land of Fruits and Nuts. Not really enough of a harvest to have to can, but enough to whet my husband’s appetite. So, when it goes on sale during asparagus...
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Preserving the Harvest – Raspberry Chocolate Sundae Topper
It is harvest time at here at the farm. Or perhaps I should save summer harvest because it seems like I am harvesting year round. Right now, I’ve got buckets and buckets of blueberries and raspberries....
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The Smart Mama: Preparations Matter in an Emergency ~ Communications Plan
News reports of shortages in supplies in advance of the ice storm now hitting the southeast underscore the need to prepare for emergencies in advance – and not 24 hours in advance. Yes, you can plan on...
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TheSmartMama’s Guide to Surviving an Emergency – Packing a Get Home Bag for Work
To adequately prepare for an emergency situation, you have to know for what sort of emergency you are preparing. I live in Southern California, and work outside the home. The most likely emergency...
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TheSmartMama’s Guide to Surviving an Emergency – Turning off the Gas
So we have now lived at the Land of Fruits and Nuts for a year. Moving to the Land of Fruits and Nuts has resulted in a drastic change in my outlook. Just dealing with the abundant harvest on 6 acres...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Day 9 – What the heck am I doing and cookbook porn
Okay, so today I woke up and wondered what the heck am I doing with 6 acres of land covered with fruit trees and vegetables and other stuff. How am I going to do something with the bounty? The avocados...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Day 8 – Sweet Marmalade
I’m still trying to use the oranges that are hanging on – the end of the season’s crop. I’ve got fresh blooms and new fruit starting, but we haven’t harvested all of this year’s crop. Mostly because it...
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Land of Fruits & Nuts – Day 7 – Taking a Canning Class and More
Before I get too far along in my adventure here at the Land of Fruits and Nuts, I wanted to share information about a class I took at the Institute of Domestic Technology, rediscovering the future of...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Day 6 – Loquat Jelly
As I explained in my prior post, I had tons of loquats and wanted to use them for something, anything really. I stumbled across a recipe for loquat jelly, and was determined to make it. The day before...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Preserving the Harvest – Day 5 – Loquats & Loquat...
It is May 6, 2013, and loquat trees hang heavy with fruit in Southern California. Driving home from picking up my kids from after school care, we pass 6 or 7 trees in our relatively short drive just...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Preserving the Harvest – Day 3 – Elder
So, my third day of preserving the harvest at the Land of Fruits and Nuts found me too exhausted to think of canning. For the record, for the past two days, I’d been canning after the kiddos went to...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Joining Team ENERGY STAR
So, in the Land of Fruits and Nuts, we have to remodel the home. “Have to” is an understatement – the home’s major systems are failing – we’ve had the sewer pipe burst underneath the house, the water...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Preserving the Harvest – Day 2 – Orange & Whiskey...
So, having successfully made and canned strawberry jam (see my blog post on Day 1), I was ready to move on and try something to preserve the actual harvest. And boy do we have oranges. There are many...
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Land of Fruits and Nuts – Preserving the Harvest – Day 1 – Strawberry Jam
Well, we’ve finally reached the beginning of the harvest so to speak here at the aptly named Land of Fruits and Nuts. Yep, we’ve named the “farm” the Land of Fruits and Nuts . . . we actually went...
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Wild Edibles – Foraging for Dinner
So the other night I didn’t have any veggies or greens to add to our dinner. I had fruit and I had potatoes, but nothing green and bright. So I did a quick foraging expedition in our backyard –...
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Los Angeles with Kids – Archery Adventure
I love how much there is to do and experience in the greater Los Angeles area. You want the beach – great. You want to go skiing – it is a relatively short drive up to the mountains. You want...
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Edible Landscaping – Scented Geraniums
I got to plant some of my scented geraniums this weekend. Whoot! I love scented geraniums. They are so deliciously fragrant! You just brush against them and breathe in the wonderful scent. Crush a leaf...
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Kim Kardashian As An Earth Mama?
Last night an article on Yahoo caught my eye – the title boldly asserted Kim Kardashian – Earth Mother with her new pregnancy. I snorted my drink onto my computer screen and almost fell out of my chair...
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Edible Landscaping – Miner’s Lettuce
So, if you have read any of the recent posts, you will know that we have moved to a much bigger property. You will also know that the house on the property is, well, a bit of a fixer-upper (and that is...
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