Basil is so versatile (well to us anyways). I make a lot of Mediterranean & Thai food and lucky basil is used in a lot of it 🙂

Hi there!What I mean by starches is carbs. Pastas, rice, potatoes. With those we mix just about anything and everything with them and I cook a lot wit...

LOL We grow herbs indoors all year. My son took horticulture for 2 years in school and his teacher actually sends stuff home with him still. He did ba...

I don't know anyone who is completely off the grid. Some I know have tried but, it cost them a small fortune and they still have to pay some sort of a...

In my situation, buggin' in is the #1 option. We have everything we need here but will have the ultimate bug in location/situation once we can get a ...

My mother (also in Burlington) used to do a ton of canned peaches, they were fantastic in the winter, way better than the tasteless crap in the stores...

Nope, never had it tested and I bought it used. I didn't even know you had to get them tested.

I am a canning diva! I can everything I can get my hands on!All year, a deal is only a deal if you can make it work and sometimes you can find a wicke...

I used them once for an event we did years ago. Used the 6x6 bags from Uline I believe. Any sort of packaging supplies I get from ULine. (based in Mis...

I think things might be a little different here in Canada.

I am sure most of you, many of you are nice folks and I would love to get to know you all and I am looking forward to learning and sharing info about ...

I did belong to several forums, now I only belong to this one. My only mistake in joining was that I didn't do it sooner. Welcome aboard. I was jus...

Hi there!With the mayo, I bought a dozen small jars. They would stay decent for about 24 hours... give or take and depending on a cooling source. So, ...

Mmmmm PIZZZA!!!! We eat a lot of pizza. My kid's favorite! I cook 'em on the BBQ in the summer time and the kids get all excited 🙂 Hobbies for me tur...