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Breastfeeding

June 13, 2006 – Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company Breast-Feed or Else http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/health/13brea.html?ex=1150430400&en=95beac1a03e3df96&ei=5087%0A By RONI RABIN Warning: Public health officials have determined that not breast-feeding may be hazardous to your baby’s health.

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Our Experience With Plantain

A couple of summers ago, I was bitten by a brown recluse spider.  I research on the internet frequently, and that was my natural instinct in this situation.  Most of the information I initially found pretty much told me that … Continue reading

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Identifying Plantain

Yes, plantain is a kind of super-banana that grows in South America.  I have no explanation why a common yard plant in North America is given the same name, but there it is.  There are two types of plantain common … Continue reading

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Breakfast Cobbler

This was inspired by Flying Fruit Cobbler from www.flylady.net, but I made enough changes that I’m going to post the recipe here as my own. Melt 1/2 stick of butter in cast iron skillet while preheating oven to 350′ Dump … Continue reading

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Pancakes for 10

This recipe is what I am currently using for the 10 of us: Stir together the dry ingredients: 4 cups flour (usually half-and-half) 4T sugar 8 t baking powder (2T + 2t) 1 tsp salt Blend wet ingredients, then add … Continue reading

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Self-Rising Flour

To make your own self-rising flour (I find it handy to have these proportions around since I don’t buy SR flour and some recipes call for it): 4c Flour 2T Baking Powder 2t Salt   contributed by Laurel Smith

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Wheat/Oatmeal Bread

always seem to put off making “Beka Bread” (aka Honey/Wheat/Oatmeal Bread) because we don’t have enough honey in the house.  So today I got brave and decide to adapt it to use with turbinado (raw) sugar.  This is what I … Continue reading

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An Explanation Of The Setting For The Last Pic

Well, the last pic, in which the new van is displayed, showed a cemetery visible. I thought it warranted a little explanation (plus I wanted to test using pictures some more).  Here’s the same place from a different angle. The … Continue reading

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Really, this time there are pictures

Here’s the old van, after the wreck…  you can see the damage to the frame and the radiator (which prevented us from driving it far). And here’s the new Van, which we still owe a couple thousand on, and have … Continue reading

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Pictures Of The Vans

Gonna have to do this in a different browser… brb Editor’s Note: brb = “be right back”

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