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Hard Apple Cider, Homebrew Style
Here it is, the apple cider homebrew! This post is provided by my husband, the brewer extraordinaire. Enjoy! Making Homebrew is really satisfying, and relatively easy. I took the basic recipe from Instructables, and made some of my own modifications. A few things before we begin: All of your tools (buckets, carboys, spoons, hoses, funnels…
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Grown Ups
Remember when you were a kid, and your parents would have to force/bribe you to eat your vegetables? Or practically spoon feed you your meatloaf? I always remember thinking, “I’ll never eat this stuff when I’m a grownup! Cake and cookies for me everyday.” Now that I’m a grownup…mostly…I definitely don’t eat cake and cookies…
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Apple Crisp Homecoming
Eating apple crisp is kind of like coming home. But coming home is not always like eating apple crisp? Hmm…Nevermind. If you live anywhere in the vicinity of Griz Country, you’ll know that this weekend was Homecoming. We take these traditions seriously around here, so Missoula puts together the whole kit’n’caboodle–parades, tailgates, football game, etc.…
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Brinner
The quickest way to a man’s heart is actually…brinner! I can’t exactly remember the first time I found this out, but I love the reaction I get every time I bring up the subject. If I mention pancakes, french toast, or (dare I say it) bacon after 5:00 pm, the excitement becomes tangible. “You mean,…
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Apple Pressing Party!
Apple pressing is a fall activity that has sneakily become a tradition. I say sneakily, because it wasn’t something we planned to do every fall, but it’s so much fun that we’ve done it for the last three years. Picking the apples, running them through the presser, and then making the juice into cider makes…
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Spicy Chickpeas
Hello again! Sorry for the teaser on Friday. It’s been a busy, awesome weekend. I have a few recipes up my sleeve for those occasions when I have neither the time nor the energy to make an elaborate meal, and when it comes to taste and satisfaction, spicy chickpeas are pretty high on the list…
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Beer Bread!
I’m not a beer drinker. I’ve dashed my husband’s hopes more times than I can count. Each time he has a new kind of beer I’ll say, “Can I try it?” and he’ll hand me the glass/can/bottle, and I can see the hope in his eyes. “Maybe, just maybe,” he thinks, “this will be the…
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Summer Soup
I’m not a huge fan of soup. I feel like soup is a huge tease. It tastes good, it fills you up for about ten minutes, but then you want more. So when I say that this soup is good, and it’s filling, I totally mean it. (BTW I hate cooked carrots!) Start…