It happened! We have our baby chicks. It took a lot of planning and preparation, but our six baby egg suppliers are growing and chirping in the spare room of the Food It… Continue reading
It’s snowing once again in central Massachusetts. I am really hoping this will be our final Winter Weather Event of the season, but you just never know around here. The chilly, dreary weather… Continue reading
It has gotten cold in central New England. On the days when it is not freezing, it is raining. Overall, I would say the climate has reached maximum blah. Therefore, I am once… Continue reading
This year for Christmas I was gifted a copy of an amazing cook book- The Wok by J. Kenji Lopez Alt. The book contains both recipes and easy-to-understand explanations of the techniques required… Continue reading
If you live far from the equator of our planet Earth, you understand how frustratingly short a growing season can be. The night air in central Massachusetts is already chilly. We are only… Continue reading
Mr. Food It Yourself and I are fans of the TV show “The Office”. (The American version. I can’t tolerate the British version.) In one episode, Kevin Malone (played by Brian Baumgartner) makes… Continue reading
This week it finally happened- I picked enough string beans in one day to make a batch of string bean pickles. I love fresh string beans, so I grow them every year. In… Continue reading
Yeah, it’s been a while since I made a new post. But I have posted this post, which is more important. Since my las post was a Christmas post, this is a Christmas… Continue reading
It was THAT day today- The 4th Sunday of Advent. It was also Cookie Day! If you have been a DIYeter for a while, you know that my family is all about the… Continue reading
We celebrated Thanksgiving Day in the USA on November 24th. Although this has been a challenging year on many levels, we have plenty to be thankful for. We enjoyed the day with family,… Continue reading
It’s just a few days before Thanksgiving and Old Man Winter is making his presence known here in central Massachusetts. The trees are bare. The ground is starting to freeze. We had our… Continue reading
Back in 2019 (maybe it was 2018), I found this recipe for Dijon mustard. I made a double batch because Mr. Food It Yourself is a mustard fanatic. It turned out very, very,… Continue reading
Growing up, we would regularly buy Near East brand lentil pilaf mix to have with dinner. It was easy to prepare, perfectly seasoned, and it went on sale frequently (since the Near East… Continue reading
