Look at them go! That’s what James called them. Obviously my worry last week was overblown because by Monday evening the yellow onions had tiny little leaves just nudging up beneath the soil. By Tuesday they were standing up. By Wednesday the red onions began sprouting. And now I have a forest of onion sprouts. …
Onion Sprouts?
It’s been a week since I planted my onion seeds in their indoor pots and so far no sprouts. I had a little freak out about it because the water spray bottle I’ve been using was one I had used with soapy water to clean my bike and it still smells of soap. Have I …
Imbolc
Multigrain sourdough bread Check it out! Another sourdough! This one is multigrain. I expected it would use multigrain flour, but no, it called for 10-grain cereal to add to the dough. But my co-op only had 7-grain so I am missing three grains. Heh. No matter. It is delicious! Are y’all tired of my sourdough …
Warm and Sunny
Even the chickens got to enjoy the warm sunshine What a roller coaster week in so many ways. But today is sunny and what we call warm here in Minneapolis, which means 33F/ 1C. Now many of you will scoff and say that is definitely not warm. But I tell you warm is a relative …
It Wasn’t a Fluke!
Oh baby it's cold outside! How cold is it? It's so cold that my freezer is warmer than the outdoors. Currently it's -7F/-22C and that's several degrees warmer than it was just a few hours ago. The polar vortex will be hanging around for only a few days, and I get to miss most of …
