Gardening
April Gardening
Spring has sprung, and we've gotten our first sprouts of the season. We've also had a lot of false-starts with seedlings that die off quickly.
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Cooking
Cooking in March
March sees John dutifully working as the house-spouse cook, trying new and exciting recipes!
DIY
Kitchen Floor Remodel
It all began with blisters on our wood laminate floor. Obviously moisture had gotten in, perhaps spills from the sink. No concern, right?
Cooking
Cooking in February
February is yet another hectic month with little innovation in the way of meals... at least to begin with. John is finally getting into the swing of house-spousery.
Cooking
Cooking Spotlight: Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and dumplings is a comfort food I was raised on, and it doesn't always need chicken in it. It's a great way to use up the remains of a whole chicken.
Cooking
Cooking in January
We started this month off with a lot of comfort food, and then put in some work as mom was visiting.
Cooking
Cooking in December
We've managed a few interesting repeats this month, including dumpling stew, beef jerky, and teriyaki salmon.
Adventures
Carpinteria Bluffs in December
We decided to take a little adventure along the coast at the Carpinteria Bluffs and seal rookery.
Gardening
November Gardening
It's winter time in sunny Southern California, which means time to clean out of hydroponics experiment and prepare the next batch of seedlings.
Cooking
Cooking in November
This month marks the return of some regular cooking, though not many special projects. The biggest is our holiday salmon pastry dish.
Gardening
October Gardening
This month we've achieved our first failures in the garden! We lost several cucumber plants, but harvested our first lettuce. Each failed crop is a lesson learned.
Cooking
Cooking in Late October
With John's injury, we've not been doing much cooking the past couple weeks. Here's what little we accomplished.