Neuroscientist + Curious Mind + Passionate Maker
I found an online a tutorial on how to create a quilted sham, but their sham was for a standard size pillow. I have queen-sized pillows (20" x 30") and so I needed to change some things. First of all, this is a SUPER easy project, quick, and only takes 10 fat quarters to make... Continue Reading →
One of my goals this year was to dehydrate a box of peaches. Given the size of our food dehydrator, we were able to dehydrate several boxes of peaches. I store my dried fruit in 1/2 gallon mason jars and use the FoodSaver wide-mouth jar sealer to remove all the air from the jars. It's... Continue Reading →
It was one of those last minute things that ended up being both awesome and horrible. I was at work when I saw Petersen Family Farm's post that they had 25 pound boxes of concord grapes now available in their farm shop. I was distraught, because I was at work late that day and had... Continue Reading →
I bought a bag of plums this week from Allred Orchards. I wanted to try a small batch recipe of plum jam just to see how it would turn out and taste. It was hard not to just eat all the plums, but I managed to make jam before they were all gone. I've been... Continue Reading →
For the past several years, I have been canning whole tomatoes for when winter rolls around and I'm craving tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches or stew. Canning tomatoes is easy, super easy and the tomatoes taste way better than anything you get from the store. We get our Roma tomatoes from Chavez Farms and... Continue Reading →
It is peak melon season now in Utah. Luckily, we've been able to grab fresh melons at our local grocery store where the melons are sourced from Hurricane, UT. But there's also a melon stand at the Downtown Farmer's Market that we buy from as well. I've been eating a melon a day it seems... Continue Reading →
For such an easy pattern, I've had a dilly of a pickle sewing a version of Grainline Studio's new Willow Tank pattern that will last. I've gone through three versions and two different sizes to finally get a version that looks fabulous. I sewed with rayon for the first time and was completely disappointed with... Continue Reading →
I'm always looking for new recipes to enjoy during the dark days of winter. I think a good meal would be spaghetti with marinara sauce. I could never bring myself to purchase store-bought tomato sauce, but making my own canned tomato sauce seems more exciting. I thought I would make marinara sauce, but that's rather... Continue Reading →
For the first time, we are canning our own corn using fresh Utah corn on the cob. This year we decided to use Petersen Family Farms corn, a local farm in Riverton. It probably isn't the cheapest corn, but we were able to purchase 7 cobs for $2.50. You can get a lot of canned... Continue Reading →
It is peach season in Utah and I'm still experimenting with making the best peach jam ever! I've recently started using weight to determine the amount of sugar to add to jam recipes instead of cup measurements. For fruits like apricots, peaches, and sweet cherries, I've been measuring the weight of the processed fruit in... Continue Reading →
For the last few years, I've really struggled with wearing any sort of bra with a 35 lbs. backpacking pack, because either the straps rub wrong under the bag or the combination of a strap and a backpack was just too much. Last year I got a really great pack and thought all my troubles... Continue Reading →
I have a 10-tray food dehydrator so I was able to really load it up with fruit, 25 pounds to be exact. After grabbing a bushel of apricots from a family in Riverdale for $25 / bushel, I made jam and dried some apricots. Here's the lovely recipe for homemade dried apricots.
