#using scraps

[ripleywrites]

I made a thing! I am proud of my thing. Behold my thing!

[genderferalwitch]

Trying out my pickled watermelon rinds (made from the gigantic half watermelon I was gifted). This is my first time making them, but I’ve wanted to for quite a while.

My thoughts are I really like the taste, but they’re still really hard. I expected them to be crunchy but they’re almost hard enough to trigger my tmj!

I wonder if I didn’t cut them thin enough, and/or if letting them brine longer would soften them… I’m still new to pickling so if you have any advice it’s welcome! Also here’s the recipe. I didn’t have any jalapeños or black peppercorns so I just added like a 1/8 tsp of Aleppo chili flakes and five cloves to each jar.

[arianezurcher]

Water Soluble Stabilizer Demo: Creating Differently & Finding Magic

[yummyfixins]

Don't throw away broccoli stems and leaves! The leaves are the most nutritional part!

Sauté onions and whatever aromatics, then add the chopped stems (clean off the tough outer layer of the stalk) and leaves and sauté some more. Add stock and bring to boil then shut off.

Let the soup rest a few minutes (off the hot burner) and then use an immersion blender to purée. You can add in a TBS per serving of coconut butter right before you blend for a lot of added richness and creaminess.

Serve with a garnish of chopped parsley, basil, mint, tarragon, cilantro, or butter-fried sage.

[cardsandstitches]

November 17 & 18, 2013 Scrap and Sketch

Overview:  Using scraps of paper and “Sketches” from the Pazzles Craft Room.

  Go to File, Import, find your file.

Go to Shape, break all.

Add in text, for the pen tool.

Go to Text, use visual text spacing for sizing.  If you use a thick pen make sure…

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