Trader Joe’s is my regular grocery store.  I make it to a Safeway or Lucky’s every month or two. I am truly sorry if you do not live near on...

This one's for you, Nisha-dog.   Thank you, Microsoft clip art, for this awesome photo. The Parts of a Disposable Diaper The outside ...

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by journalist Michael Pollan is a long book about where food comes from.   For me...

When I was a kid, I remember my dad wheeling around the fertilizer dispenser several times a year.  Afterwards, we kids were repeatedly rem...

If you are going to make all of your own bread, including bread for sandwiches, you will want to have a very good bread knife .  I love...

Photo from allrecipes.com It's summer! And where I live, it's hot, and there's no A/C.  The bread machine is a beautiful thi...

Some people are absolutely sure they want to use cloth diapers and some are just as sure that they will never ever ever use cloth diapers.  ...

The following bread supplies are nice but not necessary.  To learn how to start making your own bread in 5 easy steps, read this post (awes...

1. Deliciousness Very few things are more delicious than hot bread right out of the oven (slathered in butter), in my humble opinion. 2....

Let me begin by saying that, if you are going to pay attention to the ingredients in any personal product, it might as well be one of the p...