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When Donuts Become Muffins:  A Delicious Experiment In Baking

9/26/2012

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Today was no school because of Yom Kippur, so my daughter and I decided to go apple picking at Shelburne Farm in Stow, MA.  We spent an enjoyable couple of hours picking apples and eating cider donuts and pumpkin ice cream.  With our tummies full and the car loaded with our peck of Macoun apples and a half-gallon of cider, we went home.

As my friends and family know, I love to cook.  And what my CLOSEST friends know is:  I love to experiment with cooking.  Initially, I was going to bake my usual apple crisp, but instead, I ended up baking something else...

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Musings on Miracle-Gro Organic Soil (A Cautionary Tale)

9/19/2012

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Many of us try to do what we can to safely grow our flowers, fruits, and veggies without the use of harmful chemicals that will basically kill us dead in a slow and painful manner.  One of the more popular ways of taking care of our precious gifts from Mother Nature is to use organic soil; either homemade or store bought.  So one would think that if it says "organic" on the label, it means that the soil is all natural and good for growing your plants...guess again!

My husband, knowing that I only use organic soil, had purchased a bag of Miracle-Gro® Organic Choice Potting Mix so that I could re-pot a few of my little green babies--orange tree seedlings and African violet babies, to be exact.  Well let me tell ya...I got more than just dirt in that bag!


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