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Yup, more jelly! I told you I had a lot of jalapenos to use up. And I'm finding I like this whole canning thing.  Once I figured out the...

OK, I'm officially on a jelly-making kick!  I just made strawberry jalapeno jelly and it's so yummy!  Marty supervised again, but I ...

So, what to do with all the jalapenos that are growing in my garden? And how about all those canning jars I have? Make pineapple jalapeno je...

Tis the season for fresh garden tomatoes!  I used to be a tomato-hater, but in recent years I've begun to like them. So much so that I...

I've been wanting to try my hand at cooking salmon for several years, but never quite gathered enough courage (or motivation, really) to...

I've tried some of the other high protein, low sugar ice creams, like Halo Top and Enlightened, and wasn't all that impressed. I pos...

Several weeks ago I met my favorite authors:  Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I've been waiting so long to meet them, and the stars f...

Figured it's time for an update-type post, since it's been a while. (Actually it's been awhile since my last post, in general.) ...

Grand Canyon, taken in 2008 Just like when I go to the grocery store and realize that I bought wraps, but no lunch meat or lettuce to p...

This is going to be another long one. What I'm talking about today are the things I wish I knew, or knew more about, before I had w...