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Exciting Day – New Pots and Pans

Posted by: squareonebeads on: February 17, 2009

I have one of the sweetest hubbies in the world. For Valentine’s Day he didn’t get me flowers or candy. Instead he got me something that will last much longer and I will enjoy much more. A new set of pots and pans, All-Clad pots and pans to be exact.
I am not [...]

My potatoes, spring can’t come soon enough.

Posted by: squareonebeads on: March 24, 2008

Last fall I decided that instead of just going to the farmers markets I was going to work on growing my own vegetables.  I started collecting seeds, set aside some potatoes to sprout, and bought and planted three different types of garlic.
A few weeks ago I was cleaning out the closet where I had set [...]

It’s not easy being cheesy – Adventures in Cheesemaking Part 3

Posted by: squareonebeads on: October 17, 2007

Hello all!  I’ve made more mozzarella and this time I took pictures.
It went better this time but still wasn’t perfect.
I started out by adding the milk and citric acid and heating to 88 degrees.  Instead of using milk though I tried the suggested method of using powdered milk and heavy cream.  I had a lot [...]

Adventures in Cheese Making – Part 2 Cheddar

Posted by: squareonebeads on: September 26, 2007

The cheese saga continues.
This time I learned my lesson.   I didn’t over heat the milk and a proper curd formed.  Yippee!!!  I got thru the draining steps unscathed.  The pressing stage didn’t go so well though.
The recipe for this cheese called for pressing it for 15 min with a 10lb weight, then increasing the [...]

Adventures in Cheese Making – Part 1 Mozzerella

Posted by: squareonebeads on: September 22, 2007

Ok, so in my last entry I mentioned reading the book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.” by Barbara Kingsolver. One thing mentioned in the book is cheese making. As I have recently fallen in love with my kitchen again I decided I wanted to try this so I bought the kits Barbara mentioned from the [...]

Rediscovering my kitchen

Posted by: squareonebeads on: September 18, 2007

Hello,
My name is Heather and I am a hot glass artist, silver clay artist, and jewelry designer. I sell my work on my site Square One Beads. I have a husband and a dog but no children. I also have a confession to make. After four years in this house [...]


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