I can now steal gas

The instruction sheet reads: “…. check the specific gravity. It should be 1.010 or less”. The hydrometer bobbing away inside the tub was just at that mark yesterday, so I figured to be on the safe side I would let

In vino veritas

As part of becoming more self-sufficient and ensuring that the food (and drink) being consumed comes from a good place, I’ve decided to try making some wine :) A Cabernet Sauvignon, to be exact. It takes four to five weeks

Frugal way to boil eggs

As I made boiled eggs the ‘alternative’ way for the umpteenth time this morning, I realised that if I never read/heard about it until more than ten years of cooking, it’s probably something to broadcast :) I discovered the

The forgotten magic of wet shaving

I have had a love-hate relationship with shaving ever since the first time I used a BIC (dry, of course) to shave off sideburns back in grade nine or ten (can’t quite remember). I have followed the Gillette company

The start of the chickens

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/36013428@N08/3418714442/] My interest in chickens was renewed as soon as I read the second section of The Omnivore’s Dilemma a few years ago. Circumstances prevented me from doing anything about that until

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