Making Jam: How to Tell When Jam Is Set
Making jam is simply heating fruit, sugar, lime or lemon juice, and a bit of time and patience to the mix.Making jam: A simple "spoon...
Room Makeover: Sleeping Porch to Orderly Office
Confession: I'm no neatnik. Oh, you guessed as much? Dang. I apparently posted one too many photographs exposing my penchant for clutter and collecting....
Best Way to Slice an Avocado
You're likely thinking, "How to Slice an Avocado? Really Tom, really?" Trust me, I was reluctant to post this seemingly ridiculous tutorial, but I've...
How to Make a Better Fruit Fly Trap
Behold, a fruit fly trap that really works and doesn't require a mechanical engineering degree.
With my countertops buckling under the weight of ripe produce,...
Video: The Best Way to Ripen Peaches
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The most popular post on my blog (based on number of comments and views) is The Best Way...
How to Prune Raspberries: Instructions, Photos, and a Video
Fallgold raspberry: a sachet of sweet and delectable perfume.
Behold, the raspberry, the gold standard by which I judge other berries whether planted in my...
Storage Solutions: My Mom’s Bright (and Admittedly Good) Idea
Storage Solutions and How to let the sunshine in on a window shelfMy mother is not one to sit idly by. After her last visit...
The Best Way to Cut Corn Off the Cob
The best way to cut corn off the cob begins with a cake pan.
Fresh corn kernels, good as gold in my book.
Even as I...
Summertime and the Pittin’ is Easy: A Better Way to Pit...
An inexpensive tool and better way to pit cherries
Did you know that Washington state grows more cherries than any other state? Yep, this is...
How to Make a Garden Fountain
My fountain built in 2005, algae aged and still running.
Garden Fountain: An Earthly Delight
What's my sign? (I thought you'd never ask.) As a card-carrying,...
