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    Cilantro-phobia~Why cilantro tastes like dish soap to some (not to me)

    Ha! I know this answer! Only because my mom and sister are geeks though. It has to do with where our ancestors came from. Like back in the hunter gatherer times. Say my roots are from the pacific coast and yours are from the east coast. Over here there is something that looks like cilantro but...
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    What did you do to save $ today?

    A friend of mine was going through her fabric STASH. Yes all caps, her sewing room is 75 sq ft. All neatly stacked. When it "explodes" into the media room it fills 300 sq ft. Anyhow, she has come to realize that there is no way she can possibly use all of that fabric. Mostly because she also...
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    Help with US cooking terms!!!!

    No clue on the peck mesurement. It is two sticks of butter to a half pound. Hope that helps some.
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    How much do you spend on food?

    For my family of four we spend about 300 a month on groceries. No idea on the feed for all of the animals. My hubby does that shopping. This year hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will have loads of food from the 1800 sq ft. garden. Add that to the meat birds we have growing out back...
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    Migraine Headaches

    For some reason when I get a migraine my body temp drops. I notice that if I bundle up I can generally get over it faster. A few hours versus a day. Luckily I don't seem to get them as much anymore. Better sleep, less stress and less store bought food have done a world of good!
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    Eating guinea pigs...cute article and a recipe

    I have eaten guinea pig. I have a friend that breeds show piggies. She gives us the culls. Generally I slow cook the meat and use it pulled. Tacos, bbq sandwiches, stews. It's pretty tasty and besides the time it takes to process and debone them it's a free meal.
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    Pop music!! What gives with the lude lyrics??? RANT warning.

    I have to admit that the kiddo and I were belting out Pink on the way to the store yesterday. Personally I really can't stand most of the newer stuff and with a few exceptions neither can my kids. Thank the gods that they never got into Beiber. Most of the music My girls and I listen to are...
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