I’ve come across numerous tutorials describing how to transfer toner images to polymer clay using only water or rubbing alcohol. It’s probably the most frequently cited technique I’ve found, even more common than the liquid clay technique. So of course I’ve tried it—and I must be missing something. The first thing I learned—which I’ve only […]
Read MoreSkip to the recipe When I started searching for protein bar recipes one of the first ones I came across was this recipe for chocolate coconut bars. It really is as good as it sounds, but it has four problems: whipping cream powdered milk whey protein erythritol The solution to the powdered milk was easy enough. The […]
Read MoreIf you haven’t watched Roberta Rose Kelley’s video tutorial on making toe-up socks on the knitting machine, watch that first. I’m only going to be talking about how I made the split toe.
Read MoreI can’t do much hand knitting. So when I wanted to make my own socks, I went looking to see if there was any way to knit socks on the machine. Many of the tutorials I found require a machine with a ribber, which I would love to own but don’t. This technique has some […]
Read MoreWhen you make and eat the vast majority of your meals at home, it’s easy to not think about just how out of step from the rest of the world your diet has gotten. Substitutions are automatic—for example, whenever a recipe calls for “cream” I just read “coconut milk”—and a lot of foods just simply […]
Read MoreIt probably says something about the kind of household I live in that the notion of making my own shoes didn’t seem that strange or extreme to me. I mean, hell, we have a whole book on the subject, and the internet is full of tutorials and ideas and even patterns. But out there in […]
Read MoreDeep-fried coconut flour doughnuts really do work! Look at those little beauties! The first thing I discovered about this recipe is that you really do need a pan or mould of some kind. The dough is very thin, and if you had notions (like I did) of shaping doughnuts or doughnut holes in the traditional […]
Read More…Because sometimes I really do try to Do All the Things. I’m perfectly happy to buy commercial or pre-made items for most things. But when I can’t find what I need, am not happy with the options available, or know I could make a better or cheaper version, then my next thought is “how can […]
Read MoreSkip to the recipe This recipe for grain-free sardine fish cakes from Ditch the Wheat is currently my favorite way to eat sardines. They’re just fishy enough without overwhelming you with the sardine taste. The only problem is they tend to fall apart—especially when you’re trying to flip them to brown the second side. Enter coconut flour […]
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