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How To Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
Easter is supposed to be a time of rebirth and rejuvenation. It’s also a time of year when people dole out copious amounts of chocolate and sugar to kids to celebrate a carpenter coming back from the dead 2000 years ago. I don’t see the connection. Nonetheless, Easter is a pleasant holiday and important day for both Christians and worshipers of the Easter Bunny. Perhaps the most common tradition is dyeing eggs. Most people do so using the preset color kits you buy from the grocery store which range from simple color tabs that cost a handful of pocket change, to elaborate setups involving paintbrushes, stickers, foil and other craft standbys. Most if not all of these kits use artificial dyes that are effective, but are made in gigantic factories from chemical compounds and broken dreams. Hell, red dyes are barely existent nowadays on account of the fact they just straight up caused cancer. Never fear however, as there are certainly natural alternatives to cancer eggs! And by alternative I mean the way people dyed eggs for centuries until being replaced with harsh dyes.
Made with local, farm-fresh eggs. Organic god-tier status achieved.
Food 101: Cooking Utensil Essentials
Following up on our last post about pantry staples we’ve decided to do another spotlight-style feature on more kitchen essentials, this one with 50% more rhyming! This time, we’re covering essential cooking utensils. Afterall, it’s great and all that you have your ingredients, but what are they all worth if you don’t have the correct tools to get the job done? If you’re a fellow poor couple or just moving out to a new life, you’ll probably wonder what utensils and tools you’ll need at your new living quarters. Follow our handy guide, and you’ll have everything you’ll need.
Pro-tip: Storing Your Dry Goods
I’ve already filled you in on the importance of keeping things like flour and sugar stocked in your pantry, however to make sure you’re really getting your money’s worth, it’s important to store them properly. We recently found out the hard way what happens when you use flour that’s gone bad. The result was sad chocolate chip cookies. Don’t let sad chocolate chip cookies happen to you. Here’s what you can do to prevent that.
Adorable sad cookie made by shelikescute on Etsy.
Adventures in Cheese Making: Ricotta and Ricotta Salata
If you’ve visited this blog before, you could probably tell that we enjoy cheese. We specially ordered Limburger from the internet just to try it (and later discovered we could actually buy it locally), we support a local dairy farm by occasionally buying cheese from them, and our first real date night after I finished classes last semester involved us going to a fancy cheese shop. We may be a tiny bit obsessed with cheese. But who isn’t? It’s wonderful. As part of our enjoyment of cheese I bought Erik a cheese making kit for Christmas. A few weeks ago we finally got to try it out.
If Mad Millie wants to send us free cheese stuff for giving her a plug on our blog, I won’t object…
Food 101: Know Your Roll
Awhile back I gave you the rundown on pantry staples. While it’s important to keep food staples on hand, there are some good things to keep in your pantry that you’re not going to eat. Today I’m here to fill you in on some pantry staples that aren’t edible, but are important in food preparation and storage.
Whatever could they be? I’m sure the suspense is killing you.
The Poor Couple's Food Guide 
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