December 23, 2014
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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[simple-flickr set=”72157649494084490″] This is the third year I’ve made soap using our year’s supply of leftover bacon grease (see prior full post on the process here). When you only do a craft once a year, it’s hard to get good … Continue reading
January 9, 2014
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
Comments Off on In order to get clean, something has to get dirty–A history of ‘Sunday Best’ Bacon Soap
Update: Check out my more beautiful 2014 Bacon Soap slideshow here! My inspirations for making bacon soap were manifold–first, like many people, I was inspired by the scene in the movie Fight Club when they harvest the bags of fat … Continue reading
January 8, 2014
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Ah springtime, a time of optimism and hope. I suppose it was under its delusional spell that I bought a six pack of chile pepper starts from Home Depot, sold under the name ‘Five Alarm Fire.” I like to cook … Continue reading
October 31, 2013
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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I like candy, but as someone who works in the field of reducing childhood obesity and diabetes, I feel badly about handing it out for Halloween (though that doesn’t stop me from buying myself a bag of Reses Mini Pumpkins). … Continue reading
October 30, 2013
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Three years ago, this was our healthy giveaway: old crayons re-melted into the shape of candy corns. Our son has always been a big consumer of Crayola products, and its a relief that at least some of them can be … Continue reading
October 28, 2013
by cablackmar@yahoo.com
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Four months later we’re enjoying the byproducts of the ornamental squash that overran the garden in June. Here’s another one that came out of the mix seed packet–I think it’s called “Orange Ball.” (I would never be able to … Continue reading