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I have been searching forever on my faves as well as so many other recipe sites. I just bought a three 1.5 qt each crockpot ensemble. The booklet was of no assist whatsover. I have 2 other larger crockpots . Our hungry son will be home for spring break and I really want to let him sleep in and...

I am considering purchasing a solar oven that can be used here on The Big Island. I would like some input please on the following concerns: are there recipes available especially vegetarian,would it be feasible and productive given our humidity due to living in the tropics(100 inches rain a year...

I am looking for an economical way to grow sweet potatoes in containers. I do have some storage rubber bins that I can use as they are not in the best condition to resell or reuse for moving or storage. What is the procedure and approximate yield doing it this way? Any special soil additions...

I purchased, on sale, two boxes of rice flour ,as I do not know the shelf life I need some ideas on how to use it. Thank you in advance.

Hubby devours Greek style yogurt almost daily. Twenty four ounces is $5.99 here on the island. I use organic plain yogurt for dogs and chooks. I do not eat any of it,just does not agree with me at all. I know that there are kits/machines one can purchase to make it yourself. I am not sure if...

I cannot get my grocery bill to go south no matter what I try. I do not have many coupons as I do not purhase newspapers,we read what we need to online. My computer has something against downloading ANY coupon tools ,so I need to look elsewhere. I am at library each week and I suggested a coupon...

I have a crockpot that I need to put to use. We live in a state where electric rates are the highest. I bought and changed out bulbs to CFL's,cut out alot in the house and need to see if it would make money sense to do more crockpot recipes. I checked out a few web sites but it is hard to find...

I have a small area of raised earth that is mostly under the eves of the house. This area gets a little bit of light ,no direct sun and our heavy rainfall(100 inches or more a year on our island) really does not overpower it unless rain is on a slant. The bed is raised due to property...

I need some valuable input to maintain my weekly menus and to keep the menu interesting . My ultimate goals are menus that include nutritional ingredients,vegetarian,budget friendly,and relatively speedy. I use recipegoldmine.com as a resource and need to explore other options as well. Thank you!

We live on The Big Island and usually purchase various cooking salts. I would like to know how does one "make seasalt?" Since we are near Pacific I would like to learn how to do it. Does anyone have this info ? Mahola!

I want to screen in a cement patio slab open on two sides and make a lania out it. I need to put in a screen door also. It will be attatched to the cement slab on the bottom and the header on top. Need suggestions. I do not want to frame with wood the whole thing just hang the screens and frame...

Bread makers need your assist: I have a new small wooden pizza peel like the kind pizza makers use to transfer dough to the ovens. I am using corn meal to act as bearings but this is artisan bread and has to be transfered to a hot stone to back. The wet dough will not shake off.....any suggestions.

I would like fellow bloggers of same interest to gather their thoughts here as I could use the following information for my family and I are ready for CHANGE: inexpensive non meat meals,new and tried ideas on how to save more and spend less,web sites that provide sound and practical...

Did anyone here on the blog ever purchase a solar oven? We are far from handy ,or we would construct it ourself.Also supplies hard to find or purchase here on The Big Island. If you have purhased one ,what are some of the downfalls of using one besides the weather? Do you know of an...

ok, maybe I have your attention..lol. But ,it is true my Sesame Tahini is opened in refrigerator waiting for a meaning in life........... I apparently purchased it within the 10 months we have lived here and used it once for some recipe that I evidentally felt was not worth repeating. It will...

I would like to provide wheat grass for my SILKIES ,who will not be free range . They will have 2 runs attached to their coop. I know that there are "kits",which are meant for housebound cats and are expensive. Where can I purchase the wheat grass and possibly grow it in a cat litter pan that I...

My husband gets up real early to go to work and you won't see me with him as I am up early on chicken watch and he knows to leave me alone in my chicken fever...... He is tired of same breakfast ,has a scarey appetite at any hour ,however he and I are watching our caloric intake and both have...

Does anyone have a tried and true compost unit that was made perhaps out of free wooden pallets/skids? My husband is going to look around and see if anyone wants to part with them for free. We need to get a compost pile made that will work for next to nothing,be properly maintained (airated)...

I have 2 types of basil in our garden I would like to scrounge up some walnuts as pine nuts are expensive and make a few batches . Both bushes have has flowered a few times. I live in Hawaii and this is our first garden living here. I am at 80 plus mid day and 60 plus night year round with...

I need to vent a chicken coop 24/7. Will a solar attic fan run day and night regardless of weather? I live in Hawaii with a tropical climate