Planting A Pineapple. Did y’all know that you can take this and turn it into… This?
And that this will eventually produce… This? Yes, I’m talking about turning your average, ordinary grocery store pineapple into a tropical showpiece within your home. A plant that is not only impressive but will WOW! Planting a Pineapple 1. 2. 3. In 24 months (sounds better than two years) it will look like this.
You will have an actual, large, utterly delicious pineapple in 24-36 months. The thought of growing my own pineapple always makes me smile and giggle just a little bit. Now what am I supposed to do with all of this leftover pineapple? I see something sweet coming soon. While you’re waiting for me to make something yummy with the leftovers, go ahead and plant a pineapple. Be adventurous plant a pineapple. Hugs, Tickled Red *Please bear in mind that I am not a hortoculturist. Tagged as: Gardening, Pineapple, Tropical Fruit.
A Tasty 10 Minute DIY Gift Idea - Mini Jars of Infused Salt. Sometimes I like to slave over DIY projects, working late into the night watching reruns of Project Runway and propping my eyelids open with glue sticks.
Other times—although they may be few and far between—I wise up. I find the happy intersection between what I want to make and what I have time to make and I make peace with both. That’s exactly how this little DIY gift idea was born. A few years ago, I hatched a grand plan to make my own truffle salt and give it to my foodie friends for Christmas. Well, one $30 mushroom and a jar of terribly stinky salt later, I gave up on the whole scheme and instead gave everyone a hearty pat on the back for Christmas. Now, I’m three years older and about 3000% wiser. Here’s how you can put together a great gift for a foodie (or really anyone with a mouth) in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients: -Small glass jars (Look in the cosmetic section of a health food store or on eBay.) 1. 2. 3. 4. All in, I estimate each of these little guys cost me about $1.50. Ree Drummond - StumbleUpon. Iced coffee is my life.
When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn’t live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there. There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. (Note: I’ve totally adapted/tweaked coffee/water amounts to suit my own tastes.
I start with a big ol’ container. Rip open a pound of ground coffee. Pour in the coffee. Hi, Julie!