By Amanda Rose | Half Pint Fun
What is it that makes the egg of one bird so completely disgusting and the egg of another just a regular egg? I sense some head games going on with the Half Pints as they taste quail eggs. “I don’t want the to hatch in my mouth!” offers Alastair as he fears these canned eggs […]
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The Half Pints make a Valentine’s Day-inspired rendition of their favorite night time beverage (warm milk). They brainstormed the project: What to make it pink? Hibiscus? No, that makes it more purple, though it does taste great and required a lot of sampling just to be sure. Perhaps it was the hibiscus that inspired Frederick: […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Half Pint Fun
If you’ve ever wondered but don’t want to sacrifice four dozen eggs to figure it out (and don’t want to scrub your deck off afterwards), you can simply watch this video. It’s actually pretty surprising how strong the eggshells are but add two rambunctious kids and a pet chicken and you have variables completely beyond […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Tidbits
I have woefully neglected this website since before the holidays and it hasn’t even really been the fault of the holidays. I thought a little update is in order, along with a content plan for 2016. Rather than being completely caught up in the holidays, I have spent these weeks trying to find a new […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Turmeric
I know a lot of you love turmeric tea and I certainly know from experience that it is easy to tire of the same old flavors that you are producing in your kitchen. That’s why I was pleased to stumble upon a turmeric tea sample package when the Half Pints and I attended ShiftCon back […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Apple
It’s apple season and, of course, that means fresh-pressed apple cider from all of those road-side apple stands. It is a treat of the fall for us to venture over to California’s central coast and to travel along See Canyon road tasting apples and returning home with lugs of fresh apples and gallons of cider. […]
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