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You will dig my redneck hack! I need to dig many holes for posts for a fence. I don't want to have to buy another tool which I will not be using much after the fence is built. So I turned my rototiller into an earth digger. dcarch '

You may have seen it. A very recent report (a few days ago) detailed US population life expectancy profile by geography. Shocking that in some areas people are dying 20 years younger. Which means the definition of old can be off by 20 years, depending on where you live. dcarch

Old is whenever you are on public transportation, and everyone offers you his/hers seat. dcarch

1:1 ratio, or any other ratio, by weight? or by volume? Also rice in a container if shaken, the volume can be much smaller. Water is level in a container, not rice. Not only that, slow cookers vary in temperature, depending on the brand and wattage. dcarch

WOW! Amazing meals everyone! dcarch Except the beef, everything else were from my garden, including turmeric. SV shell steak with Turmeric sauce

Timing is very good. We need a wine that pairs well with artificial chicken meat grown in a laboratory. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/lab-grown-meat-inches-closer-us-market-industry-wonders-who-will-regulate dcarch

A few days ago, I was in Brooklyn looking for good pastry. Should have contacted Franci. Congratulations! dcarch

Add a couple of skylights, you will have a great seed starting setup. dcarch

What goes into the attic? dcarch

Actually, I think there are knives which may perform better in cutting pies: 1. I have a Teflon coated knife. The next time I have a pie and I remember, I may give that a try. 2. An electric knife may give a better cut if the pie has a top crust. 3. I have a special very thin very pointy tipped knife. I think using that first to perforate the crust then cut the wedge, the end result may be better. If only I have a pie now----- dcarch

Is the pie on a flat surface? or is it still in a pie dish? To me, you don't slice a pie. You cut out a wedge of pie. dcarch

A few other suggestion for leftover rice fun: 1. Leftover rice + yeast = rice wine. 2. Leftover rice in a blender + chicken stock + fresh cooked rice = rice risotto. 3. Dried leftover rice deep fried = puffed rice for snacks. 4. leftover sticky rice from making other recipes - put in a bread maker and let the paddle mesh the rice up. You will end up with Mochi to make mochi ice cream. dcarch

Leftover rice and whatever I could find in the refrigerator. Shiso, and daikon were from my garden. dcarch

Lamb? me too. Happy Easter everyone! dcarch Leg of lamb, potato gnocchi, with ramp sauce and ramps.

Escarole? dcarch

Every time you accelerate, you pay a price in time. The car is slowed down by the extra weight. and you pay a price in extra gasoline to move the extra weight. Every time you slow down, you pay a price in more wearing of your brakes. Kind of similar to people who always leave their pizza stone in the oven. dcarch

Using a cold frame, I can schedule some of my asparagus to come up earlier. Using good lighting, my tomato seedling are very happy. Many already have blossoms. There will be garden tomatoes for Mother's Day. :-)

The cumulative refrigerator on/off time, it makes not much difference by the quantity of food inside the refrigerator. The heat gain/loss is only determined by the R factor of insulation, which cannot be changed by food inside. dcarch

I have an even better idea to save energy big time. If you have that much empty space, get a smaller refrigerator. dcarch

Air loss, air gain, more food, less food, are not significant factors relative to operation efficiency of a refrigerator. The thermal mass of air per cubic foot is extremely small. Actually more food can be a negative. The more food in the box, the more moisture the compressor has to extract which takes a lot of energy to freeze and defrost. There are two main factors which are very critical for refrigerator efficiency; 1. Insulation - It is all about insulation. If you want to save power, go to HD and buy some insulation board to surround the sides. You will have noticeable savings. 2. Good ventilation of the condensing coil in the back, and the bottom. Clean the coils, please. dcarch

Pork seems to be on sale. A couple of pork dishes. dcarch Ribs on sweet pepper roasted pork on beets, Asian pear and asparagus

You may need to hire professional video producers, if you are think of this as part of promoting your business. Making good video, it is very complicated. dcarch

If I won the first price lottery, I will buy an apartment right next door . Do you see many fat Japanese in Japan? dcarch

Playing with food again. I can't even leave simple Fried rice alone. dcarch BBB Fried Rice (Banana, Beets, Beef )

Deboned, skin removed. Chicken thighs with parsnip. dcarch