It always puzzles me when a recipe calls for the “juice of one lemon,” because it seems like some lemons have more juice than others. But here are a few ways to get more juice from your lemons (and limes). Lemons juice better at room temperature. Besides, cold lemons are harder to squeeze. Roll your […]
by Jerusalem Jackson Greer This time of year is the season of weddings, graduations, showers, births and party after-party. It can be hard to know what to bring as a gift – whether it’s for the party hostess herself or the honoree-hostess-to-be, for each and every event. Here is a simple homemade gift idea that works for […]
Water is so good for you. Drinking water helps you stay hydrated, helps keep your skin healthy and can even help you lose weight. Water is abundant (at least here in the US) and is practically free. Yet, I constantly hear people say they don’t like water or that water is boring. It doesn’t have […]
by The Park Wife Simple Hospitality. Opening up our homes, pouring out ourselves, to serve and love friends and strangers. It creates connections. It builds community. Sharing friendship, laughter, and the occasional tear over good coffee. Who of us doesn’t need a little of that? But, sometimes I need motivation and ideas. That is when […]
By Katherine Trauger My first lesson in pasta-making came right after I married. My brand new in-laws considered pot roast served with egg noodles cooked in the broth a necessary skill and my husband’s mother, bless her, made sure I knew how to make the noodles: Just mix an egg with a little flour. At […]
Hello friends! Well, after just a few short weeks of posting, I can already see the handwriting on the wall. And, since I no longer have a toddler running amok, crayon in hand, I know this handwriting must mean business. Here is what the wall said: “Greer, you need some help with posting ideas.” Here […]
by Jerusalem Greer hos·pi·tal·i·ty häspiˈtalitē/ noun 1. the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. I once worried about being the perfect hostess. I would host dinner parties and set out my best china upon layers of tablecloths, placemats, chargers, napkins and table runners. I’d place all the forks in the right […]
Radishes are one of the first springtime vegetables in the garden and at farmers markets. I love its crispy clean taste after a winter overflowing with mellow, rich winter greens, roots and squashes. Radishes just lighten things up. The radish is a must in any garden, because it rewards those of us who obsessively watch […]
by Jerusalem Jackson Greer Bring back the wide front porches that sprawl along the front yard, with long wooden steps Where toddlers and teenagers can sit and eat popsicles in the summer evenings, juice dripping off chins and fingers sticky sweet. Bring back the deep back-screened porches hidden under old oak trees, where one can […]
Compiled by The Park Wife Six tips to a winning farmers market experience. It’s farmers market season with many already open and more to soon as farmers’ fields are productive. I’ve grown food for farmers markets, run them and even served a few years on the Arkansas Farmers’ Market Board. So I‘ve gained a little wisdom […]