August Cook the Books: Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones- Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream
Okay, so I lied. I said I was going to experiment with other non-dairy milks and I didn’t. I did make more ice cream from Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones:…
August Cook the Books: Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones- Basil Ice Cream
Finally, it’s August! Time for August’s “Cook the Books” pick, Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones: 90 Recipes for Making Your Own Ice Cream and Frozen Treats from Bi-Rite Creamery! In case you…
Baked Beet and Potato Chips
I plant long, full rows of potatoes and beets every year. Some might think that is overkill, but I make my mom’s potato salad a lot during the Summer (I told…
I’m Engaged and Going to Make My Own Wedding Dress!
I have been sitting on some exciting news for over a month now, but it’s time to announce that Matt and I have gotten engaged! He proposed in the most…
Thrifty Gardening Tip: Free Wood Chips!
Got your attention? Good. Okay, technically they aren’t free. The tip should read: Develop a relationship with your local arborist, so they will give you free wood chips. In other…
Mom’s Mustard Potato Salad Recipe
My mom is in a nursing home now and no longer cooks for herself, but growing up she made the best mustard potato salad. I remember it being one of…
Makers Market Recap
It’s been an exciting time over here at Rake and Make HQ! So exciting that this blog post was scheduled for last week and got missed. Makers Market was such…
Blogger’s Summer Camp
I am starting to realize how many cool things I discover via Seattleite Megan Reardon of the blog Not Martha. Through posts on Not Martha, I have discovered the Colette Sewing…
Makers Market
We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post for a special announcement! This Saturday, June 15th from 4-8 pm, Flower and I are going to be vendors at Makers Market at Center Studio! Between the two…
Watering: Drip Irrigation
June is off to a great start here in Seattle, with sunny, high 70s weather this week. It hasn’t rained all week! What that also means though, is that it…