http://www.sparrowpost.net Tue, 04 May 2010 09:31:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The nasturtiums have taken over our community garden again this year. While it's annoying having them shade the strawberries and herbs, it is delightful to have a virtually indestructible source of edible flowers! One time during our courtship, Mr. R and I purchased a package of edible flowers from ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2010/05/04/eating-flowers/ Cooking Pumpkins is really quite easy, though if they are large enough, butchering them can be quite a chore. To cook a pumpkin, first wash it off to remove any dirt. Next, cut the pumpkin at least in half, and remove the seeds. If the pumpkin is large, it may ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2008/11/01/leftover-pumpkins/ Continuing with the Day of the Dead theme this year, I decided to make a pumpkin carved with flowers... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2008/11/01/dia-de-los-muertos-pumpkin/ Where dried leaves are concerned, it’s often feast or famine. The leaves are useful year-round, as a component of “brown” refuse that must be alternated with “green” refuse (grass clippings and kitchen scraps) in a successful compost pile. In summer and winter, there often don’t seem to be enough leaves, ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2008/10/21/leaves-compostable-item-of-the-month/ svgallery=SucculentWreath I had a look at Martha Stewart Living December in the airport earlier this month, and noticed that it had a piece on living wreaths. Sparrowpost had a tutorial on making succulent wreaths back in November 2005. The results aren't as perfect as Martha's but the directions are ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/12/06/succulent-wreaths/ Boiling your turkey carcass to make a delicious second day turkey soup or stew is hardly a new thing. The main purpose of this entry is to emphasize that this is an easy process... and so much more satisfying that throwing the remainders of the celebratory bird away. http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/11/23/what-to-do-with-the-leftover-turkey-carcass/ svgallery=CASAFUTURA Oftentimes San Diego seems like the heavy caboose dragging behind the nationwide Green Building train, which is why we were particularly fortunate to experience a little civic boosterism aimed at bringing us up to speed this past weekend. Architect and builder Kevin DeFreitas recently built his family a 3600 ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/10/24/casa-futura/ svgallery=Calaveritas Making candy skulls out of sugar is a Mexican tradition. According to internet sources, each skull is painted with the name of a deceased loved one, and then placed on the family's "Day of the Dead" alter. WASP-y girl that I am, the notion of writing the names ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/10/21/etywer/ Until the new site is fully updated, you can find articles on the original Sparrowpost. http://www.sparrowpost.net/oldschool/ http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/10/19/the-old-sparrowpost/ After a long hiatus, Sparrowpost.net is back online in a new Wordpress blog format. I hope that this revised structure will make it easy for everyone to contribute, and make it harder for the dreaded spambots to take over the site (it was the spambots incessant posting of Russian ... http://www.sparrowpost.net/2007/10/17/sparrowpost-returns/