Comments on: Making Things

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:02:35 +0000

Thanks so much for this recipe, I’ve been looking for a tortilla recipe because the ones I’m buying have now gone up to $4.49/dozen and it’s making me a little purple to pay for flour and lard. I’d found recipes before, but in my memory at least they were more complicated than this. I’ll be giving it a try soon, thanks!

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:19:42 +0000

That’s sort of how I got obsessed with flatbreads last summer. The idea of turning my oven on to 425 when it was hot was just unbearable. So I made a lot of flatbreads on the griddle — tortillas are definitely going into the rotation.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:37:58 +0000

Those tortillas are beautiful! I broke down and bought a tortilla press last summer so I wouldn’t have to bake bread in the oven (we have no a/c) during the hot months.

Very good points about making things. We are trying to repair, do without, build and do with what we have on our property.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:04:33 +0000

Two years of living among the Bretons taught me to be thrifty…
Added to which, life in France is so much cheaper I am just not inclined to pay UK prices anymore!
Excellent training for these economically tough times
PS the cryptic captcha words just told me to go bake bread!

By: cmf

cmf — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:05:14 +0000

Canning isn’t hard, really. Especially water-bath canning – the directions are really straightforward. It’s just a lot of boiling things. If you want to start, I’d advise starting with jam — the sugar is a preservative in it’s own right, and many jams you don’t even have to process in a water bath, you just cook them up, sterilize the jars and rings, fill, flip them over and you’re done. Try it. You can take baby steps until you get comfortable.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:15:31 +0000

You know, with cooking, there’s the added fear that you might poison your family. I’ve wanted to can for years, but I know I’m not a careful person, so i’ve convinced myself I’ll give my kids botulism!

By: katie

katie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:51:54 +0000

For me, cooking is like a science experiment, but you get to eat it.

My latest fun is rice flour muffins with little bit of apple, cinnamon, and some brown sugar on top. Mmmmmm….

By: Meadowlark

Meadowlark — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:36:07 +0000

Well, I made homemade naan last night… but I have a terrible time with tortillas. I think my “thin” isn’t “thin” enough.

And yes, it’s nice that after years of being the weird one who is “cheap” (their words, not mine) I’m finally the one that they look to as a “kindred spirit” when they’re trying to become frugal and need some moral support.