Over at the Maui Makers hackerspace, member Ryan K showed up with a mess of Lilikoi fruit (also known as passion fruit). Using anodized bolts (source of zinc), some thin copper pipe, wire, switches, LEDs, and a capacitor, he built himself a battery from the fruit.
Continue ReadingBaker Creek Heirloom Seeds has long been a resource for heirloom and rare seeds. They have a very comprehensive online shop, but in 2009 they decided to open a storefront in the building of an old bank in downtown Petaluma. It is one of the most beautiful and inspiring shops I have ever visited. Filled […]
Continue ReadingTomorrow I’m having brunch, and I’m going to walk down the hill in the morning to pick up some champagne for the meal. (I’ve got the sweetest little wine shop in my neighborhood!!) I love the look of Martha Stewart’s fruit filled champagne punch, and the recipe could not be easier. Cheers!
Continue ReadingI am so glad that Not Martha has been sharing photos from her vacation to Paris. Her shots are beyond amazing, and she seems to find interesting and beautiful things everywhere she goes. She’s blogged about cheese, chocolate, and cake, but the mangosteens are the most exotic and interesting to me.
Continue ReadingContinuing in this month’s upcycle tradition, Jarod Hermann shares his recipe for making savory chutney out of good fruit about to go bad. Chutney is an Indian accompaniment for a main dish, consisting of fruit, sugar, acid, salt, and spices. There are many, many kinds of chutney, but we’re going to focus on turning sweet […]
Continue ReadingMinoo Hersini, an event planner, interior decorator, floral designer, and fashion designer, has come up with some clever ways to use vegetables, grasses, and fruit to make your centerpieces unique, beautiful, and cheap. She uses everything from radishes to green tomatoes to fancy beans to grasses to artichokes. Her stuff looks amazing, but I wondered […]
Continue ReadingHoshigaki is the Japanese art of drying persimmons. DeepCraft has just undertaken the beautiful task. Ene recently discovered the Japanese art of Hoshigaki, a technique of drying fruit by a combination of open-air hanging and hand massaging. The fruit is picked before it fully ripens, with a section of branch left attached, then it is […]
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