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Posted by Loren Alldrin on May 21, 2011 to Family Life blog
Many hands make lots of jam!
The Team
The ladies worked hard all day, but had a lot of fun in the process.
We decided to tackle a "home economics" project and can a bunch of jam. Three families joined in the fun, which was about all our kitchen could handle. We rounded up jars, pectin, sugar and canners, then purchased 10 flats of strawberries. (The gal at the strawberry stand thought we were crazy.)
Everybody got involved, even the little kids who made quick work of cutting the tops off the strawberries. We fired up every burner…
Ethiopian Food
Posted by Kristen Alldrin on June 08, 2010
After months of trying, I finally figured out how to make good-tasting injera at home.
Let me say right up-front: this is NOT how injera is made in Ethiopia! I do not claim to be an expert, just an adoptive mom who is trying to give her kids a taste of home. After many failed attempts and turned up noses, I finally had success with this method. I received the highest praise possible from one of my Ethiopian daughters who said, "Taste just like my mom make in Ethiopia".