Did you know you can make plastic using ingredients found in your own kitchen?

This is a type of PLA (polylactic acid) plastic and while it won't be as tolerant, to water, as what is commercially available it is fully biodegradable!

What you will need (small batch)

Or go all in with a large batch!

Coffee cake is a family tradition dating back several generations, an in the area of MN I live in this is a holiday staple for many families! I started with a recipe passed down from my Great Grandmother!

Photos of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible tonight, and it is considered the brightest comet in 27 years, since Hale-Bopp in 1997.

Literally a bucket full of potatoes this year! Glad I plant them in old hay/old straw and hill with grass clippings because it sure makes it easy to harvest rather than having to dig with a shovel/fork and hope you don't stab one!

Definitely a sight to behold! The colors are not visible with the naked eye but the photos don't capture just how the light dance across the sky!

The 2024 squash harvest is in! Was quite the harvest this year, more than enough to feed myself, family, and to give away!

Still have a long ways to go to break the world's record but it does not stop me from trying! I still keep the seeds, from the largest three pumpkins, every year!

In addition to the stove/oven combo I travel with a Coleman stove found on Amazon. There are times when I need to cook more than two items at a time and there are other times when I just need a cooktop and rather than hauling the oven to a picnic table I can just grab this!

This cast iron waffle maker has seen a lot of use both camping and in the home (might as well bring it in during the winter months)!

As with all my cast iron I re-season it as soon as it arrives! I have also found that using butter rather than vegetable oil helps prevent the waffles from sticking!

Also, be sure to have a good pair of Cooking/BBQ Gloves as the waffle maker's handle gets quite hot!

For many years I traveled with a traditional cooler and was able to take week long trips without much of a problem. However, for longer trips or for when the weather was particularly hot, it became necessary to buy new ice and repack. When traveling I prefer to focus on seeing and enjoying the sights rather than spending time getting ice and repacking coolers!

After a bit of research I found the BougeRV 12V Portable Refrigerator 53 Quart Car Freezer Fridge on Amazon. I chose this unit for the following reasons: