Is that a bear behind me, or just a skunk?

  As I picked these with my boys, I felt like I was the Mom in Blueberries for Sal who lost her child, but didn’t know it, because a baby bear was behind her making noise. But no bear, and no skunk this time. (You never do really know what’s lurking around here at the [...]

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Recipe for blueberry cornmeal pancakes.

Ingredients 1 cup milk 1/2 cup buttermilk (Or use yogurt, or add a teaspoon of vinegar to a 1/2 cup of milk. Let it sit until it curdles — a few minutes.) 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup yellow stone-ground cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 – [...]

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