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		<title>Weighing in on Tomatoes</title>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2010/07/weighing-in-on-tomatoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, I&#8217;ve decided that I will weigh all of the tomatoes that are growing in my little garden. So far, early in the tomato picking season, I have picked:
598 grams or 1lb. 31 oz. It&#8217;s a start!
July 26th, 2010: 
2 kilos 898 grams or 6 lbs 375 oz. Making gazpacho today!
I&#8217;ve planted 4 varieties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Sausage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like I don&#8217;t have enough to do! Well, the garden and canning and now sausage making are the activities I do to:

save money
eat better
learn new skills
add to my pantry
relax
get out of the office
be a better homemaker

Here are some photos:
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		<title>Gardening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very encouraged by my little efforts with my garden. Again, I only have a small patch of land in the back yard, but I&#8217;m determined to use it to the fullest advantage toward my goals of reducing all costs, saving my grocery money for other urgent expenses and of course eating  fresh produce. 
We&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My growing garden</title>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2010/05/my-growing-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some photos of my little patch of garden in our backyard. We are eating plenty of Swiss Chard, fava beans, lettuce, onions and celery. This is what I do to relax and with it comes the extra benefit of saving some money on groceries.

Swiss Chard



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		<title>Making Roti</title>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2010/02/making-roti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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When we arrived in the village at the beginning of the week, we forgot the box in the garage with:
flour, a loaf of bread, dish soap, a dozen eggs, and a few other things. Dang!  Prices are high in the village and we try to everything  possible to brings everything we need with us&#8230;. oh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting my tomato plants</title>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2010/01/starting-my-tomato-plants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started 2 trays of tomato seeds.  Can you see the 2 tiny little sprouts? One in a plum tomato and the other a large tomato called &#8216;muchamiel&#8217;  and these tomatoes have red bottoms and green tops. Last year the only ones that did well, were the cherry tomatoes, of which I will plant more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregano</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realized, that I am nearly out of oregano! Yes, I can buy it here; but since I have the seeds, why not just grow it?
 Amazon.com Widgets
It has been just freezing here&#8230;literally! The snow is on the ground and even the greenhouse is cold. I have a tray of oregano started in the kitchen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canning Beef Stew</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Christmas Anita and I went to Makro (the Spanish version of SAM&#8217;s Club or COSTCO) so she could buy some of the foods that are available here in Spain but not in France. We noticed that there was a HUGE markdown of meats so I was able to get 10 lbs of beef and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canning for fun &amp; frugality</title>
		<link>http://pearsonsprogress.com/2009/12/more-canning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Anita and I did some canning over the Christmas holidays.  Above is the photo of some meatballs and bolognese  sauce I made; 22 jars of one and 17 of another. I also canned chicken, butter beans, &#38; taco soup (with ground beef, hominy etc). It&#8217;s funny to say that it&#8217;s fun and work at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain de Mie</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of my favorite Christmas gifts from John this year was a new bread pan. With the help of our daughter Jesseka, who purchased it, boxed it up and had it shipped to us, I now have this&#8230; super wonderful pan. It&#8217;s also known as a &#8216;pullman bread pan&#8217;. It&#8217;s used to make a [...]]]></description>
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