Mama Gone Green is a blog dedicated to raising happy children and reducing our impact on the Earth. My name is Taryn and I am the mother of 2 young kids and an environmental studies instructor at a community college in Portland, Oregon. Please join me as I journey through life as a mama, teacher, knitter, photographer, gardener, and environmentalist!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

What We Have Been Making....

Fall, for me, is a time for making. Baking breads and cooking soups in the kitchen, knitting cozy gear for winter, and starting holiday projects galore. During fall, I always seem to muster up to motivation to tackle projects new and old. Here is a peak at what we have been making lately:

A new batch of lacto-fermented pickles using this recipe. They are much better than my last batch (which was WAY too salty), but I must say that I actually prefer the taste of vinegar pickles. And, 2-year old Phoebe, who is pickle-crazy, won't touch the lacto-fermented ones, even though she doesn't know I made them differently. Maybe the different taste is just something I need to get used to?
applesauce and then some applesauce muffins (sorry, no picture) to follow,


play dough, for my budding little artist,


Serrano-infused tequila (which was quite delicious in some Friday night margaritas and so very easy to make!),


Ginger and chile pickled green beans (which I still have yet to try),


A new batch of home-made lip balm (makes a great present!) from oil infused with herbs from my garden,


And, two pairs of knitted arm warmers for a cancer fundraiser (and now, I have two requests from my kids for pairs of their own),



What have you been making?
How has fall inspired YOU?



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4 comments:

  1. I've been making a lot (for my new Etsy shop mostly), but unfortunately not inspired by fall yet. We're still in the 90s over here.

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  2. boy have you been busy! I'm addicted to lip balm in the fall and winter, either my lips dry out because of the weather or I'm a mouth breather due to a stuffy nose, or both. applesauce muffins sound delicious.

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  3. So much goodness being made in your home :)

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  4. You are officially my inspiration! :)

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