by Wonder Worman | Nov 30, 2010 | Sidetracks
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yummmmmm!
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Jif’s ingredients. Notice the molasses.
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Calcium 2%? from where?
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My LOVE!
Food is on the brain, in my hand, in my mouth, in my stomach, in my dreams! I love food, especially peanut butter! I can eat it with apples, bananas, and celery! I can eat it out of the jar, smothered on bread, toast, bagels, and banana bread. I can cover it with jelly, honey and chocolate! I can also mix it into my ice cream. I am picky here and prefer to have it with chocolate instead of vanilla or any other flavor! Crap! I freakin’ LOVE peanut butter.
I have tried a lot of the “all natural” varieties out there. I have even blended my own….blah. I stink at that! So when my all time favorite peanut butter company, Skippy, came out with their own “all natural” line (about a year ago?), I was thrilled. I grew up on Skippy and knew this was gonna rock! It did, of course. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Skippy never lets me down.
Then!!! there was word on the street that Jif was coming out with their “all natural” peanut butter. I finally saw it on the shelf in the store yesterday and bought it. Yipee more peanut butter to try! I was happy to show Carlos when I got home because he grew up on Jif. He said his mom was choosey. So we did what I am sure millions of people have done when a company has some competition….we had a taste test. I opened Jif’s jar and Skippy’s, got 2 spoons and fed Carlos. He knew the difference even with his eyes closed, and of course picked Jif….by the way he’s choosey, too! I just grabbed my spoons and chowed down! Yummmmm I was in heaven. Jif was actually good! but I still prefer Skippy. Skippy’s texture is a bit smoother, and I just found out today, after reading the label, Skippy has about double the amount of salt. I love salt!!!!!
Check out the pictures. Interestingly, they have the same amount of calories and fat. Jif actually has Calcium. Where does that come from? The molasses? hmm. Even though I prefer Skippy, I am not worried. I won’t let the Jif jar go to waste, but I have a feeling Carlos will devour it without a problem. Jif is in the hizzzz-ouse again!
By the way, I do reuse these when I sell a 1/2 lb of Red Wigglers. I make sure to poke holes on the bottom and on the lid.
by Wonder Worman | Nov 27, 2010 | Red Wiggler World, Worman Cooks
Food scraps for the wigglers!
Today I made a huge pot of soup. I am not going to tell you what type…not just yet! First, I’d like you to play a game with me. Please, please, please play along with me! Are you ready? Too bad I won’t be able to hear your guesses. Oh well!
O.K. so here goes. I am sure in your life you’ve played “I Spy”, right? Well, if not, I’ll give you quick “how to”. You can play this game with an unlimited number of players. You need at least one person to play with besides yourself. Basically, it’s a guessing game. You look at an object, maybe an apple that’s on the counter. You would say, “I spy something red” and the person tries to guess what you are looking at. Not too difficult, right? Let’s play! Be prepared to be challenged!
I spy something orange and stringy…..
I spy something green….
I spy something yellowish, orangish…..
I spy something tiny that’s white…
All done……Here are the things I was looking at.
Something that’s orange and stringy…… the carrot peelings
Something that’s green……celery
Something that’s yellowish, orange….butternut squash
Something that’s tiny and white….garlic peels
Do you know what kind of soup I made?……
Butternut Squash Soup! These scraps are now in the worm bin being devoured by the Red Wigglers!
by Wonder Worman | Nov 26, 2010 | Less in the Landfill, Red Wiggler World
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These bins are sturdy and can handle to prancing and pawing of kids’ hooves!
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The temperature in the bin is about 42F. Chilly Willy!
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Can you see the wiggler?
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Thought this was cool!
Yikes, it’s been cold in Bend! Cold enough for it to snow in November. When there’s snow on the worm bins, I like to leave it there. Having the snow on the bins, provides another layer of insulation for the Red Wigglers. I am still conducting the SunChips experiment despite this cold weather. The bag is in it’s 3rd week of composting. Each week, I will update the “Data and Observations” section of the experiment.
Data and Observations: The temperature in Bend was 41F when I went to check on the worms. To my surprise, the temperature inside the worm bin was about the same. I made sure to thoroughly clean the thermometer when I got back inside!
When I pulled away the bedding, I saw one lonely Red Wiggler next to the SunChips bag. He was moving rather slowly, and I am sure he was cold. There wasn’t much of a change from last week. I did pick up the bag to see if it would rip some more, but it didn’t :^(
Even with these frigid temperatures, I will continue to observe the SunChips bag.
Happy Wormin’
Check out this cool trail of ice which formed on our gutter chain. At the moment, it is slowly melting away and the sound it’s producing is rather calming!
