by Judy | Feb 18, 2011 | Recipes
On Geoff’s last visit to Wisconsin he prepared some of the family meals. After raiding the freezer for some homegrown veggies he came up with this tasty side dish – tamari flavored ‘walnutty’ green beans. It was his version of green beans amandine, replacing the almonds with walnuts and the salt with tamari soy sauce. I’m a big walnut fan so this dish went to the top of the list for me. 2 T. olive oil ¼ cup chopped walnuts 2 cups frozen green beans, thawed (or...
by Geoff | Feb 17, 2011 | CobraHead, Gardening
Over the holidays I discovered that I have borderline high blood pressure, due in part to genetics (Gee, thanks Dad!). Although I already eat a relatively healthy diet and exercise regularly, I’ve been researching what other changes I need to make to reverse the trend in my blood pressure before it becomes a more serious problem. Incorporating more herbs into my diet is definitely recommended. Being a gardener, I don’t just want to buy the herbs, I want to grow...
by Noel | Feb 16, 2011 | CobraHead
As our little business grows we’ve had to develop selling aids so the stores who sell our products can display them prominently. Hopefully the displays get noticed and entice people to buy. They are referred to as POP’s – Point of Purchase Displays. For the past several years I’ve been making them for both our short and long handled tools in my garage. The displays are okay looking and easy for me to produce cheaply in small...
