Small Business Saturday Event
Posted on December 03 2013
- Starting Your Vegetables Inside – Home Edition Apr 11 2018 It is exceedingly easy to buy vegetable plants from a local farm or big box store each spring. They come with thick s...
- Peanut Butter - The Creamy Killer Mar 27 2018 If you are anything like me you have zero self-control when it comes to peanut butter. Creamy, chunky, natural, proce...
- Pizza Post Feb 06 2018 Living in Connecticut affords me the opportunity to act like a pizza expert and snob. Connecticut and New Haven in ...
- The Case for Wooden Utensils Jan 24 2018 I remember leaning over the kitchen table to peak in and check out what my mom was up to. Frugal and creative befor...
- 2018 Chorizo Harvest Jan 17 2018 It’s chorizo harvest time! We did a quick 25lb run of spicy Spanish Chorizo the week before Christmas and now it is t...
- Charcuterie Board Season 2017 Jan 16 2018 Well – its over. The mad rush of the 2017 holiday season, from Halloween through New Years. This was RusticWare’s bes...
- The Hickories Annual Sheep Stroll Dec 05 2017 The Hickories farm sheep stroll is an annual event where the livestock manager and farmers aided by over 200 peopl...
- Another Round Please Nov 30 2017 The holidays are upon us and that means party season. I am a true believer of never showing up to a party empty hande...
- The Humble Yet Glorious Roast Chicken Nov 15 2017 From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant – everyone enjoys a good roast chicken. As ubiquitous as they are ...
- Spalted vs Ambrosia Charcuterie Boards Nov 07 2017 It’s a decades old debate. A Classic New England stalemate. What looks better; spalted or ambrosia maple? Neither ...
- Giant Jenga Oct 27 2017 Simple wooden blocks. Late nights with good friends. Beer and whiskey. Light from propane and headlamps. These are th...
- Bees Wrap Instead of Plastic Wrap Oct 26 2017 I have written previously about SaranWraps decision to pull a crucial ingredient out of it’s chemical makeup even th...
- Lost Soles Oct 25 2017 Anyone can lose a sock. I don't know where they go or what happens to them, they just go. I don't care about sock...
- I Can Pickle That Sep 22 2017 It is harvest time. As the nights grow colder the vegetables are ready for harvesting. First up is pesto. Basil is...
- 6 Things to Look For When Picking Out a Charcuterie Board Sep 15 2017 It’s Charcuterie Board Season. Charcuterie boards are popping up every. Cooking shows, restaurant menus, pop culture...
- 6 Reasons Why Fall is the New Party Season Sep 14 2017 Summer still holds the title for Official Party Season with cook-outs, pool parties, beach days and camping around f...
- Norwegian Wood – or How I learned to Love Stacking Wood in Neat Little Mounds Sep 12 2017 I am not referencing the Beatles or Haruki Murakami (especially his masterpiece The Wind-Up Bird Chronical) in this p...
- The Perfect Piece of Firewood Sep 08 2017 Putting hardened steel to wood. The wind up, follow through and the explosion of wood cracking apart in to perfect se...
- Grilled Quesadillas Aug 25 2017 For most people grilling season hits it's peak around July 4th, dead of summer, and consists of hot dogs and hamburge...
- Why Saran Wrap Sucks, and Why It's A Good Thing Aug 01 2017 Have you noticed that Saran Wrap of today isn't the same as the Saran Wrap of 10 - 15 years ago? I noticed....I thin...
- Connecticut Summer Jun 16 2017 A true sign of late summer heat in Connecticut is when the bees start getting out of the house and start relaxing on ...
- The Garden is Growing Jun 08 2017 Even with non-stop rain and below normal temperatures my garden is starting to take shape. Like every year, I over p...
- On Top of Cannon Jun 05 2017 Cannon Mountain, a ski slope, former site of the Old Man in the Mountain and destination for my 38th New Hampshire's ...
- The Nest May 18 2017 Growing up it used to be the first sighting of a robin meant Spring was right around the corner. Now thanks to the in...
- What A Difference A Week Can Make May 17 2017 After two years of living in my house I finally got around to focusing on the finished basement. My house had been a...
- Veggies are Popping May 16 2017 After a decent winter and a real spring for the first time in many years the early vegetables are sprouting from the ...
- Return of the bear and a solution May 05 2017 Once the initial shock of a mama bear and her two cubs tramping through my yard and tearing apart my first beehive wo...
- Oh bear! Apr 04 2017 I have never had a problem with bears. We had a mutual understand, or so I thought. Prior to this weekend my intera...
- The Best of The Bread Mar 22 2017 The New York Times is well known for for their coverage of national and world events - however it is their no knead b...
- Starting the Garden Mar 21 2017 The garden is still under six inches of snow - which means it is the perfect time to start those veggies indoors. ...
- Much like Congress, our Herb Garden Bread Trays are all SOLD OUT Mar 20 2017 That is the thing about old school pieces from a time gone by - when thy're gone - they're gone. We were only able...
- The peepers were peeping, but..... Mar 10 2017 Last week on my drive home I passed several ponds near The Hickories and the peepers were peeping. Hundred or thous...
- Covering Up AC Units Feb 27 2017 I often get requests to build one-offs for family, friends and others in the know. Most of the time they as k me to ...
- RusticWares in Ally Bally Bee Feb 18 2017 I am excited to announce that Ally Bally Bee in Ridgefield, CT is now carrying the Rustic Wares all natural soap and ...
- The Case For Making Too Much Risotto Feb 15 2017 I didn't mean to mislead you - this post will not be about my famous risotto recipe. Although I will say risotto is ...
- Snowstorm Sunset Feb 14 2017 As I dragged the garage door open the view to the west exploded with color. The winter storm had cleared and as the ...
- My Bedroom Barn Door Feb 09 2017 Adding a barn door to any interior room of your house can immediately transform the space. My house had this weird e...
- Charcuterie Platter Feb 07 2017 The other day I shared my families old world salami recipe and today I will teach you how to put together the perfe...
- Key Cleats Feb 05 2017 Tired of your keys not being where they should be in the morning? Need a piece of art to remind you of how much you ...
- Salami Time Feb 03 2017 As the excitement of the holidays fades and my January cleanse is over the cold of February can mean only one thing -...
- Practicing the art of Hygge Jan 31 2017 Hygge n: [mass noun] A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or we...
- Traditional Jan 30 2017 Since I learned how to cook, Sundays during the winter months were reserved for my crock pot. From chili, to meatbal...
- Home Saw Mill Jan 24 2017 Nothing like having friends with cool toys. And what better toy to have than your own saw mill? Well I suppose this...
- Big Boy Bed Jan 24 2017 After enduring years of ridicule from everyone who has ever visited my house because my mattress was simply on floor ...
- Another Great Holiday Season Dec 16 2016 RusticWares had some great events this year. First we kicked off the season on Black Friday again at the SoNo Holida...
- No Surprise - No Aloe in Aloe products. Nov 22 2016 Bloomberg has just reported that independent studies show there is no real aloe Vera in many of name brand aloe Vera ...
- Yelp's Holiday Bazaar Nov 11 2016 Rustic Wares is happy to announce we are being invited to participate in Yelp's Holiday Bazaar at the New Britain Mus...
- Need Some Calm? Nov 10 2016 It has been a hectic few days, weeks, months, years hasn't it? I am not only referring to the 2016 Presidential Elec...
- Charcuterie Platter Nov 09 2016 The other day my neighbor helped take down one massive problem tree along our property border so to thank him I had h...
- Firewood Oct 31 2016 The most recent addition to the Rustic Wares store is our Firewood Succulent Planter. This weekend's fire was the fi...
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