Brummet's Conscious Blog

Using every little bit of your leftovers A small bit of leftover broccoli, a 1/2 cup of creamed corn, a 1/4 cup of peas left in the pot... These seem like such a waste to toss in the compost bin, but what can be done with so little? Quite a lot, actually. Freeze even the smallest amount of leftovers in small containers or re-sealable bags. Label clearly what the contents are and the amount. These can now be taken out in a pinch when you are making soups, stews, casseroles, enchiladas or sauces - increasing the rich flavour and nutritional content of the dish while saving the family some money.  In our cookbook - From One Small Garden - we have recipes specifically designed to help deal with small amounts of leftovers. Some of our favorite ways to utilize leftovers is to make patties, pakora, fritters, or to make a hearty, homemade soup. While it may seem silly to save such a small amount of leftovers, you can now see that it is a smart and ecologically sound habit. Doing this mean...

Media Appearance Check out the Happiness Between Tails blog, which shared our Leek N' Mushroom Bundles recipe, * excerpted from our book : From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes ( https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet ) !  num num num !!! https://happinessbetweentails.com/2021/06/18/cool-doggie-days-lillian-brummets-leeks-recipe ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Quote of the Day  ©BrummetMedia.ca "The sun,  with all those planets revolving around it  and dependent on it,  can still ripen a bunch of grapes  as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."  ~ Galileo Galilei ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

  Poetry How cool to find out that some of our poetry was featured on this New Zealand based blog 🙂 How cool is that ?? https://www.mynzdreamblog.com/post/poetry-by-lillian-and-dave-brummet ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Obtain bee, bat, bird, butterfly and eco-friendly gardening resources, links, guides and certification plaques. • Pollination Canada and Pollination Partners - http://Pollinationcanada.ca   & http://pollinator.org • North American Butterfly Association – http://nappc.org • Xerces Society For Invertebrate Conservation - http://xerces.org • Bee Better Certification – h ttp://beebettercertified.org • Find groups and actions you can take part in: https://xerces.org/citizen-science  • Canadian Honey Council - http://honeycouncil.ca • Back Yard Habitat Certification Program - http://backyardhabitats.org • Canadian Wildlife Federation Wildlife Friendly Habitat Certification - http://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore-our-work/connecting-with-nature/in-the-garden/get-certified/ • National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife Habitat Certification - https://www.nwf.org/Garden-For-Wildlife/Certify.aspx • http://content.yardmap.org/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's @: ...

World of Writing - Author Interview Regular readers are aware that we enjoy conversing with other writers, learning from their experiences and understanding their work from a 'behind-the-scenes' view. Today we are joined by author William H. Koenecke - a retired university professor from Murray State University . He holds five degrees and has 45+ years of educational experience. During his life-long career he has taught at three different universities. His most recent book release (May 2021) is:  Study Smarter, Not Harder: Over 77 Ways to Improve Your Study Skills in Just Minutes A Day. Don't forget to check out his first book: Write Well Right Now .  Q: What were some of the challenges you faced in writing your books? A: It took me nearly seven years to research and write my first book titled “Write Well Right Now: A Guidebook on English Grammar, Punctuation, and Writing.”   For many years, I wanted to write a book; however, I was busy with several principalships, and...

Just For Writers !!    Today is the 16th installment of this new series of posts  Just For Writers !   Watch for a new post in this series  around the middle of every month  !!  * Note : these links go back as far as early 2000's and may refer to our old website and perhaps  other old links. Ignore them. Go to:  http://BrummetMedia.ca -- In this Q&A interview published on this bog in 2015, Wendy Van Hattan, writer, editor and blogger,  joins us for a discussion on writer's groups: https://consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com/2015/07/world-of-writing-interview_28.html -- Freelance writers will find a great resource in this next link, which helps writers connect with paying markets:   https://www.freedomwithwriting.com/ -- This link will take you to marketing communication tips that most authors could benefit from:  https://consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com/2014/11/marketing-communication-tips.html   -- -- Author Lee Libro ...