Welcome to week 51 of the Hippie Dabble Digest! This week’s just for fun link is for you dog lovers! It’s similar in setup to the window link we had before where you hit the space bar to fill your screen with the next scene full of cuteness. You’ll see all kinds of pictures and videos with nothing but puppies and dogs. Definitely a site to put a smile on your face! https://openpuppies.com/
How to Clean, Prepare, and Cook Sunchokes
It’s sunchoke (a.k.a. Jerusalem artichoke) harvesting season around here, so this week is full of great resources for if you have sunchokes or are thinking about growing some. This video is long but really informative, covering the whole process from cleaning to cooking.
Sunchokes: What They Are and How to Cook Them
Cooking Light has a lot of information on all the ways you can cook and eat sunchokes with links inside to more info and recipes. https://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/what-are-sunchokes.
Sunchoke Recipes
If you prefer to have the list of ingredients and instructions before diving in, here are a few recipes to get you started. Pan fried sunchokes from Farm Fresh to You: https://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/recipes/499/pan-fried-sunchokes. Smashed Sunchokes With Thyme-Butter Recipe from Serious Eats: https://www.seriouseats.com/smashed-sunchokes-with-thyme-butter. And Sunchoke Soup from Simply Recipes: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/jerusalem_artichoke_soup/.
If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes.
And in case you didn’t get enough cuteness with the just for fun link, here is an article about bumblebees playing and the implications of that playing. There’s even a video! https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134355887/bumblebees-can-play-does-it-mean-they-have-feelings-study-says-yes.
On the Website
I’m slowly but surely getting old Hippie Dabble Digests put up, links, and more products. In case you missed it, here is week 2 of the Hippie Dabble Digest: https://hippiedabble.com/hippie-dabble-digest-2/. Don’t forget to keep checking back for more links and products in our Directory and Shop. This week’s coupon is good for $5 off your entire purchase. Use code HDD515D at checkout.
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