I am waiting for the phenyl whatever it's called to appear in my mailbox.  After I get that, I will be making my first 2lb of soap.  For my birthday my hubby made me a super nice soap mold.  Well, he made two of them.  The first one was plywood and he didn't like it, so he went and got some kind of other wood.    I figured, since I was so new at it, I should probably use the caustic tester the first few times and NOT take off the 1st 4 layers of my hubby's skin.  He approved.

Cheesecave….I just recieved the regulator but that's it.  I can post a pic of that..hahahah!  Ok, I'll show the whole cheese cave move in, setup  and chronicle my first batch of cheese.  Everything should be showing up at my house by the last week of September  (took so long because I NEVER pay for shipping if I can help it!).  It will be my first atttempt at blogging. 

cathyh said:

This is my beef jerky recipe. Using round steak cut into thin strips. (usually about one package)

4 TBS soy sauce

4 TBS worcestershire sauce

1TBS tomato sauce

1 TBS ginger root grated

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

2 garlic cloves smashed

marinate for 4-6 hrs and dehydrate overnight.

Sometimes I add a little cayenne pepper. Then I put in baggies and refrigerate. My son loves it.

Cathy from Ohio

THANKS CATHY!

I can't wait to try this one.  I used a recipe from Alton Brown yesterday and it turned out so yummy that it'll be eaten too quick.  Is round steak a cheaper cut?  I used a sirloin tip roast, it was a little on the high side….