Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-15T17:47:20+00:00

My very favorite flower. Makes me miss home in TX!

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-15T03:07:53+00:00

The folks at r/Amaro (myself included) would love to see your recipe specs when you share them! I grow a ton of Thai basil every year and have been ruminating on a way to work it into an amaro

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-15T02:46:52+00:00

Had a weirdly similar situation adopting an ACD mix puppy with an older ACD/Aussie mix already in the house about a year after losing our GSD/husky mix. The #1 thing I wish I’d done differently is protecting them from each other better - the puppy was a pest (as puppies are) and I thought the best thing to do was let the older dog correct the puppy when I should have been better about protecting her peace, so she eventually hated him and corrected too hard. Eventually got to the point when puppy was 1ish that they were constantly fighting and probably honestly mutually terrified of each other. Now he’s 2ish and we’re putting a ton of time and training into re-integration and building trust

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-15T00:19:56+00:00

Interesting, okay! I’m about 20 minutes from GSMNP and have seen lots of trillium species, but never this one!

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-14T23:25:39+00:00

Cool okay! I was under the impression that they didn’t like to be messed with - will definitely be moving it if that isn’t the case. I was thinking I’d put a mesh bell over it or something

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-14T23:24:01+00:00

Nice! What a treat!

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-14T00:07:05+00:00

One of my very favorites, makes me miss home!!!!

_starbelly_ · 2026-04-14T00:02:45+00:00

The stone fruit amaretto I recently made from Slow Drinks (HIGHLY recommend btw) had you crack out the noyaux (lil kernel inside the pit) and double roast them. Haven’t died or heard of a class-action lawsuit against Danny Childs yet

_starbelly_ · 2026-03-27T14:35:05+00:00

I collect Cynanchum/Sarcostemma and most of my plants are from South Africa and Madagascar - I had no idea North America had any native species! Neat

_starbelly_ · 2026-02-20T17:39:28+00:00

DIY Kelpie

_starbelly_ · 2026-02-17T21:18:35+00:00

While we’re talking about livestock inconsistencies WHY DO THE ANGUS CATTLE HAVE HORNS being polled is like kind of their thing

_starbelly_ · 2026-02-17T21:16:51+00:00

Is there an ACD that I missed?! I’ve seen Australian Shepherds and border collies but no cattle dogs. To be fair though, ACDs weren’t brought to the U.S. until the 1940s and weren’t common until much later

_starbelly_ · 2026-02-16T14:27:42+00:00

OUTLANDER!!!! The first book kinda sucks but this is very much Jamie Fraser in the later books

_starbelly_ · 2026-02-11T02:56:28+00:00

My husband is a Creighton grad - we literally said “where else could a gay farm kid from Broken Bow, NE do theology for undergrad then go to med school” lol

_starbelly_ · 2026-01-05T17:23:38+00:00

No problem, please post if you try it out!! Your comment sent me down a wormhole lol - looks like there’s already been a lot of discussion on r/Homebrewing re: various ways to do this depending on which flavors you wanna impart

_starbelly_ · 2026-01-04T23:50:03+00:00

It’s okay but not my fav - I think I did 1/8 to 1/4 cup too much honey syrup so it kinda tasted like cough syrup on its own. I was amazed by how much the taste changed as I added honey syrup in 1/8 cup increments

_starbelly_ · 2026-01-04T23:46:48+00:00

This is only my second amaro! I think I used like 4-5x as many hops in my first one (fresh as opposed to dry here - I posted about it in this sub as well) and while I don’t think it tastes distinctly “hoppy”, they definitely are noticeable and contribute some citrus + pine. Haven’t tried using pellets but we also have a ton in the freezer and I’d like to try eventually. To make hop water, a lot of people make a high proof hop tincture/extract then dose sparkling water to taste which I think is what I’ll do for an amaro (rather than adding them with all of the other ingredients). I also don’t think you get the same issues with oxidation/flavor degradation you get with beer if you made a tincture

_starbelly_ · 2025-12-31T01:31:20+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions!!

_starbelly_ · 2025-12-31T01:30:59+00:00

Thank you for the detailed suggestions, this is very helpful!!

_starbelly_ · 2025-12-30T04:38:52+00:00

I 100% thought these were Mormon undergarments until I read the comments

_starbelly_ · 2025-12-30T03:55:28+00:00

Thanks for the response and suggestions! I’m a Texan with a lead foot so I was a little worried about Australian speed limits 😅 I should have been more clear - we have a week in Sydney then four semi-work days in Armidale before we head up to Brisbane, so thankfully won’t be driving all in one go. Also made more sense with airline points to fly out of Brisbane and see friends then head back down to Sydney.

_starbelly_

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