INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Fermented beans can be sprinkled over salads to add some extra nutrition. You can also mash fermented beans into a rich, flavorful dip to serve with things like tortilla chips. Fermented beans can also be eaten on their own as a snack. After your beans have fermented, you can keep storing them in the airtight containers you used to process them. Keep your beans in the fridge. Date your fermented beans when storing them. This way, you can keep track of when to throw them away. Fermented beans generally only last around six months.

SUMMARY: Add fermented beans to salads and dips. Store your beans properly. Discard your beans after six months.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use the cheese or bamboo mats, the cookie sheet, and the cheese molds. Set up a station for yourself to get ready to fill the molds. The cookie sheet helps keep moisture from spreading to any surfaces, and it also keeps the cheese safe from any odd bacteria that might be on the counter. Use your disinfected spoon or your clean hands, and gently transfer curd from the colander to the cheese mold. Fill it up as high as you can.  If the mold fills before you’re out of curds, let the mold sit for 10 minutes to let extra moisture come out, and then continue filling it. Try to avoid pressing down on the curds. Just let them settle organically. Both ends of the mold will be covered with a cloth. Make sure to set the mold back down over the cookie tray each time to you flip it. This process helps the curd continue losing moisture so it can start to form in the right shape. Drain the tray, and then set the cheese mold, still sandwiched between two mats, back onto it. You can leave it for longer than the 8 hours, but at a minimum, that’s how much time it’ll need. If you have cats or other animals that might get onto the counters, set up a barricade so they can’t get into the kitchen overnight.

SUMMARY: Put the mat on your tray and put the cheese mold on top of that. Fill the cheese mold with the drained curds. Cover the mold and flip it every 15 minutes for 2 hours. Let the mold drain for 8 hours or overnight.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can use an old pot, a bowl, a vase, or a bucket. Choose a deep, sturdy container as your base. Avoid containers made out of glass or other fragile materials. You'll likely pop a few in the process of making your drum, so it's good to have more than one. Choose large-sized, sturdy balloons. You may want to get a variety of sizes to you can be sure to find one that fits your chosen drum base. Take a scissors and cut of the end of the balloon right where it becomes narrow. Use one hand to hold the balloon over one end of the base while you use the other hand to stretch it over the other side. The balloon goes over the opening of the pot, vase, or bucket you're using as the base.  You might want to get a friend to help you hold it it place so it won't snap back. If the balloon you used seems too small or to large for the base, try a different sized balloon. Use a heavy-duty piece of packing or duct tape to hold the balloon in place all the way around the rim of your drum base. Use chopsticks, pencils, or other long, thin objects to play your drum.

SUMMARY: Find a drum base. Get a package of balloons. Cut the end off a balloon. Stretch the balloon over the base. Secure it in place with tape. Play the balloon drum with sticks.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Illustrator has a yellow icon that says "Ai".  Click the icon on your PC or Mac to open Adobe Illustrator. If you don't have a subscription to Adobe Illustrator, you can use Inkscape which is a free and open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator.  It has many of the same features that Adobe Illustrator has. Use the following steps to create a new file in Adobe Illustrator.  Click File in the menu bar at the top. Click New. Type a name for the file next to "Name". Click Ok. Having rulers on will allow you to add guides to your artboard. You can drag a guide onto the artboard by clicking and dragging the ruler on the left or top.  Use the following steps to turn on rulers.  Click View in the menu bar at the top. Hover over Rulers. Click Show Rulers. The Artboard Tool has an icon that resembles a square with crop marks in the corners.  It's in the toolbar to the left.  Click this icon and then click and drag the edges of the white artboard in the center of the screen to adjust the size of the artboard. Most logos are designed on a vertical rectangle-shaped artboard or an even square-shaped artboard.  A rectangle-shaped logo will look good on banners, signs, and a social media cover page, but a square-shaped logo will fit into more media platforms, such as the corner of a business card or a social media profile icon. It's in the menu bar at the top of the page. It's in the File menu.  This saves your file.  You should save often while working.

SUMMARY:
Open Illustrator. Create a new file. Turn on Rulers. Adjust the artboard to fit your logo idea. Click File. Click Save.