Yep — it’s a rotten name. I’ve given the name of this cereal absolutely no thought. I just came up with it an hour ago, and thought I’d share it with you. The problem was this.. it’s chilly down here in the South this week. Not Nebraska cold, but cold enough that the weather has me craving hot tea, soup,…
My family really likes pumpkin, but none of us like the taste of canned pumpkin. Every year I harvest pumpkins we’ve grown along with several store-bought pumpkins and I process them for storage. I dry some in the dehydrator and grind that into what I call pumpkin flour, and I also put pumpkin in the electric roaster…
Making lunch a few minutes ago I created a meat base for tacos that works for both the LOD (Low Oxalate Diet), and Primal eating plan. Since I’m not making full tacos, you’ll have to come up with taco toppings on your own. Since everyone had favorite tacos toppings, no matter what your personal eating plan looks like, I’m sure…
Last Monday, I posted a link to a recipe for a homemade calcium supplement made from egg shells and lemon juice. Late last week I decided to try the recipe and see what happened. I think it worked well. My only complaint is there are little white balls of soft eggshell that didn’t dissolve completely in the lemon juice. When the…
I love flax seed bread, but occasionally I just want to make enough for me. This morning was one of those times. I wanted an egg sandwich for breakfast. I haven’t had one since we stopped eating wheat 10 years ago. So, I sat down with my flax bread recipe and did the math. Here is a flax bread recipe…
Apple butter. Sweet, thick, and delicious. It’s one of my favorite spreads, but the commercial brands are loaded with sugar, MSG and preservatives, so most of the time I just skip it. A few weeks ago, I decided I really wanted apple butter so I looked for easy ways to make it at home. The recipe couldn’t contain any sugar,…
I am against fluoride. There, I’ve said it. My family has not used a fluoride toothpaste in over 10 years. Before this recent move, we had a terrific Natural Grocersh nearby. We also lived within walking distance of a co-op type natural food store. Both stores carried several brands of fluoride-free toothpastes that were made with natural ingredients. I had…
Pokeweed, or Phytolacca americana is native to North America. Until this morning I had never actually seen Pokeweed outside of my herbal books. My children and I were taking a nature walk along the walking and biking path near our home. I saw beautiful plant with big droopy berries that looked kind of familiar. But I really couldn’t place the…
As promised here is my simple recipe for jalapeño honey. Ingredients and Supplies fresh jalapeño peppers fresh, local honey a canning jar Instructions: Wash jalapeños and slice long ways. If your jar is to small, you can slice the peppers across in roughly 1 to 1/2 inch pieces. As discussed previously, consider wearing gloves when working with jalapeño. Fill your…
I am working on a post about the health benefits of jalapeno, and I thought I’d share the recipe with you. It’s one of my favorite movie night munchies. Ingredients: jalapeno peppers, or any other hot pepper you enjoy. Cream cheese Optional – onion powder, garlic powder, or any other spices you like Note: When working with raw jalapeno be…