Category: recipes
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Been a minute… I’m still here
It’s been around four months since my last post, and I do apologize for the lapse. While I have been very busy, I could have taken a moment to update rather than wait until things piled up☺️. I’ve been knitting every chance I get as well as painting, drawing, and baking. This post I will…
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Italian creation
Yes, I have a tiny bit of Italian in my dna along with the Scot-Irish, German, Wales, and English. My 9th great grandfather was Italian, and I do so love Italian food. We all know all that white flour pasta isn’t good for a body. BUT…. there are healthy ways to enjoy those wonderful spices.…
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Peppermint
I’m always looking for natural ingredients for hot teas. It is wonderful when one of my long-time favorite ingredients is also great for medicinal uses as well. I have grown, dried, and brewed peppermint for years. It is a great addition to iced sweet black tea that’s so popular in the south. While I ceased…
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Little bit of fall 🍁…
…little bit of summer ☀️. That’s the weather around here today. Rain and clouds, mid 60 temps with a bit more storms coming in overnight. The dreary look outside called for a more fallish meal with a touch of “summer is near” to top it off. I have fresh zucchini squash on hand along with…
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Another cold day experiment
Cold days always end with me in the kitchen at some point baking something. Today, I realized that I had a bit of flaxseed meal that needed using. So, I looked in the archived recipes that I will bookmark while browsing the web. I had to laugh as it was amusing that the chef of…
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When you get a hankering..
For some good old-fashioned chicken and dumplings but you want to keep it healthy. There is a long debate on whether drop dumplings came from the south or the north. I’ve never cared for the flat, rectangle, rolled, and cut dumplings. First off, that’s a lot of extra time involved to roll out and cut.…
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Remember all those strawberries….
That I froze whole last spring? We are now beginning to enjoy the fruits of that labor. Tonight dinner was a bit later than normal because my inner baker jumped out last minute in the form of Strawberry Crumble! Not just any old crumble, but healthy for you crumble. Nutritious oat flour and brown sugar…
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Not your granny’s leftovers
It has been years since I had to deal with leftovers at Thanksgiving. The last many years since the kids were grown and gone we have visited with my lifelong best friend and her family for this holiday. I contribute Watergate salad in memory of her mother that always made it and usually add homemade…
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So much goodness in such a small package!
I have been craving a peanut butter cookie for a while now. They are pretty healthy unless they call for white enriched flour. I wanted the most healthy version I could find. This is when I truly love the ability to search the internet. I’m building a digital bookmarked cookbook of all types healthy food…
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Cold weather calls for comfort foods
While we aren’t really into traditional cold weather here in our little home on the mountain, there was a nip in the air today. I took a walk over the acreage to see leaves already coating the ground mingled with a heavy blanket of pine needles and cones. We are expecting a light frost the…
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