Foraging Wood Sorrel and Some Traditional Foods vs Science Controversy
A bunch of wood sorrel plants As kids, we used to call this plant either “lemon” or “clover” (neither of them correct), depending on our mood. It was the first wild edible I ever learned to identify- I remember picking it in our backyard as young as 4 or 5 years old and popping it […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop, where each week, cooks from around the globe share their most delicious, nourishing, and heart warming recipes. The cooking carnival where you come to share your best kept cooking secrets, those recipes with the magic ingredient in it called “Soul Spice”- the made […]
Pressure Cooker Rice Recipe
Fast food? Filling? Chemical free? Cheap? Yup, this pressure cooker rice fits the bill. If you’re hungry and need something starchy with which to fill your stomach as fast as possible, making rice in the pressure cooker is the perfect solution. (Fry an egg or open a can of tuna, and chop a cucumber or […]
Black Eyed Pea Curry Recipe
I love black eyed peas. They’ve got this deliciousness to them, a mild sweetness that makes them one of the yummier beans out there. Here’s a curry made with black eyed peas that I think you’ll enjoy! It’s got a lot of different spices which make it have a rich flavor without needing to buy […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop, where each week, cooks from around the globe share their most delicious, nourishing, and heart warming recipes. The cooking carnival where you come to share your best kept cooking secrets, those recipes with the magic ingredient in it called “Soul Spice”- the made […]
Kasha with Noodles Recipe
Rice, rice, rice. Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes. I have to admit, the starch options on a gluten free diet can get pretty boring after a bit… This is a yummy food that my parents used to make growing up- I’m European by decent, and this is a food that has been in our family for generations. […]
Gizzard “Meatballs” Recipe
Chicken gizzard “meatballs” in tomato sauce. The flash made it look more orange than it really was. It was a dark red, really. Gizzards are pretty much the cheapest meat I can get locally. They also happen to be very, very nutritious, chock full of iron and other vitamins and minerals, being as they’re organ […]
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop, where each week, cooks from around the globe share their most delicious, nourishing, and heart warming recipes. The cooking carnival where you come to share your best kept cooking secrets, those recipes with the magic ingredient in it called “Soul Spice”- the made […]
Moroccan Rice or Millet Butternut Squash Pilaf Recipe
There’s dried cherries in there as well. I don’t know why you can’t see them in this picture, but they’re there! I made a really yummy dish for supper last night, one that my husband and kids and I all really loved. It got rave reviews, with every family member asking me to please make […]
Homemade Rice-a-Roni Recipe or Rice with Vermicelli
Rice-a-Roni, apparently, is a boxed mix of rice and noodles that is sold in the grocery stores. We never bought Rice-a-Roni brand, but we did occasionally indulge in a “Rice and Vermicelli” box mix from another company, and it was always so yummy and delicious. This is a recipe for your own homemade Rice-a-Roni, or […]