By Amanda Rose | Cilantro
This is a go-to condiment in our household. It’s simple and every single ingredient (all two of them) is healthy. In times of recovery and needing extra nutrition, this is especially good to keep stock. This idea is so simple that it hardly demands a recipe, but it is such a nice little healthy addition […]
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By Amanda Rose | Coconut
Amanda’s note: Here is another great recipe from Ramya Venkateshwaran, writing on a coconut farm in India. (Her website is WildTurmeric.net.) I asked her to write about her method for making coconut milk from fresh coconuts and I am tickled to learn from her experience. I doubt I’ll ever land a fresh coconut to meet […]
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By Amanda Rose | Onion
Although they do not grow high in the Andes mountains, come from a grove of one square mile in Africa, ripen in a short three-day period after a dry winter and a full moon, or have a multi-level marketing company developing to sell them to us, onions should get our attention. They are an excellent […]
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By Amanda Rose | Rosemary
I love experimenting with the flavors of herbs and plants right outside my door and rosemary is prolific here on our property. The boys and I have turned the rosemary flavor into a fun summer spritzer with peach but it had never occurred to me to add it to my warm tea until I caught […]
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By Amanda Rose | Broth
Over the years I’ve had comments from folks who’ve said, “When there seems to be nothing to eat, time to shop for groceries, you put a great meal together out of what appears to be nothing.” As I finished the post below, I realized that these are some of my secrets to whipping up good […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
Amanda’s note: Here is another great recipe tutorial from Ramya Venkateshwaran, writing in India from her website WildTurmeric.net. She shares here a sun burn remedy used in India that we had simply never considered. Interesting! ~~~ This homemade face mask made with fresh apples and ground oatmeal treats sun burn and will also give your […]
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