By Amanda Rose | Conifers
Our adventures on “The Lost Road” turned piney with Frederick’s request for harvesting pine needles and turning them into some sort of dessert (read more here). Thanks to some help on Facebook, I discovered that pine needle infusions were a thing and that we were about to embrace extreme coolness in our activity. Apparently the […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Nuts and Seeds
Dukkah is one of those seed/nut/spice blends from North Africa that can turn most any food into a celebration. It may have originated in Egypt and I understand that dukkah began as a pack-and-carry food for camel drivers. After a day or two in the desert, the flatbread is hard and tasteless. Dip it in […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Chili
Homemade enchilada sauce is easy to make and far superior to the canned version, particularly with a great recipe like this one. I learned this recipe from a good friend who always had the best enchiladas. As you may know, the key to a good enchilada is the sauce. Needless to say, my friend was […]
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By Amanda Rose | Dairy
Sometimes you just crave a treat. I sit in Starbucks and here just about everybody ordering a flavored $5 drink as I drink a basic coffee or tea but on a snow day at home when we needed a treat we started talking about flavored coffees and those little “creamers” you find in quick stops […]
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By Amanda Rose | Mint
There are a lot of testimonials online of people controlling mice with peppermint oil. It may not be a surprise that using peppermint oil to keep away mice is not a burgeoning area in scientific research, but the testimonials have me minting up my food storage areas. Here are a few ideas on how to […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Nuts and Seeds
It’s been years since I’ve made granola, years since I’ve eaten it. Lauren’s post on granola making caught my eye because we had a gallon of oats in the pantry. When I got rained out of a morning of gardening, I knew this was the time, if the time was ever to be. Two questions […]
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