By Amanda Rose | Fun
I suppose the love affair started a couple of months ago when my boys lost a favorite hen to a predator and adopted her only remaining coop-mate instead. On any given day, you’ll find a boy with this black and white hen. Over the weeks, the boys and hen got closer to the house — […]
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By Amanda Rose | Turmeric
My poor face has needed a lot of help lately and so I bring out the big guns: a turmeric face mask. Yes, it’s very orange but luckily does not stain your skin, at least it hasn’t stained mine. It may well scare your children, as my five year old can attest. (His face wrinkled […]
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By Amanda Rose | Dairy
Your glass of milk and pat of butter may have more beneficial fats if the cow that produced them grazed on grass. Milk, butter, and cream from grass fed cows are high in the heart-healthy, cancer-fighting, and lean muscle-building conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). A study published in the Journal of Dairy Science found that a […]
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By Amanda Rose | Basil
Inspired by a beautiful jar of tomato powder from our fall harvest, we whipped up this dip to take to a friend’s party. While it is a mix of familiar flavors combining tomato and basil, it is unusual for a dip. We set some aside and gobbled it long before the party started. We used […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Sardines
Online recipes can be so much fun! The inspiration for this dish came from a recipe on Serious Eats. I’m sure the recipe as it is presented is delicious, but you know how you get carried away with what you have on-hand and a creative flash as you putter in the kitchen. Surprisingly, the blending […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Salmon
Tote lavash sandwiches with you on a trip and everyone will drool when you pull one out to eat. You’ll probably get a question or two about where you bought those sandwiches. Not only do lavash sandwiches travel extremely well, but they give you a blank canvas for culinary creativity. For example, we made these […]
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