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  • got the chills?

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    tammy.schmidt
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    An olde fashioned favourite tea that is used for sudden chills, chills from a feverish state or fevers is equal amounts of mint, elder flower and yarrow. If you happen to have a copy of Matthew Wood’s Earthwise Herbal, you will read that “mint tea was used during the terrific grippe epidemics of 1838 and…

  • Steeped Fruits: DIY gift idea, numero uno

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    A few years ago I discovered a cool little book called Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning written by The Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivante. ?áI was intrigued by this book because it outlined traditional techniques using salt, oil, sugar, alcohol, vinegar, drying, cold storage and lactic fermentation. ?áThese types of food preservation were…

  • December 2010

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    Let’s face it people, December is one cold, dark month. ?áSo, naturally, we have this urge to light candles, listen to music and decorate. ?áWe spice it up and bring aromatic herbs, spices, citrus and branches into our homes. ?áEach step outside is an act in bravery as face the sharp chill of the air…

  • Go Puff Yourself

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    I recently tried using some purchased puff pastry. Mind you, I have never made puff pastry from scratch. Seeing that the dough available at my local bakery is butter-based though, I thought I would?ágive it a try. I have been avoiding vegetable oil shortening in my baked products, it’s on my big “DO NOT EAT…

  • waiting

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    This is a photo of raspberries macerating in cognac to make a liqueur. The recipe for this can be found here!

  • Recipe Makeover: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls

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    A few days ago I shared the story about my favorite Christmas recipe: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls. I had expressed a hope that I would be able to improve the healthiness of this treat, while maintaining the deliciousness of it. I think that somehow, through luck or divine intervention or possibly even ingenuinity, I managed…

  • fish gratin with parsley

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    tammy.schmidt
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    The following recipe was adapted from one found in Nigella Christmas. ?áI love Nigella Lawson’s recipes because they are fun to read. ?áShe takes the complication out of cooking. ?áWhen I follow her recipes, I end up making quick and delicious dishes. ?áIt is the opposite of the early Martha Stewart Living recipes that seemed…

  • i love lentils

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    5 lovely lentil recipes I want to try in the coming weeks. Lentil and Escarole Soup Lentil Stew With Pumpkin or Sweet Potatoes Lentil Salad With Walnut Oil Lentil Soup With Chipotles Lentil and Tuna Salad http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/five-ways-to-love-lentils/

  • What The Day Brings

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    Luck! It was with me recently. I had been to a talk with some friends the other eve, a talk by Barbara Ehrenreich about enforced “optimism” and the negative impact that has on society. It was a good presentation, based on the research she did for her book Bright-sided: How The Relentless Promotion of Positive…

  • Peanut Butter Balls

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    by Natasha Henderson. Recipe thanks to her Mom. When I was growing up, there was an infamous recipe (well, there were actually several) that my Mom would make for Christmas. This is one of my personal favorites, a classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate. A reward for not eating them all while they’re being…

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