Cancer causing toxins in peanut butter…what next? They are more correctly called: aflatoxins. Peanuts, and certain other crops such as corn contain the highest risks of aflatoxin contamination, because they attract the molds Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins are the most toxic, naturally occuring carcinogens known. Yikes!
FYI–”Afla”toxin takes its name from the short hand [...]
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Manna from Heaven would be so lovely, in my opinion. We’ve had such a snow-laden winter, that the poor chickens haven’t wanted to free range much. Why bother when the ground is covered with cold, white stuff, right? Sometimes I walk through the drifting snowflakes to do my twice a day chores, and dream of [...]
Between Christmas and New Year’s…
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Christianity and Cooking and Food. 0 CommentsI love year’s end!
Right now we’ve got snow drifted everywhere…enough that it completely blizzarded us in on Christmas day. Since Christmas dinner for the family was to be at “our place” we’ve got a lot of leftovers to enjoy! It’s a good thing we all love turkey…
So I have a couple of 2009 parting gifts [...]
Let’s talk organic!
Published by December 1st, 2009 in Cooking and Food, Health, In The News and Life. 3 CommentsOkay, the bottom line is age related problems and diseases are widely thought to be caused by two things: consuming insufficient nutrients and adding on top of that, a lifetime truckload of toxic chemicals. This alone is a huge argument for eating organic food when possible–firstly because it is chock full of nutrients, antioxidants and Omega [...]
Chili Rellenos, Green Chili Stew & Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas!
Published by October 10th, 2009 in Cooking and Food. 4 CommentsMama Squirrel here! Yeah, that’d be me, Mary, feeling good and stocked up after toting over 130 home-canned jars of garden produce down to the basement for winter. I started out with it all in two really large kitchen cupboards but hubby’s comments about “all that weight and crashing cabinets full of all your hard [...]
Fall is definitely in the air! And so perfect for having Cream of Asparagus Soup for lunch, baking bread ALL day, and boy do I have a recipe for you!
It’s called smelling-the-house-up-like-the-holidays-oh-my…if you have an Apple-Peeler-Corer-Slicer, this is a great way to put it to use. And the kids will be wowed. Over and over [...]
My apron sure got a workout today, not to mention my feet! Picture this for a whirling dervish…me, overseeing three children’s school lessons while canning 50 large *picked today* tomatoes from the garden into A. tomato-okra soup/sauce base and B. Italian tomato sauce with oregano, basil, onion, celery, fresh parsley…oh and add to that mess [...]
There’s something spiritual about the canning process. The age-old way of a woman providing for her family. Moving the rugs aside. Donning an apron. Washing glass jars in hot sudsy water. Heating up the canner–and the kitchen with all that steam rising. Rejoicing in an abundance of jars and rings that never need replaced if [...]
Farmer John’s wife is always sharing great recipes with me, and this one has become a family favorite! I’m sharing it here because it’s about the quickest way to a tasty home-made pizza that I’ve found yet.
Enjoy!
Crazy Crust Pizza
In medium skillet, brown 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef, seasoning to taste. Drain well and set aside.
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Yesterday’s lunch was a veggie fest! I decided to share my impromptu recipe here after my middle daughter gave it the thumb’s up! She typically is the hardest to sell on squash!
Between my oldest sis and Farmer John, we have gotten a truckload of zucchini and yellow squash here lately. What a blessing! Especially as [...]
