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Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is probably the best thing to do with the pumpkin discarded from making a Jack O’ Lantern. The taste of a pumpkin pie made from fresh pumkin cannot compare to one made from canned pumpkin. Here’s the classic Pumpkin Pie recipe: Pie Crust Ingredients: 3 cups pastry flour 1 cup (2 sticks) butter,…
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Pumpkin Cookies
This recipe was passed on to us from my husband’s grandmother, who sent us care packages of her special Pumpkin Cookies every Halloween. Mammie used Crisco Oil and it made her cookies very moist and last for weeks. I used organic canola oil as a healthier alternative, and this makes the pumpkin cookies moist, light…
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Tabouli
Ingredients: 1 cup dry bulgur wheat 1 bunch flat leaf parsley 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped 5 green onions 5 plum or Roma tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 lemon’s juice 1/2 teaspoon allspice salt and pepper extra virgin olive oil Directions: Soak bulgur wheat in water for 20 minutes, or until bulgur expands and softens. While…
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Produce Number Codes
Ever notice the numbers attached to your produce? You see them on stickers, or on the wire holding a bunch of leafy greens together. Those numbers reveal more than the price you pay at the cashier. Produce number codes also clue you in to the way your fruit and vegetables are grown. 5 digits starting…
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Essential Vitamins and Minerals in Foods
Sometimes I find myself in a rut, buying the same fruits and vegetables week by week. Not only is this boring to eat, it also provides a limited range of vitamins and minerals for me and my family. It might be easier to take a multivitamin pill, but so much more effective and enjoyable to…
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Recipes for Healthy Food and Beverages
excerpt from The Cure For All Diseases © 1995 by Hulda Regehr Clark, Ph.D. N.D. “Read old recipe books for the fun and savings of making your own nutritious food. Change the recipes to avoid processed ingredients. Here are some I found: Beverage Recipes Anything made in your own juicer is fine. Experiment with new…