Winters’ Day In
Conversations on life, faith, stories, and creativity from author Talena Winters.
Pour a cuppa and stay awhile.
Make It From Scratch: The Right Tools For The Job
Part 2 of the "Make It From Scratch" series. Basic kitchen essentials for whole food cooking.
Breaking the Bread of Tradition
My history of bread baking, and my first adventure into sourdough.
Not Just A Load Of Beans
My little science experiment trying to grow beans with microwaved water. I was surprised by the results.
A Twist on Egg-Nog
It's that time of year--when the grocery-store shelves become lined with that delicious substance known as "egg-nog"--or at least what passes for it now that most of us are petrified of eating our eggs raw, or eating the whole egg--or eating whole milk, for that matter.
Musical Fruit—Reprise
Baked Beans have got to be one of the most delicious, and easy, make-ahead dinners you can throw together (surpassed only by All-Day Beef Stew in my menu planner). You can use them as a main dish, and throw some foil-wrapped red potatoes in the oven about 1 1/2-2 hours before mealtime for an almost effortless meal. Or, they make a great side dish to beef, game or turkey sausage. Serve with some fresh or lacto-fermented vegetables (such as Ginger Carrots--sorry, haven't posted the recipe yet), and you've got a meal that busy moms dream about.
Recommended Reading
A list of my favourite books for living and entertainment as of this writing.
Home again, Home again, Jiggety-Jig!
Okay, so this is the point at which I pretend I haven't already been on blog-holiday for a week and half to say that I'm going on a holiday--a real one, and will not be posting while I am away. But here's an update on recent happenings before I go.