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How to Make Dandelion Tea

How to Make Dandelion Tea

Step 1: Gather some dandelion flowers! Step 2: Cut off the heads! Step 3: Pour hot water over them and steep! Step 4: Enjoy! Dandelions can be used for many things, including tea! In my experience the flowers are best in spring. One of the benefits of dandelion tea is that it works as a [...]

Homemade Hashbrowns Recipe

Homemade Hashbrowns Recipe

real simple to make: -peel as many potatoes as you want. 2 is sufficient per person -shred potatoes -fry potato shreds, light veggie oil as needed, until done -eat, enjoy!

Homemade Pizza

Made some pizza from scratch the other night, it was good! My kids love pizza and we occasionally splurge on take away pizza from Donato’s, I really really need to get back into making pizza ’cause delivery is $20 a pop. The pics are from some little ones I made a few weeks ago. The [...]

Depression Cooking Tips

These cooking tips from a woman who lived during the Great Depression are so interesting and timely! I am going to try some out: Great Depression Cooking

What To Do With Yellow Squash

It seems like I freeze a lot but in the winter it is so nice to have garden veggies, it is like a little bit of summer in my home during the long, cold winter months. And it goes fast! My husband LOVES yellow squash and eats it plain, just lightly steamed, but me and [...]

Freezing More Turnip Greens

This is an easy goal for me because I love garden veggies in the winter. Especially turnip greens! They are so good fresh from the garden or frozen quickly after picking. They are nasty canned. Here are some blanched turnip greens all packed nicely away for freezing. See more progress on: Freeze, Can & Pickle [...]

Crockpot Veggie Stew

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Black Beans & Rice with Tofu

This is how I make black beans and rice with tofu. This is a very simple and easy dish to make, and it is quite tasty. It takes about 30 minutes, a bit more if you use a rice cooker. The ingredients: Black Beans RiceTofuOnionOlive OilSeasoning You’ll need 16 oz. cooked beans or two 8 [...]

How to Make Seaweed & Rice Wraps

This is a quick tutorial for making seaweed and rice wraps, also known as vegetarina sushi. This is bare bones using just rice. It is very, very simple and easy to make. You will need for each wrap 3-4 heaping tablespoons cooked rice, warm, and one sheet of dried seaweed, also known as nori. You [...]

Tofu Stirfry Recipe

Tofu Stirfry is my family’s favorite meal. We have it every Friday; it has become a tradition. Here is a tutorial how-to so you can make this meal too. With pics! Click to see big. Rice is included when having tofu stirfry. I use either brown rice or white rice. Brown rice is healthier. This [...]