Wishes for a wonderful New Year to all! I just added 3 new bars of soap to the Buy Soap page. One is a Salt Bar, which is gorgeous and very unique. The next one is a Goat Milk Bar, which turned out even more fantastic than I’d hoped. I love it! And I have a new scrubbier Oatmeal Bar for those of you who want more oats in their soap, plus it’s a bigger bar. Enjoy!
Dec092011
Allergic to Wool? Here’s a Cure!
If you’re allergic to wool, you should try this really easy and safe cure. All you have to do is take a magnesium supplement. Really. That’s all there is to it. I’ve used this technique for years and it never fails to work. Every winter when I have to don a wool cap to stay warm, it will itch me just a bit (or maybe a lot). So I go to the cabinet and get out the magnesium supplements and after one, maybe two capsules (taken once per day), I’m all better. No more itch. :D I just had to share this in case it will help anyone else out there . . . it’s so easy! And wool is superior to anything else for keeping a body warm in the winter, so it’s very nice to be able to wear it comfortably. Best wishes!
Nov252011
Sesame Seed Pancakes
This is an awesome recipe for pancakes. They have no flour, sugar or other no-no’s but they actually taste good! Yippee! They can also be considered cookies . . .
1 c. sesame seeds, ground in the blender
1 T. baking powder
3/4 c. arrowroot powder
3 T. sesame seeds
Combine these ingredients well.
Add: 3/4 c. water and 2.5 T. oil
Stir well. Cook on an oiled griddle.
Nov222011
Toolbox Soup
The name for this soup came from the idea that your body needs good tools to work most efficiently. If we give
ourselves tools to eat, it stands to reason that we will enjoy better health. This is what I eat for breakfast most days.
Get out a large pot, and pour 1 t. olive oil in it. You can get it heating on low if you’d like, while you chop up the vegetables. The amounts of veggies are approximate, you can use more of one thing and less of another, or leave something out altogether if you don’t happen to have it . . . and go ahead and add something else if you wish!
Chop up the following: 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1 onion, 1 turnip, 1 broccoli stump (peel it first)
I’ve also added turnip greens, raw spinach greens, green peppers, and so on. Use your imagination and have fun!
Place these chopped veggies in the pot and turn the heat up fairly high while you stir frequently. The idea is to get them toasted but not burned. If you get some of them nicely brown here and there, then your soup stock will be a delicious brown color.
When your vegetables are well toasted but before the caramelized bits on the bottom of the pot turn black, add water to cover them plus a little more. Let it come to a boil then turn down to a simmer. Drop in a bay leaf, add 1 t. salt and a couple grindings of black pepper. You can add a little bit of seaweed, and if you cut it in tiny pieces, you won’t taste it (this is the only way I can get the stuff down!). I take a section of flat Nori seaweed, fold it up into a small bundle then take my kitchen shears and snip off tiny pieces over the pot.
At this point you can also add all sorts of wonderful things: some seeds like raw sunflower, chia or sesame; rice, beans, pearl barley, potato chunks, corn . . . anything you want! Of course, if the items you are adding are raw, then you will have to adjust the cooking time. If they are already cooked, then they will simply require heating up.
Let your soup simmer for about a half hour and then it’s ready. This is enough to last one person a couple of days.
Nov182011
Be Careful
Food is all important to regaining your health. Please be very careful what you eat; avoid all food additives and preservatives. Read labels carefully and buy organic produce when you can. I’ve made a list of natural sources for vitamins and minerals. You can print this out and tack it to your fridge, so it will help you remember which foods are best for you. If you consistently give your body good food–think of it as giving your body good tools to work with–you will see improvement.
Nov162011
Vegetables, vegetables, vegetables . . .
I’m discovering, over the years, that eating a lot of vegetables really is the key to regaining your health while battling Candida Albicans and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Let’s see, I’ve been at this since the year 2000, so that makes it eleven years right? Wow! I find it easier to eat the amounts of veggies I need if I keep a lot of good, fresh vegetables on hand in the fridge. Then it’s easy to get them out and make a delicious salad for lunch. I enjoy making a beautiful salad and take my time with it; after all it’s like creating a work of art.
There are plenty of simple dressing recipes available that don’t take much time to make since they have just a few ingredients. I’ll list some in the recipes section. If you don’t feel like mixing up some dressing, just sprinkle over your salad about 2 t. olive oil, then sprinkle over that 1 t. Bragg’s apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Add a dash of salt and pepper and you have a quick and delicious dressing.
Another idea: Consider fixing yourself a vegetable soup for breakfast instead of choosing something from the usual eggs and cereal menu. You can make it the night before, in case you’re not a morning person, simmering up some veggies into a nice soup broth, and then add one beaten egg and voila! an egg drop soup that is perfect for starting out the day.
Nov042011
Finally!
After months of work, I finally have my soap page ready! Click on Visit The Shop . . . I hope it works (if not, please let me know 
) I have several bars of good soap available for people who have MCS and some super lotion, too. Tomorrow, I’ll be making another batch of lip balm so will get that on here as well. I hope you enjoy the new website! My daughter is an absolute genius at designing websites, so if you need one, contact her at PardnerInc.
Oct192011
Homemade Kefir
I’ve been experimenting with making homemade kefir and I love it! It’s so easy, and this is supposed to be even better for you than homemade yogurt. It tastes great too! If you want to try it, here’s the way to do it:
Buy a bottle of kefir from your supermarket. Add about 1/2 to 1 cup to a quart jar, then fill the rest of the way with milk. I use raw milk from my own cow, but you can use any milk you’d like. Stir it around then put on a lid and leave it rather loose so the mixture can breathe. Let it sit on the counter at room temperature for 3 days. I like to swish the contents of the bottle once or twice each day (I don’t know if this is necessary but it makes me feel like I’m helping somehow). After you shake your bottle, be sure to loosen the cap again. That’s all there is to it. In 3 days you will have a quart of delicious, homemade kefir! Save a little for your next batch and you won’t have to buy any from the store again.
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