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Yoghourt

Posted on November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 by Joy

Make your own yoghourt! Go to the grocery store and buy a pot of regular yogurt to be your starter yogurt. If you have some in your fridge already, you may use it. Just make sure it is unflavoured, unsweetened yogurt that contains only whole milk and active bacterial culture. Starter yogurt MUST contain ACTIVE…

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Granola

Posted on November 5, 2023April 13, 2024 by Joy

Make your own Toasted Granola Cereal! 350 Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes, stirring every 5-7 minutes   Melt inside the oven while it heats up, in a large roasting pan: 1 and ½ cups Butter or Coconut Oil (Though Olive Oil is a healthier oil to eat, it does not do as well when heated) 1…

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Contact Me

Posted on October 29, 2023April 13, 2024 by Joy

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CALLA Winter Balm

Posted on October 29, 2023November 24, 2023 by Joy

I spoke with a lady I admire who works a the desk of the office of my boss and learned that her hands get very dry in winter. I offered some winter balm, but sadly, she is allergic to the poplar tree. Afterwards I went home and created an edited winter balm that contains nothing…

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Winter Balm

Posted on October 29, 2023November 24, 2023 by Joy

This year’s basic winter balm was years in the making. Every spring I beg my family when they go on walks to please, if you’re walking along a body of water, search for Cottonwood Poplar trees and gather some of the fragrant buds for me to infuse in oil. This past spring my husband did…

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Mushroom Eggs

Posted on July 19, 2023April 13, 2024 by Joy

Mushroom Eggs are good for breakfasts and for midnight snacks!   In a hot fry pan, melt ¼ cup butter   Fry sliced mushrooms and stir them around until some of them begin to crisp up   Add a couple handfuls per person of spinach leaves on top   Add spices of choice. (I like…

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Pretzels

Posted on July 19, 2023April 13, 2024 by Joy

It’s fun to make these treats with children….and with creative minded adults   Measure ½ cup warm water into a bowl Sprinkle 1 Tbsp yeast on the water and stir until it is dissolved   Separate 1 egg yolk from its white. Set the white aside in a small dish.   Mix: 1 egg yolk…

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Lasagna

Posted on May 21, 2023November 6, 2023 by Joy

This delicious recipe makes 5 loaf pan size meaty lasagna’s. Eat one tonite, and freeze the other 4 to enjoy for future meals. In a skillet, fry the following in Grapeseed oil: 6 cups ground beef 1 chopped onion 1 can sliced mushrooms 1 Tbsp Coriander Salt and Pepper to taste 3 Tbsp Italian blend…

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Rice Water

Posted on May 7, 2023April 13, 2024 by Joy

Rice water is a simple, cost effective way to nourish your hair follicles and encourage aging hairs to not fall out of your head, but rather to choose life and to stay stuck to you and your adventures a little bit longer. It’s such a simple method that for years I dismissed it as useless,…

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Alien Island — chapter one

Posted on March 19, 2023September 22, 2024 by Joy

I remember standing on the campground beach beside my new friend Rosa. We gazed across the lake, both of us fixing our eyes on the little boat that was steadily moving further away from where we stood, and closer towards Rosa’s secret island. Taking a step forward, I raised binoculars to my eyes to get…

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