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DONUT DROPS

March 28, 2018

DONUT DROPS For years, as our children were growing up I enjoyed making yeast donuts for our family. They each remember the table full of cooling donuts, the small bowl of sugar and the joy of helping themselves to a... continue reading

BONE BROTH & CREAM SOUPS

January 6, 2018

BONE BROTH & CREAM SOUPS January 5, 2018  yield 5 quarts BONE BROTH I just finished boiling the 40 pound Christmas turkey carcass for 12 hours in a large pot of water with 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. I then... continue reading

PARKINSONS & EXERCISE

May 11, 2017

FARMING – EXERCISE & PARKINSONS’                                                                  Living on the farm, having cattle and plenty of grain fields have always provided us with lots of exercise. And then we began to have health challenges . . . & now it is Parkinson’s for Melvin!... continue reading

ACID REFLUX

September 12, 2016

OUR JOURNEY WITH LEMON JUICE The juice of half a lemon in a glass of pure water first thing in the morning & before breakfast took away all of my husband Melvin’s symptoms of acid reflux in just a few... continue reading

PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT CONTINUES

July 24, 2016

PROSTATE CANCER RADIATION TREATMENTS CONTINUE – July 23/2016 It’s hard to believe that we are now finished 24 treatments with only 4 more next week. Life has been busy getting up at 5 each morning, eating a good healthy breakfast... continue reading

PROSTATE CANCER

July 7, 2016

OUR JOURNEY WITH PROSTATE CANCER – Melvin & Elaine Edel July 6, 2016 While I do not have the prostate cancer, I am walking this journey with my husband and writing our story. Last December we left the specialist’s office... continue reading

PULSES ARE INTERCHANGABLE

May 31, 2016

PULSES ARE NUTRITIOUS & ALSO INTERCHANGABLE I often use pulses in our daily menu, but there are times when I have my heart set on a certain recipe, only to find I am out of the pulse the recipe calls... continue reading

PULSES – A NUTRITIONAL POWER HOUSE

May 28, 2016

PULSES ARE PACKED WITH NUTRIENTS, YET SO INEXPENSIVE! Pulses come in many shapes, sizes, colors and as well with a great variety of nutrients & benefits. Even though the early settlers to our countries may not have known what nutrients... continue reading

“THE YEAR OF THE PULSE”

May 27, 2016

2016 . . . “THE YEAR OF THE PULSE” Twenty years ago; It was February 24th 1996. I was asked to give a presentation on pulses by our librarian. I’m not sure why, but without hesitation or without asking any... continue reading