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RASPBERRY JAM & BANANA ICE CREAM (NO-SUGER, NO-DAIRY RECIPES)
June 1, 2018
MORE NO-SUGAR, NO-DAIRY RECIPES RASPBERRIES I was cleaning out the freezer yesterday and found a big bag of frozen raspberries. I will use half of them to create jam and the other half to enjoy over our homemade no-sugar, non-dairy... continue reading
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