tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47468993754282895612025-04-11T16:49:07.802-07:00To me the dinner table has always been the hub of family life. To eat food prepared with intent, to share ones thoughts while being nourished at the same time is so sweet. Core values can be established in children so organically, it is almost invisible. When that same environment is absent in a family the result is often a society that is not social.renee gremorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716032171020905933noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746899375428289561.post-84332158901843315192021-11-30T10:08:00.002-08:002021-11-30T10:08:57.840-08:00

 Joe Waxman, a friend of mine did an YouTube interview with me last year about my early days in the Natural Foods Movement.    I've put the link here if you would like to view it and I have done things correctly.    Joe suggested that I figure out how to teach  cooking online.   If I can get some help with the technology I'm going to do just that.Here is

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 Seems I took a breather for sometime and I'm glad things are still here and I can continue.My last entry had something to do with politics and how the seeds of division were being planted.    Those seeds have grown and will soon be set out in the cold of 2021 Winter.We are in a strange place as a nation wanting to keep our ways while also embracing the cultures of others.  &

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It's hard for me to believe that so much has changed in the last 4 or 5 years.   Politics seems to have take the seat in the front row and everyone now seems engaged in one way or another.    I say working local is a solution, but it does take a lot of effort.   For instance, you have to do some of your own research on who is running and what the different offices are.  

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I've got some bread working.   This one incorporated white and rye flour.   I've created a sour dough starter and am adding six cups flour and letting it sit for a bit while I visit with Ellen.   (Ellen has been kind enough to give me some of her time to explain the in's and out's of working on a computer.) I think making bread is a great teacher.   We are working with just

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This year I hope to put together a collection of ideas, recipes, and photos with the hope of communicating my love of cooking, family, and the garden. This Spring will mark my first attempt at growing a few vegetables in a 10x15 foot garden plot.   Last Fall, I mulched it with straw and lots of leaves.   I have added a little organic fertilizer to see if that will also help the soil

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So, it 2014 and the time is passing so quickly that I loose track of what day it is.  

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As a child I remember sitting around a large table at my Grandfather's house listening to the grownups talking over dinner. Most of the vegetables had been grown in the garden behind the house not too far from the chicken coop and the railroad tracks. My Dad and family lived "on the right side of the tracks, but so close that it didn't matter to some.My Grandfather had come down from Canada to

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What can we do to create more certainty during these uncertain times?

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The gardens are bursting with the harvest and one of my favorite vegetables is abundant, fresh just picked that morning, corn on the cob.    Fresh corn on the cob with a few slices of still warm from the sun tomato, and fresh basil make a perfect no effort lunch.   Add some cottage cheese on the side and you have a complete meal.   I like to eat my corn with

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I must say I do love soups.   They can complement a meal or be a meal!   I like to get ahead of the game when I feel like being in the kitchen, and make several stocks, freeze them for future use.   More about that later. Butternut is plentiful in the Fall and stores well in the winter.   It's bright color always brings joy to the dinner table.   Serve it with a meal

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Seems like everybody loves bad news these days, especially the media and their take on the “financial crisis”. Every day the news gets worse. I’ve had to stop listening. However, for every back there is a front, for every yin there is a yang and so I began looking for the good news---the Silver lining. I believe that this “recession” is an expression of America coming of age. We are

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An easy winter salad that is good anytime of the year and always gets comments when I take it to a pot luck. So simple, I feel I don't deserve all the complements. I have gotten so many requests for the recipe that I have reproduced it here. I hope that you will try it and enjoy.1 whole cabbage 2 Tbs. Roasted sesame seeds2 Tbs. sea salt 2 lemons juiced2 tsp. dark Sesame oil

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As a child I remember sitting around a large table at my Grandfather's house listening to the grownups talking over dinner. Most of the vegetables had been grown in the garden behind the house not too far from the chicken coop and the railroad tracks. My Dad and family lived "on the right side of the tracks, but so close that it didn't matter to some. My Grandfather had come down from

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