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dinner.vegan carrot cake recipevegan chocolate tartvegan whipped creamviolet jelly recipevioletswarren zevonwaterhousewhere the hell is mattwildcraftingwindwinterizing fig treeswood cook stovewoodie guthriework at home truthworking in retailwritersyogazenzipcarzucchinizucchini recipeszucchini relishA Peek Into My Life at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-221234209759951246Sat, 21 Nov 2020 22:39:00 +00002020-11-21T16:39:28.671-06:00chocolate bourbon pecan pie recipeDancing Rabbit EcovillageMIlkweed MercantileMrs. Milkweedsthanksgivingthanksgiving dessertChocolate Bourbon Pecan PieInspired by The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl Day and Griffith Day½ cup granulated sugar¼ cup packed light brown sugar1 ½ cups dark corn syrup½ tsp fine sea salt1 ½ tsp all-purpose flour3 large eggs1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract2 Tb bourbon1 ½ tsp butter, melted1 ¾ cups pecan halves½ cup semisweet chocolate chips1 recipe Shortcut Piecrust, made with brown http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2020/11/chocolate-bourbon-pecan-pie-happy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Rutledge, MO 63563, USA40.3161859 -92.087305512.005952063821155 -127.2435555 68.626419736178846 -56.9310555tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-8261129501935368630Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:46:00 +00002017-01-10T13:46:06.911-06:00It has been almost two years since I've posted anything here. I was very overwhelmed, and my mother's voice, saying "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all" was running through my head.&nbsp; Perhaps I should have listened to Dorothy Parker, who quipped "if you can't say anything nice, come sit next to me." Anyway, here we are. Today is a cold blustery day - the wind is http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2017/01/exciting-changes-at-milkweed-mercantile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-1220114263077866317Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:37:00 +00002015-11-25T20:37:21.341-06:00Hi friends. I listen to the news on the radio, and feel like I've been punched in the stomach. Friends share good things on Facebook, but also share news about Syrian refugees, or Black Lives Matter protesters being killed in Minneapolis, both of which leave me in tears. Oh, the world is in a sorry state. As much as I want to remain engaged and informed, sometime it is all a bit much. So I take http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/11/what-to-read-when-world-feels-too-rough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-965237894437357770Sun, 15 Nov 2015 02:33:00 +00002015-11-14T20:33:34.850-06:00It's a beautiful Saturday in rural Missouri - a brisk wind, crisp cool air, leaves of all colors swirling around. The Dancing Rabbit Board of Directors, lovely human beings all, are here for the weekend. The Mercantile (i.e. me, with assistance from Kurt and dish washing by Katherine and Mae) is providing the meals. And in Paris, bombs are going off and people are dying. Last Thursday there werehttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/11/france-lebanon-bombs-and-sadness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-3160149621502868489Mon, 02 Nov 2015 02:57:00 +00002015-11-01T20:57:23.039-06:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> Some people like fall because of the changing leaves. Some enjoy fall because it signals the coming of cold weather and the ski season. But me? I like fall, and the threat of frost, because it encourages my gardener friends to harvest all of their green http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-joy-of-chutney.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-6512684614900304862Fri, 29 May 2015 01:26:00 +00002015-05-28T23:57:05.930-05:00cappuccino browniesDancing Rabbit EcovillageMIlkweed Mercantile Eco Inn<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> Hi friends, Oh, I have such good intentions. All day long, as I wander from my house to the Mercantile to the garden to the clothesline and back to the Mercantile, I write this blog in my head. And in my head it is positively brilliant! However, when I http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/05/cappuccino-brownies-theyre-really-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-5602882917248841716Tue, 28 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +00002015-04-27T23:00:13.165-05:00Hi friends, Oh, it has been such a long time since I've written. I've been going through a rough patch lately. Thinking about how to describe it makes me feel a bit whiny and ridiculous, but I've been thinking that I'd like to share more reality about ecovillage life (and not just the happy, kumbya moments) so here we are. This June will mark the 16th anniversary of our arrival at Dancing http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-mighty-morel-hunter-recovers-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-6577310727831485512Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:06:00 +00002015-01-11T12:06:25.563-06:00Hi friends, It's been almost a year since I last posted. It is amazing to me just how quickly time rushes by - each evening I think to myself "what the heck did I do today?" I've taken such a long break unintentionally - I write this blog in my head all the time, but just don't take the most important step of actually typing. Thankfully, no one can read my thoughts, at least not yet. I've beenhttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2015/01/im-baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-7664927506750549378Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:28:00 +00002014-02-26T12:28:05.490-06:00Alline AndersonbooksDancing Rabbit Ecovillagegratitudejoy of readingMIlkweed Mercantile<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> The other day I was feeling a bit discouraged. I knew my problem wasn't "real" but was instead a reflection of what I was thinking. Quite frankly, I was having a case of Bad Attitude, so I went online and did a search for "living abundantly." What I found was http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2014/02/gratitude-never-ending-list-or-further.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-2419231911070705642Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:33:00 +00002014-02-25T13:33:39.897-06:00Angel HazeDancing Rabbit EcovillageMIlkweed Mercantilepan sexualqueerqueer respectSame loveIt is 2014. I hate that people (kids!) are still being ostracized for any number of things, but especially for their sexual/gender orientation. For who they are. Sheesh. Come on! Just for the record, you are welcome here. Queer, straight or anywhere on the very fluid spectrums we call gender and sexuality. You are loved. You are respected. One of our beloved former work exchangers just posted http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2014/02/you-are-welcome-here-at-milkweed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-9200253412204804799Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:55:00 +00002014-02-21T16:55:13.812-06:00assumptionscanning classesclif barDancing Rabbit Ecovillageeat localecological covenantsfood mileslocal foodMIlkweed Mercantile Each of us approaches the world from our own unique angle. Regardless of how aware or open-minded we are, we each view life through our own set of filters, preferences, biases and assumptions. I used to think I was extraordinarily tolerant, until I realized that I had an appalling knee jerk reaction to anything Republican. Whoops. I am working on that. Julie recently wrote a column for thehttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2014/02/what-everyone-thinks-they-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-7641243977895077446Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:55:00 +00002014-02-08T22:16:27.117-06:00best caramel cake recipedesserteasy caramel cakegreat cakesalted caramel There was a recipe for caramel cake that I ripped out of Saveur magazine about five years ago. It looked more than delicious. It looked spectacular. It looked divine. It looked like something that Julia Child would have made for Paul when he had been very, very good. Last week I decided that it was finally time to make it. My mouth was watering for caramel. And then I read the recipe. When I http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2014/02/amazing-salted-caramel-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-5623916129495322067Sat, 08 Feb 2014 20:29:00 +00002014-02-08T17:35:42.315-06:00beerclever writingDancing Rabbit EcovillageMIlkweed Mercantile Eco Innnaming contestpizzapizza contestprizes Fresh spinach, fresh mozzarella, and fresh waitresses 32 kinds of craft beer! Here at the Milkweed Mercantile at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, we're getting semi-famous for our pizza, served every Thursday (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. We serve homemade thin-crust Neopolitan-style pizza. The mozzarella and feta cheese are made here at Dancing Rabbit from local http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2014/02/name-that-pizza-contest-milkweed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-5075641530665635951Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:33:00 +00002013-12-31T15:33:19.216-06:00 &nbsp;Dear friends, This is a VERY belated thank you. On December 2nd we were notified that not only did we win one of the three 2013 Green America People and Planet $5,000 grants for Green Travel and Tourism, we received THE MOST VOTES OF ALL BUSINESSES! Wow. Needless to say, we were (and are) beside ourselves. So, so happy. And what even better than the money is the outpouring of supporthttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/12/thanks-to-you-all-we-won-grant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-5010433950776023719Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:37:00 +00002013-12-31T10:37:04.766-06:00agingAlline AndersonDancing Rabbit Ecovillagegetting olderNew Year's Eve celebrating<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> &nbsp; A Poem for New Year's Eve &nbsp; The two of us are older now (ahem, much older). Wrinkles soften the formerly taut plains of our faces and we no longer need to be the center of attention. We have nothing left to prove. Our inner party http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-poem-for-new-years-eve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-2988191723676685255Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:29:00 +00002013-12-20T07:29:15.482-06:00Alline AndersonDancing Rabbit EcovillageinspirationLevel Uppositive thinkingVienna Teng _uacct = "UA-3924222-2"; urchinTracker(); Inspiration comes from all over. Sometimes it hits me over the head, sometimes it's on Facebook. Often the two are one and the same. Here is my new favorite song. My favorite lyrics are excepted below. How can one NOT have a great day when starting off like this? Happy listening! Love, Alline ...if you are afraid, give more. if you are alive, http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/12/listen-to-it-loud-this-is-day-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-7765671458582871184Mon, 02 Dec 2013 03:11:00 +00002013-12-31T17:14:35.118-06:00 _uacct = "UA-3924222-2"; urchinTracker(); UPDATE DECEMBER 2013: The Milkweed Mercantile won one of the three Green America People and Planet Awards! More info here. Thanks again, everyone! Hi friends, The Milkweed Mercantile, the Eco Inn, Cafe and Green General Store that my husband and I run at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage needs your&nbsp; help. It's incredibly easy help to give. Simply http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/12/20-seconds-to-change-our-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-2393970926644299891Sat, 30 Nov 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-12-02T15:42:07.778-06:00Alline Andersonchocolate bourbon pecan pie recipeMIlkweed Mercantilepiethanksgiving dessert&nbsp;When our friends Bob and Angie invited us for Thanksgiving dinner, Angie said she was making a pumpkin pie but that she'd leave the pecan pie to me. Yehaw! Time for my new favorite pie! Unfortunately, we ate half of the pie before I had time to take a photo. The other half was whisked away for the Feast of Gloria Tubman (Harriet's under-achieving younger sister), traditionally held the dayhttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/sometimes-pecan-pie-needs-little-kick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-8828210720960429943Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:58:00 +00002013-11-29T14:01:37.744-06:00AbundanceAlline AndersonDancing Rabbit EcovillageDaniel NahmodGrateful: A love song to the worldgratitudeMIlkweed Mercantile Eco InnNimo Patelpositive thinkingThis last year has been rough. Lots and lots of work. Not enough sleep. More money going out than coming in. Some dependable help, some not so. Some amazingly abundant loving experiences, some depressing low points. The stuff of which life is made. I've also been struggling about a lot of what is going on here at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Growing pains, wanting to support folks in whom I http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/in-which-my-heart-cracks-open-just.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-6349453619152246467Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:21:00 +00002013-11-28T11:41:22.918-06:00Alline Andersonblack fridayDancing Rabbit Ecovillageshop locallystay homethanksgivingworking in retailI spent my formative years working in retail. From the age of 16 - 28 I worked in several different department stores, and then spent another 12 working in retail headquarters in one capacity or another (advertising and Visual Merchandising). By the age of 21 I pretty much hated Christmas. I even despised holiday music, which used to be my favorite part of the season - something about having ithttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/just-say-no-to-black-friday-and-yes-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-5987016078018299419Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:29:00 +00002013-11-22T11:35:09.508-06:00cake recipechocolate ganache directionschocolate peanut butter cakeDancing Rabbit EcovillageMIlkweed Mercantile Eco Innpeanut butter frosting recipeDear Friends, Oh, my. What happened to my simple country life? We're just way too busy to find it anywhere! And that's fine with me, at least for&nbsp; now. I'm very, very grateful for all of the people and activities that keep me so busy! Last night was another bustling Pizza Night, with many new friends from Memphis (MO) joining us. The cake we served was our Chocolate Cake with Peanut http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/we-cant-help-ourselves-chocolate-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-7974639810652494723Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:29:00 +00002013-11-11T13:33:21.389-06:00Alline Andersonartchristina rosettiMIlkweed Mercantile Eco Innmillaispre-raphaelite brotherhoodthe wind mapwaterhousewind Hi friends, It is a gray, cloudy, blustery day - it is fantastic! I am sitting in our snug and cozy strawbale house, looking out through the glass doors that lead onto our small balcony. The walls are 18" thick, so I can't feel the wind, but the trees outside are lashing about, the wind is howling (or maybe that's the wind turbine howling), and acorns are dropping onto the roof and http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/poetry-monday-wind-map-and-assortment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-7743964044884000249Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:48:00 +00002014-06-18T20:46:53.034-05:00Every Thursday night is Pizza Night at the Milkweed Mercantile. And one doesn't live by pizza alone. It wouldn't be a trip to the Mercantile without a fabulous dessert with which to finish your meal. Many of my favorite people here at Dancing Rabbit choose to eat vegan. As a friend and business owner, I want them to feel welcome when they come to the Mercantile, and so try to have vegan dessertshttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/vegan-german-chocolate-cake-or-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-4025104727160696480Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:22:00 +00002013-11-08T10:24:34.400-06:00Alline AndersonDancing Rabbit Ecovillagefood cooperativeMIlkweed Mercantilewood cook stoveOh, dear. Everyday I start a blog post and yet never actually post it. Day after week. I feel a tremendous weight to get it all right, to speak the definitive truth, to not lead anyone astray. I'm probably quite clearly taking on more responsiblility than anyone expects me to take on. So today I'm just going to write about what's been going on (and those other posts on food dogma, trying to makehttp://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/11/livin-good-life-at-dancing-rabbit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968807889225807715.post-6821850225480583444Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:14:00 +00002013-06-01T15:14:28.615-05:00Dancing Rabbit EcovillageMindfulness bellzen<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]-->Life here in the ecovillage is never, ever boring. It is stunning to me just how radically different members of Dancing Rabbit are from one another. While one might assume that this would be a fairly homogenous, goose-stepping mind-meld of a group, one would be http://ecovillagemusings.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-rooster-of-mindfulness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)