1 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup beef broth 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 bay leaves 1 tsp salt 2 cups sliced carrots 3/4 tsp dried thyme 1 cup chopped onion 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup sliced celery 1/3 cup uncooked medium pearl barley 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups sliced baby Portobello mushrooms 1/3 cup cold...
April 2012
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Simple Chicken and Oat Groat Soup
2 1/2 cups water 1 cup uncooked oat groats 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 3/4 cup chopped carrot 1 cup diced zucchini 2 garlic cloves, minced 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 2 cups chopped skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast 1 cup (1-inch) cut green beans 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme 1/2 tsp... -
Millet Muffins
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup millet flour 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup honey 1 tsp salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 16 muffin cups. In a large bowl, mix the whole wheat flour, millet flour, baking powder, baking soda... -
Millet Delight
1 cup uncooked millet 2/3 cup chopped dates 1/2 cup soy milk powder 1/2 cup flaked coconut 5 1/2 cups hot water 1 tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine millet, soy milk powder, hot water, chopped dates, coconut and vanilla in a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Bake casserole in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove and stir. Return casserole... -
Soap making recipe for beginners
Cold Process Soap for One 12 oz Can of Lye-recipe by James Hershberger and the original Walton Feed web site. Ingredients: 1 can (12 oz or 340 grams) 100% lye 21 1/2 oz (605 gms) ice cold or part frozen distilled water 5 lbs, 7 1/3 oz (2.48 kg) lard or all vegetable shortening Equipment: 1 ea, 1-2 quart Pyrex or... -
Soapmaking-Lye to Fat Ratio Table
This table is for those of you who want to get a bit more scientific in soap making or just want to check and see if the person who created the recipe you're planning on using knew what they were doing. Each fat has its own saponification value, or "SAP Value." Each fat requires a different amount of lye to... -
Determining your soap's pH
The dictionary defines pH as "A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution calculated as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per cubic decimeter of solution and numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions. pH increases with increasing alkalinity and decreases with increasing acidity. " Acids and bases are opposites, on... -
Soapmaking-introduction
Soap making is not hard to do if you are armed with just a little bit of information. Soap is the result of combining fats with a caustic agent such as lye using water as a catalyst. It is possible to turn out a nice batch of soap with simple things that can be purchased at most grocery stores. Read... -
Buckwheat Pudding
1 vanilla bean 4 cups milk ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp butter 1 cup buckwheat 4 egg yolks ½ cup sugar 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest ½ cup raisins 4 egg whites, beaten until stiff 1 cup cherry jam Using a sharp knife, split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise. With the back of the... -
Best Buckwheat Pancakes
1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp white sugar 1 egg ½ tsp salt 3 Tbsp butter, melted 1 tsp baking soda 6 Tbsp all purpose flour 3 Tbsp butter 6 Tbsp buckwheat flour In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg and melted butter. In another bowl, mix together white flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Pour...