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Chokecherry Apple Jam

Humble chokecherry occupies openings and clearings of forests, edges of fields and pastures all over Europe and America. It is one of the first volunteer trees on logging and fire sites and an important native tree or bush for land restoration and naturalization projects, as it provides food and habitat for numerous species from bears to chipmunks. Sadly, today it […]

Fermented Garlic Recipe

We will need to eat a lot of garlic in the coming months of winter misery. A few cloves of it help like nothing else to combat dank mood and cold body aches. And is there anything better than raw Fermented Garlic to accompany your winter stews? No. So, we have to make a lot […]

Zucchini Bread Recipe

Zucchini is one of the most rewarding vegetables to grow. It looks gorgeously ornamental on a vegetable or even flower bed and reliably productive. Even when I was living in a city house with a tiny backyard, each season I grew one zucchini plant there, as I had space only for one. But, you really doesn’t need […]

Country Granola Recipe

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It is much less expensive to make your own granola. Healthier too, as you are in control of what sugars and fats and how much of them is going into it. Also you may vary the nuts and seeds to suit your taste. Ingredients: 10 cups rolled oats 1 cup wheat germ 1 cup wheat […]

Old Fashioned No Fail Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies

A glass jar filled with home-made cookies is a must in each and every kitchen. And what could be better than a jar of healthy, old fashioned Oatmeal Cookies? While working on bringing my dream to life, I browse through numerous recipes and spend hours turning good ingredients into bad baking experiments, until I found […]

Custard Cake Recipe

I firmly believe in simple recipes, as at the end of the day, having tried everything new and fancy, we stick to those few ingredients recipes, which do not confuse our brain and our stomach. But, the favourite out of my favourite recipes are those, which can be made ahead and be frozen. This beautiful […]

Oven Roasted Roots

Prices for food are going up this year, especially for fresh imported fruits and vegetables. But do we really need them to stay healthy? Besides being heavy on our wallet, off-season vegetables do not taste that good. “Foods that are chilled and shipped lose flavour at every step of the way – chilling cuts their […]

No Eggs, No Dairy, No Sugar 100 Years Old Date Nut Cake Recipe

I found this book on a garage sale about 15 years ago. It was a book of favourite family recipes, lovingly submitted by the members of Michigan WSCS Methodist Church. Of course, I could not resist buying it. Here is one of my favourite cake recipes from this book. I adjusted it a bit by […]

Ginger Garlic Chicken Soup

No, it is never enough to say how hearty, filling, warming, comforting the chicken soup is. It is the perfect winter meal and for centuries it has been a traditional first aid when somebody get sick or cold. This recipe makes it even more effective, as it uses A LOT of ginger and garlic. For […]

Beef Liver Pâté Spread

Nothing was ever wasted in a good homestead. Offals, which are so under appreciated today, were always used as everyday food, or in delicacies. Certain offal dishes—such as foie gras, pâté and sweetbread—are still considered gourmet food in international cuisine. Being loaded with vitamins A,B and D, riboflavin, foliate, thiamine, niacin as well as essential […]