Thanksgiving is one of our most cherished holidays. It’s a time to gather with family and friends, and celebrate the gracious bounty and blessings that have been bestowed upon us over the past year. It is also the time of year when many folks struggle to prepare a juicy turkey 😉 Brining a turkey is […]
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It is STILL 100 degrees outside and this time cherries are on sale. The freezer is once again in dire need of homemade ice cream.. so I’m on it! I decided to use the same basic eggless recipe as I did with the Blueberry Lavender Ice Cream. It involves a lot less time near a
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One from the Archives; many moons ago with my elder son 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas and everyone’s mama! Labna is a traditional soft cheese from the Middle East that is made with yogurt. We’ve made our Labna with kefir we cultured ourselves from local raw goat’s milk. Kefir is a cultured
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Essential Mother’s Day Feast This month we celebrate Mom and all that she has given us. If nothing else, she gave us life, what we chose to do with it from there is our own business. In return for that wonderful opportunity, making a scrumptious feast is a very nice gesture that everyone gets to
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As the day wanes and twilight approaches, I’m about to grill up some chicken and corn seasoned with my new “Lime Light” flavored salt – a blend of unrefined sea salts, white and pink peppercorns, paprkia, chili powder & parsley, accompanied by the essential oils of lime zest and thai lime leaves .. add a
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I found this archived article written by me quite some time ago for Aromatic Sage Magazine. Happy Valentine’s Day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Kitchen with Chris ZieglerCooking with Romantic Roses, A Valentine Treat Welcome to AFS and the monthly column dedicated to the enjoyment of oils and aromatherapy in the kitchen. Being that Valentine’s Day is
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Here’s to a warm full belly on a cold night and being grateful for it! I found in the pantry some beef and lamb stock that I canned, along with some canned tomatoes and dried beans (lentils and chickpeas mostly) that have been around quite long enough .. and I also have a bit of
As afore mentioned, I am putting the homestead up for sale and need to clear some things out, so I’m offering DEEP DISCOUNTS ON SELECT ITEMS. We began with Virgin Coconut Oil and Alba Rose Hydrosol. Now we present to you – “Sweet” Orsa Pink Salts Sweet Orsa “Real” Pink Salt is food grade mineral
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Dreaming of a White Rose Christmas? Want your Hanukkah to have Hydrosol? Craving confections for Kwanzaa with a kazanlik kick? … Well you are in luck because our HOLIDAY SPECIAL BEGINS TODAY! This is your last chance until the Summer 2011 distillation to obtain the precious aromatic jewel that is Certified Organic Bulgarian Rose Hydrosol
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Thanksgiving is one of our most cherished holidays. It’s a time to gather with family and friends, and celebrate the gracious bounty and blessings that have been bestowed upon us over the past year. It is also the time of year when many folks struggle to prepare a juicy turkey 😉 Brining a turkey is
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