Source:  Nonni cir. 1970’s Frittata was a staple food for me growing up. My mom would always manage a frittata, often throwing in left-overs from the night before, and minutes later producing a bit of …

Source:  Rochelle about 2010 Fresh chutney is a delicious side dish stemming from East-Indian cuisine. It’s usually a chunky combination of sweet & tart, or sweet & spicy. Chutney’s accompany all types of foods and …

This vegan pear chocolate cake is delicious. Adapted from my new favorite cookbook, “Echt Vegan Kochen“, not only is this extremely rich with creamy dark chocolate, but it’s insatiably moist. Adding pears which have marinated …

Source: Noni Clara cir. 1970’s Italian Butterball Cookies These Italian butterball cookies have been in my family since forever. My mother baked these, my aunties baked these, and my Nonni baked these. The typical Italian …

Vegan spring rolls are a traditional food usually prepared and celebrated for Chinese New Year. But, I find these vegan spring rolls a wonderful thing no matter what time of year. To boot, these are …

Herb – Hyssop flower A bitter, pungent mint generally used as a remedy for fever and bronchial infection. Hyssop flower is also used to open pores to exit a fever. Hyssop has a skunk like …

Natural dog and cat Dewormer Pumpkin seeds really are the natural dog and cat dewormer. It’s quite the headline, and many don’t believe how such a simple, cheap seed can be so effective. But, it …

At last, one of my most popular recipes on this site – the potato flour bread roll, is now available in vegan form. Same recipe, just adjusted for the plant based eater. Can you have …

Fine Pairings of sweet, tangy cranberry and turkey This sweet and tangy cranberry salad is a consideration on the list of great food pairings. Something similar to tortilla chips and salsa, bread and olive oil, …

Source: Beerli Family Recipe:  cir.1943 Almond Cookies or Mandelschnitte This Almond Cookies recipe is the third of four recipes my lovely father-in-law typed up for me. I’ve guarded that sheet of typed recipes as closely …

Herb – Elderberry Opens all the channels in the body. Elderberry flowers used fresh are stimulating diaphoretic, promotes sweat. While the dried flowers are more sedative diaphoretic, opening pores, dispersing the blood in parts of …

This recipe for vegan hazelnut chocolate cake is a great cake to add to the recipe book. It’s not only quite easy to make, but it’s a hearty, moist cake that not only has hazelnuts …

A Quick Pickle Learning how to do a quick pickle is a pretty indispensable talent and it takes less than a minute to make. You might ask why? Why would I want to pickle anything …

Herb – Lemon Balm – Melissa Officinalis Lemon Balm has a sour taste with a cooling and sedative properties from the mint family. Fresh tincture of fresh Melissa should be on hand in every household …