Recipes

Dec 7, 20232 min read

More Than Pennsylvania Dutch Sugar Cookies

When I was a child, my best friend and I walked to visit my grandmother nearly every day in the summertime. A widow, she lived alone in...

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Apr 7, 20231 min read

Libby's Pickled Eggs and Beets

My great-grandmother, "Libby," was a woman of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, a practitioner of folk healing, and a woman of strength and...

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Apr 5, 20233 min read

Dandelion on Griedunnerschdaag (Green Thursday); a Pennsylvania Dutch Tradition

The Dandelion. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood gifts provided by Mother Nature. Their bright yellow heads pop-up everywhere, and...

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Mar 25, 20234 min read

HEALING WITH FOOD

As a Healer, I live by the philosophy of Hippocrates, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Our bodies house our hearts,...

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Feb 13, 20231 min read

Yarrick Kaundi Pefferminzkuche (York County Peppermint Pie)

I am revisiting one of my favorite recipes today, from one of my favorite Pennsylvania Dutch recipe books by William Woys Weaver; Yarrick...

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Jan 5, 20231 min read

Pennsylvania Dutch Beef Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS - Egg Noodles: 3 egg yolks ...

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Dec 6, 20221 min read

Anti-Inflammatory Soup

As we enter the Winter cycle, a time of going within, hibernation, self-reflection, and healing, everything slows down, including our...

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Dec 5, 20222 min read

Saint Nicholas Eve Feast

Today, December 5th, 2022, is the eve of Saint Nicholas Day. My family and I celebrated with a big dinner and the movie "Krampus." My...

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

Turkey Vegetable Soup with Homemade Noodles

Today was the day I had to do something with the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. So, I tapped into my creativity, opened my cabinets,...

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