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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...
Gretchen Swank
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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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...
Gretchen Swank
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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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...
Gretchen Swank
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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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,...
Gretchen Swank
Mar 25, 20234 min read
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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...
Gretchen Swank
Feb 13, 20231 min read
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Pennsylvania Dutch Beef Pot Pie
INGREDIENTS - Egg Noodles: 3 egg yolks ...
Gretchen Swank
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Anti-Inflammatory Soup
As we enter the Winter cycle, a time of going within, hibernation, self-reflection, and healing, everything slows down, including our...
Gretchen Swank
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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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...
Gretchen Swank
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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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,...
Gretchen Swank
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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