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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Jan 5, 20231 min read

Pennsylvania Dutch Beef Pot Pie

INGREDIENTS - Egg Noodles: 3 egg yolks ...

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...

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...

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,...