There are 3 things you need to do to stay healthy and live a long life. First of all, have proper nutrition, then exercise regularly, and finally stay safe in everyday activities. What we eat and drinks provides the foundation of all the success we can have in good health. Build a house on that foundation with good exercise and safety first living, you have a good chance at a long life.

Filed under: Articles, Drinks, Fresh Foods, Organic food recipes, Vegetarian on July 27th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here is your free Ham Dumplings recipe, we found this in one of the books that Grandma had. These make a great meal when served with a fresh Green Salad. Its a great way to use up those left over cold meats.

Filed under: Free Recipe, Fresh Foods, Grandmother's Recipes, Main meals, Organic food recipes, suet on July 26th, 2008 | No Comments »

These butters taste great on bread, or used as a pie or tart filling, when I use them for pies, I make a great egg custard to put on top. it is a wonderful alternative to a pie crust.

Filed under: Fresh Foods, Fruit Butter, Organic food recipes, Preserves, Vegetarian on July 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

Once you have sweated the vegetables in the butter, pour over the boiling water and boil until the vegetables are very soft. Once the vegetables are soft, pour and rub through a sieve and return to the saucepan with the half pint milk and some pepper and salt, and stircontinuously until it boils up. Your pumpkin soup is now ready.

Filed under: Free Recipe, Fresh Foods, Organic food recipes, Soups, Vegetable, Vegetarian on July 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

To start put the flour, butter, salt, eggs, and milk into a bowl and mix together to make a paste, now place it in a warm place to rise, once it has risen cut into cakes (the size of small side plates or saucer), sprinkle with flour, and bake on a flat baking tin.

Filed under: Cakes, Fresh Foods on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

Pour the quart of fresh milk into a saucepan, add the thinly pared rind of the lemon, and the four ounces of lump sugar; let it boil slowly, once it has boiled remove the peel, now crack your eggs and separate the yolks from the whites and mix in a cup with a little cold milk, now slowly stir into the boiling milk. The punch must not be allowed to boil after the eggs have been added.

Filed under: Drinks, Free Recipe on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

Every chemical reaction within the body cells is carried out with the help of enzymes. In a sense they represent the cell’s “life force”. If enzymes are in short supply or are weakened, they won’t be able to carry out their duties fully and the cell’s health would be compromised as would the health of the body as a whole.

Filed under: Articles, Vegetable on July 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here is your free recipe from the 1800’s for a great dessert, that we offen had on our visits to grandma, it is easy to make and tastes great.
Please note that if you are a vegetarian then replace the milk with a vegetarian product like soya milk. It will taste just as good.

Filed under: Desserts, Free Recipe, Fresh Foods, Organic food recipes, Vegetarian on July 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

Grandma use to make this mainly in the festive season, but I think it can be made anytime, it doesn’t take long and its different.

Filed under: Candy, Free Recipe, Fresh Foods, Organic food recipes, Vegetarian on July 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

An great confection (candy) that can be made without cooking (make sure you steam the fruit before you let the kids loose). All that is needed is fruit, nuts, and coconut, which are held together with egg white and powdered sugar.

Filed under: Candy, Fresh Foods on July 7th, 2008 | No Comments »