Green Pancakes!

I've become a bit more of an experimenter in the kitchen these days.

To satisfy my craving for pancakes the other night, while understanding that I really needed to eat some vegetables, I ended up with Green Pancakes.

Now, let it be known that I don't make very pretty shaped pancakes. Never have and probably never will.

Tractors are Sexy

Oh Blog, how I've neglected you!

There is so much to catch up on, I'm simply feeling overwhelmed. Where to start?

To begin with, I finally bit the bullet and bought a VitaMix! But I don't regret a single penny I paid (rather like my MacBook Pro!) I don't even have to chop an apple into more than 4 pieces in order to blend it into my smoothies. Or my pancake batter. I make hot soup that is still considered raw and full of nutrients and enzymes. Homemade hummus is super easy and cheap. Yes, I will post pictures and recipes. Soon. (Someone had better hold me accountable to that!)

In other news, I'm now on the lookout for a large piece of earth (to borrow a phrase from the Secret Garden). And by large, I mean at least 25 acres or more. In a second-best case scenario (the best being what God already has planned--which we can't even imagine yet), a retiring farmer (or anyone, really) would donate said land to us and our compadres to support our cause and mission of communal farm living.

Snake Oil Salesmen Had it Right?

I almost deleted an email this morning, writing it off as a silly forwarded message that would tell me to send it along to 14 other people in the next hour or I didn't really love Jesus (are they kidding me?). But I'm so glad I did read it (and that it didn't judge my email habits in connection with the King of the Universe).

Inside was a great little article shedding some light on the evolution of "healthcare" in the West. With all the talk about "healthcare" reform in the government (which I don't really keep up with since I don't watch the news....better things to do.....), this offers a fresh perspective on an alternative--a "third way," if you will, to borrow a phrase from a respected author, Shane Claiborne (changed my life.....I recommend his stuff).

ps-I'm not hating on people who became doctors or nurses because they wanted to help people. But I do believe there are far, far better ways to build health and help others. Ways with no harmful side effects and big corporations who stand to profit big time from people's illness and/or fear.

Time Keeps on Ticking

Forgive my absence from the blogging world.....Busy-ness overtook me (and made me tired too). 

So, in an effort to let you know that I am, indeed, still alive, I figured a new recipe was in order. I'm working on a jam-packed post on sunshine (and cancer, toxic chemical sunscreens and the like....) so stay tuned for that. 

In the meantime, a busy, non-posting past few weeks calls for a recipe that caters to busy times (so punny.....I get that from my Dad).

This is more like a recipe template, which means you can use whatever you happen to have on hand, as well as be incredibly creative if you'd like.

Got Milk?

If you do have milk in your fridge (and who doesn’t?), you might want to take a gander below at what could be in that yellow carton. And what it’s doing inside your body.

Let’s say you pick up a gallon of “normal” cow’s milk from the gas station or grocery store. It looks healthy enough. But things are not always as they seem (to reference the Arabian salesman at the beginning of Aladdin. Love that movie!)

That one gallon of milk is teeming with hormones and antibiotics. Bottom’s up!

(At this point you may be eyeing your toddler who is innocently playing with her dolls whilst consuming said hormones and antibiotics. This is a normal reaction. Don’t be afraid to take the sippy cup away from her after reading the rest of this post.)