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Now THIS is an energy drink
Back in October I came down with a long lasting cold that’s been going around. Gary and Dave had already had it, so I knew what I was in for when I got the first sore throat. (There were 2 and the second one was worse.) I decided to take some immune boosting action. I…
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Mushrooms Diabla
I’ve been leaning vegan the last few months, thanks to watching Forks Over Knives, reading Engine 2 Diet and Dr Joel Fuhrman’s Super Immunity. Our vegan-ish Thanksgiving dinner was pretty yummy – I skipped the turkey course – but today I was ready for something completely different. There were mushrooms in the fridge and after…
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Hoover family Thanksgiving celebration
Yesterday, we and our 35 guests had a great time at the Hoover family Thanksgiving celebration. Gary roasted a couple of turkeys in the wood fired oven and according to the meat eaters, they were delicious. I made the very spicy spice rub, which was what the black stuff is. Gary and one of his birds…
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Why does a vegetarian need a big freezer?
For veggie broth, of course. I made this today with onion, carrot, celery, garlic, random herbs and shiitake stems. It’s oh so umami-ish. I think I see mushroom risotto in our near future.
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Who’s up for pizza?
The oven is done! We had a little pizza party last week and made bread the week before. It was delicious. The oven is an Alan Scott design. We bought the plans from the Oven Crafters website. We built it right on the bedrock, conveniently located in our back yard. It turns out that bedrock…
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All we need is a roof
Gary is going to have the first firing on Thursday! We’ll have two more small fires and then it will be ready to go. Well, after we get a roof!
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Almost done
The roof is all that’s left to go!