Amaranth for Breakfast

Amaranth for Breakfast

This is soooo good, even if I do say so! So to the recipe first: 2 cups water 2/3  cup amaranth 1/4 tsp cinnamon Pinch of Real salt Cook slowly until tender stirring occasionally (about 20 minutes) Add: 1 Tbs cocoa 1 Tbs honey 1/2 tsp vanilla Then cook on low for...
Wrap Up Something New

Wrap Up Something New

A little more about teff if you please… But first I have to say that it is so much fun to get to experiment with foods that other cultures have been using for hundreds of years!  And if you don’t have any curiosity about the food you’ve never tried,...
Melissa’s Teff Porridge

Melissa’s Teff Porridge

This is a new recipe I tried recently, shared by my dear friend, Melissa.  She is a homemaker extraordinaire and a wonderful cook.  I was so glad she would share one of her favorite hot cereal recipes!  She says that this was inspired by a Bob’s Red Mill recipe,...

Find Your Phrasing

When someone is speaking to you, and you are listening to understand, not to fix, there are responses you can give that will let them know that you are doing your best to hear what they are telling you. Without judgement, you can say things like; Oh. I see. That must...

Smells of Summer

I would encourage you to give up on your store bought room sprays.  There are very few that aren’t what amounts to chemical soup that no one should breathe. (And if you’ve ever been allergic to synthetic smells or if you have asthma, you’ll know what...