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From 2007 to 2010, I suffered accidental Toxic Injury (also called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness). But, the forced time in bed has given me time to write. It has been such a blessing to work on my children's books and stories!-
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I love: God, family & friends, outdoors, gardening, animals, writing, reading, photography, cooking, music, dance, bare feet, long skirts, lavender & yellow, and chocolate.
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Category Archives: Recipes
Easy Tomato Sauce
Easy Tomato Sauce About ½ stick butter or a few tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped, salted (Let sit with salt a few minutes.) 5-6 cups of garden tomatoes, quartered Salt Gently sauté garlic in hot oil, stirring … Continue reading
Indian Butter Chicken
A friend of mine adapted this from a recipe she found, to make it not only DELICIOUS but much easier to cook. I could eat this every day and not get tired of it. Indian Butter Chicken 1/2 c … Continue reading
All-Natural Pasta Casserole
(Can be made vegetarian!) I admit it—I used to be addicted to canned cream of mushroom soup. I loved it and used it in a lot of recipes. When I got sick, no more mushroom soup. (Too many chemicals for … Continue reading
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New Favorite Pickle Recipe!
Here it is—and no alum!! Ingredients: 5 c. water (filtered or spring water preferred) 2 T sea salt 3/4 c. white vinegar 3 garlic cloves, peeled (opt.) (we did not use) 3 T dried dill weed (or more) 2 t. dill … Continue reading
I’m Back!
I sure enjoyed blogging about solar cooking! Photos from my solar cooking adventure are now up on my photo gallery; you can check them out here (scroll way down): http://www.blackhillspicturebooks.com/photos/ (Warning: looking at these picture may make you hungry. … Continue reading
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Solar Cooking is a Blast!
Solar cooking using a Solar Hot Pot boasts a number of advantages: no electricity or fuel needed no smoke or combustion by-products generated little risk of burning food concentrated flavors (yum!) slight charring sometimes (yum!) often decent browning, especially in … Continue reading
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Solar Cooking Blog
I am very excited—for the next six months, I will be blogging at: http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/solar_cooking_in_South_Dakota.html about my experiences with solar cooking! I got this solar Hot Pot this month: http://www.solarcooker-at-cantinawest.com/hotpot-solar-cookers.html and I can’t wait to see what all it can do. … Continue reading
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All-Natural Green Bean Casserole
Another recipe post, in light of Thanksgiving…. 🙂 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/best-ever-green-bean-casserole-recipe/index.html I love this recipe. Forget the turkey, just give me a bowl of this (and some sweet potatoes and apple pie). 🙂 For the onions: Whole wheat flour works great. I … Continue reading
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A Favorite Treat
No, it’s not sugar free, but it’s preservative free (and “chemical free” if you use all organic, non-GMO, etc.) 🙂 (And also it’s fat free, like is says at the bottom of the recipe.) My favorite recipe for chocolate syrup: … Continue reading
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Homemade Refried Beans
by Christa Upton Okay, so refried beans don’t have much to do with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), suffering, books, children (unless they like beans), or the Black Hills, but homemade refried beans sure are good!! 🙂 Here is the recipe … Continue reading
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