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Homemade and Healthy
Extended Deadline For eCourse!
Wardeh has extended the deadline for enrolling in her Fundamentals of Healthy Cooking eCourse! You have until midnight PST on Monday, February 22, 2010 to enroll!
Elderberry Syrup ~ My Tuesday Twister
I’ve been making elderberry syrup ever since I first read about it. Here is how I make it and how we use it. This is my addition to the Tuesday Twister event at Gnowfglins.
Why Soak or Sprout Grains, Seeds, and Nuts?
It may seem, at first, like a chore, but I am here to tell you that soaking or sprouting your grains, seeds, and nuts is not as hard as you think. And the nutritional benefits speak for themselves.
Learn More About Whole Foods ~ The Tuesday Twister
Wardeh at Gnowfglins has a weekly time of sharing where you can see what others are doing and learn some new whole foods recipes and procedures.
Bread Making Tutorial
Anyone can make bread. After all, people have been making bread for thousands of years. You can make bread, too! This is a very simple recipe for making a white bread. It is an Amish recipe that can be used for loaf bread or rolls.
Healthy & Cool Summer Meal Ideas
Don’t want to heat up the house to cook a healthy, tasty dinner? In the mood for a cool and light meal, rather than a meal that leaves you feeling hot and stuffed? Here are four healthy ideas to help you beat the heat in preparing your summer meals.
Cook Outside
You don’t have to have or [...]
Healthy Slaws
by Wardeh Harmon
I want to give my husband credit for our newest healthy habit. We eat salad every day and have for many years. One day, he got to thinking about some of the healthiest vegetables to consume — the colorful ones, like dark leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots — and wondered how we could [...]
Healthy Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Foods
by Wardeh Harmon
I am thankful to have grown up eating and loving the foods of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. My namesake grandmother, Tata Wardeh, taught my mom authentic recipes and techniques when my mom and dad were first married. My grandmother lived most of her life in the Middle East cooking the foods [...]
Simply Lentils
by Wardeh Harmon
I grew up loving and enjoying Middle Eastern food. My namesake, Tata (“Grandmother”) Wardeh, taught my mom how to cook the traditional foods from the Middle East. Olives, rice, lentils, fava and garbanzo beans, lamb, cinnamon, cardamom, goat cheese, pickled vegetables and fresh yogurt — just to name a few. As an adult, [...]
Creating a Workable Pantry
by Wardeh Harmon
Many health-conscious cooks and mothers of large families often make bulk food purchases. It not only simplies shopping but often rewards the family with great savings in food costs. My family is no exception. We purchase non-perishables to last for one or two months or more. To make purchases this way requires workable [...]
Varying Grains
Just think for a moment… what grains do you normally use in your family’s meals? If you’re like most people, the list will include rice, oats, wheat, corn and maybe barley. Those are wonderful grains and we cook with them frequently, too. But I’ve taken to incorporating other grains like kamut, millet, wild rice, quinoa, [...]
A Healthy Salad Habit
by Wardeh Harmon
When we first married, my husband told me how much he loved salads and how he would love to eat salad every day. I’m sorry to admit that I didn’t take him at his word until about five years into our marriage. After repeated encouragements from him and a desire growing in me [...]
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