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Let's begin at the beginning.  Pot pie, to most people in the US, is a double pastry crust filled with meat, gravy and vegetables.  To my family and other families with Pennsylvania Dutch roots, pot pie is a hearty soup of chicken, turkey or ham, veggies, a slightly thickened broth and thick dumpling like home made egg noodles.  You can add these noodles to just about any basic chicken or turkey soup and you will end up with pure comfort food. This recipe was handwritten on the inside cover of my grandmother's cook book.  It is a simple dough of flour, fat, eggs, water and salt.  This recipe makes enough for a large pot of soup but the ingredients are easy to halve. Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 TBSP solid fat (bacon grease is a favorite, or butter, margarine (Earth Balance), lard, coconut oil) 2 eggs 1/2 - 3/4 cup cool water The old school way to make this is straight on the counter and mixed with your hands.  I use a bowl and a fork (and my hands) Mix the flour an

It's baby-palooza in my neck of the woods.  So many friends are having babies and I would love for each one of them to have a special hand made gift from me.  I love handmade gifts for babies for so many reasons.  They are frugal but don't have to look like it. They are a special way to tell the new little one (and mama!) that they are so loved and cherished that you spent a commodity greater than money.  You spent TIME crafting a gift as one of a kind as they are.  While I am taking that precious time to create the gift I like to offer special prayers for the family.  The rhythm of crochet lends itself to prayer and meditation, its the reason so many people enjoy it so much. As much as I would love to devote hours and hours special intentions for each brand new human.... I have a brand new human of my own to care for (and laundry to fold).  I have a go-to baby blanket pattern  that I have used many times but I was looking for something new.  Something that can be done quickly

This is a simple and delicious mushroom gravy.  I like to use this gravy on baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and Salisbury steak .  It also makes a great substitute for canned condensed mushroom soup in a lot of dishes, like the classic green bean casserole. Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds brown mushrooms, sliced or diced 2 TBSP olive oil 1/4 cup all purpose flour (use corn starch for a gluten free gravy) 1 tsp dried thyme leaves Salt and pepper to taste

Have you tried raw or massaged kale salads?  They were all the rage a few years ago but this trend has stood the test of time.   I almost always have kale growing in my garden.  It's cold hardy and can be grown from early spring through to late fall.  I grow several varieties, curly, Toscano (sometimes called dinosaur kale), ragged, or red Russian.  I love them all. I usually use a mixture of the different types and this recipe is no different.   Ingredients 2 large bunches of kale, stems removed, leaves washed and spun dry 1/4 cup olive oil 2 crisp, sweet apples (Fuju, gala, pink lady), chopped into bite size pieces 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup roasted sunflower seeds 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1-2 Tablespoon honey salt and pepper to taste Tear the kale leaves into bite sized pieces, you can also cut the kale but I find it easier to tear as I wash the kale in a sink full of water.  Dry the kale with a salad spinner or blot with a clean kitchen towel.  Excess water will dilute the dres