Welcome to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays! Where we’re not just Meatless on Mondays, but all week through! Hi! My name is Melodie and I’m a long time vegetarian who’s into real food, holistic nutrition, and healthy living but suffers from a sweet tooth! (I love homemade baked goods and ice cream). To learn more about why [...]
Stale bread plus a litre of un-drunk eggnog equals a good idea for breakfast. My mom made the bread for Christmas. It was one of those lovely braided loaves that you pull apart like buns. It had lemon zest in it which made it a perfect breakfast or tea bread. A couple days after Christmas [...]
Dear Santa, I hope this won’t be too late in getting to you, but I thought I would try anyway. So you might be wondering why I am writing to you since a) I’m 36 and b) we’ve had a fortunate year and don’t really need anything right now. I know that people mostly write [...]
Welcome Carnival of Breastfeeding readers! Breastfeeding has been a gift, not only to me and my daughters, but to my greater community. I look at it this way. Every time someone sees me breastfeeding I plant a seed. Every time I blog about breastfeeding and a new reader comes across my blog, I water the [...]
Winter Solstice falls on December 21st, which is the shortest day and longest night of the year. For me, Solstice is a celebration of the returning light. Since I began identifying as Pagan just over a decade ago, I have recognized Solstice and celebrated it in my heart, but I never put a lot of [...]
Welcome to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays! Where we’re not just Meatless on Mondays, but all week through! Hi! My name is Melodie and I’m a long time vegetarian who’s into real food, holistic nutrition, and healthy living but suffers from a sweet tooth! (I love homemade baked goods and ice cream). To learn more about why [...]
These have become a yearly Christmas tradition, mainly because I like them better than pecan or butter tarts and this recipe makes so many. I hope you will like them too. Pastry 2 cups flour (any kind) 1/4 cup organic sugar 1 cup organic butter 2 Tbsp white vinegar Combine dry ingredients and work in [...]
