Dude Ranch Cranberry Granola
Dude Ranch Cranberry Granola Almost every year my family and I go to a Wyoming Dude ranch for horseback riding, catch and release fishing, creek-side and under-moon hot-tubbing and simple family R&R. This one is a bed and breakfast and they home-make the best granola with cranberries and sesame, and here is my version- I’ve […]
Easy & Earthy Dandelion Pesto
Easy & Earthy Dandelion Pesto If you’ve ever walked past a patch of your backyard dandelions and thought, “hmm, could I actually eat those?” ~ the answer is a big, leafy YES. I discovered this pesto this spring when these wild foraged dandelion greens are everywhere, they make a peppery pesto. It’s a great way […]
Wild Foraged Dandelion Crispy Fritter Pancakes
Wild Foraged Dandelion Crispy Fritter Pancakes In keeping with our aspiration to create an urban homestead, we make these golden, foraged fritters with the earthy charm of backyard spring flowers. I always say “when life gives you dandelions, make dandelion fritters!” Don’t despair if you have backyard dandelions, they are valuable. They provide nutrition for […]
Healthy Tibetan Bread- Balep Korkun
Healthy Tibetan Bread- Balep Korkun (Monastery Bread) I lived amongst Tibetans in Nepal for many years. Every morning we would get up and make a homemade kneaded bread called Balep. I used to do a lot of solitary meditation retreat there and this was the easiest and fastest thing to make on a one burner […]