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Bible, Biscuits, Grains, Healthy/Vegan, Uncategorized

Rye/Spelt from Bible Days Star in Biscuits and Salad

Granddaughters Em and El walking through the field of rye. As you know, each week I chat with Matt Swaim on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. Today the subject was spelt and rye. Wow, these ancient grains are known as one and the same according to some Bible scholars. Here’s some interesting information, along with 2 yummy recipes. Spelt –  Exodus 4:9 “Also take wheat, … Continue reading Rye/Spelt from Bible Days Star in Biscuits and Salad

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Chicken, Copy cat/cloned recipes, Copycat Recipes, eggs, Healthy/Vegan, Herbs, Main dishes/Entres, Most Requested Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Jaime’s Chicken Pad Thai

I was really hungry for Pad Thai, that delicious Thai stir fry with rice noodles. Going through my recipes, I ran across a favorite from Jaime Carmody, Chef Proprietor of Out of Thyme Kitchen Studio in Symmes Township here in Cincinnati. It was from 2016! Seems just like yesterday that Jaime and I cooked together. I’ve adapted her recipe slightly. It’s worth buying small bottles … Continue reading Jaime’s Chicken Pad Thai

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Bible, Bread, Breakfast, Cakes, cookies, pastries, cereal, Grains, Health Remedies, Nuts, Seeds, Uncategorized

Flax, an Ancient Seed, Stars in Grain, Gluten and Dairy Free Granola Bars – No Cooking Required!

I love talking to my buddy Matt Swaim on Sacred Heart Radio’s Sunrise Morning Show each week. Today we talked about flax – did you know it’s one of the first cultivated seeds, beginning 6000 years or so ago? Maybe this proverb means something to you: . “She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands”.  Yes, flax is the source of linen so that’s where … Continue reading Flax, an Ancient Seed, Stars in Grain, Gluten and Dairy Free Granola Bars – No Cooking Required!

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Bible, Drinks, Fruit, Uncategorized

Are Girl Watermelons Sweeter than Boy Watermelons? And a Melon Popsicle

As I do every Thursday morning, I chatted with Matt Swaim on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. Today we talked about melons.   Melons, along with cucumbers and leeks, are mentioned in the Book of Numbers. A familiar passage is “ Num. 11:5 – We remember…. the cucumbers, and the melons….”   What kind of melons were eaten in Bible days and referred … Continue reading Are Girl Watermelons Sweeter than Boy Watermelons? And a Melon Popsicle

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Flowers, Gardening, Nature/Trees/Plants, Uncategorized

Milkweed and Monarchs (and other insects that like milkweed)

Joe Boggs chats with Ron Wilson on Ron’s gardening show each Saturday. Joe is with Ohio State’s Extension Agency, and he is one smart “bug man”. He  shares this very interesting information about milkweed, monarch butterflies and other insects that use milkweed as a host plant. Read on, this is fascinating stuff! This is the time of the year when the menagerie of insects that feed … Continue reading Milkweed and Monarchs (and other insects that like milkweed)

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Bible, corn, Healthy/Vegan, Herbs, Nuts, Salads, Side Dishes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Corn Salad with Feta and Walnuts

Each week when I talk to Matt Swaim on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, I share some fun information about Bible foods and herbs and a recipe to go with the topic. Today, though, we talked about the bitter herbs wormwood and rue – we don’t commonly use those in recipes. (Chefs, though, are using absinthe which is flavored with wormwood, in seafood, … Continue reading Corn Salad with Feta and Walnuts

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Main dishes/Entres, Meat, Pork, Uncategorized

High Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Here’s why I turned my oven on to 450 degrees during this blistering heat wave.  It’s all due to a bargain at the grocery. Pork tenderloins were on sale – buy one, get one. So I brought home 2 packs with 2  tenderloins each. I planned on freezing them, but had forgotten that my refrigerator freezers were packed tight. (My big freezer had given up … Continue reading High Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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Bible, Gardening, Potatoes, Salads, Tomatoes, Uncategorized

Matt’s Tomato Potato Salad

Matt P., a Columbus listener to my segments with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio, shared a family favorite: potato salad with a twist – tomatoes! This looks delicious. Matt told me: ” I love listening to you on the Sonrise Morning Show! I am a bit of a food nut, and especially enjoy food history. I am a nurse practitioner … Continue reading Matt’s Tomato Potato Salad

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Bible, Potatoes, Salads, Uncategorized

Deli Style Potato Salad

Today Matt Swaim and I chatted, as usual, about Bible Foods & Herbs on the Sunrise Morning Show, Sacred Heart Radio. The subject was mustard. An ancient and biblical seed! I love an old fashioned potato salad…  MUSTARD MATTHEW 13:31: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed.”  Was the mustard seed really the smallest seed of all? We need to remember that the … Continue reading Deli Style Potato Salad

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