Eternal Hippies A Year Homemade and Beyond

Last evening I made creamy potato soup with breakfast sausage. It came together nicely and we had plenty left over for this evening. We served it with toasted sourdough bread. It’s odd, sourdough always tastes and smells to me like PlayDough. Yes, I have tasted PlayDough. In a deep cast iron pan I sautéed crumbled uncured organic breakfast sausage. Then I added 2 tablespoons Irish butter to melt. I removed most of the sausage once it was cooked and added about a cup organic onion to the pot.   I cooked until tender, then added 4 organic potatoes that I peeled and cut up into small pieces (about ½ inch cubes). I stirred them for a few minutes then added 1 cup of homemade chicken stock, a cup filtered water, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder and a bay leaf.  I let them simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and keeping an eye on the liquid amount. I had to add about ½ cup water to keep the soup…soupy.   When the pota...

Last Saturday I made a quiche for dinner. Joe had to work and I spent the morning with Mom and the afternoon with my daughter. So I figured breakfast for dinner would be a nice treat! Joe really likes my quiche, but with all of the busyness of the day, I didn't have time to make the crust from scratch. But I did keep it organic by using the brand, Wholly Wholesome Organic Pie Shells . I took one pie shell out of the freezer to thaw while I got started on my filling. So for my ham, onion, spinach quiche I started by pan sauteeing uncured ham slices in 1 tablespoon Irish butter. When they were caramelized on one side, I added a half of a sweet organic onion. I cooked them until they were heated through and the onions were clear. I turned off the heat and moved the ham and onions to a bowl. Then I added the rinsed organic spinach to the bowl and stirred. This both cooled the ham/onions and gently cooked the spinach. I set aside.  I was going to cut the ham up, but I just ...

Last Thursday, in order to have the pancakes we enjoy on Sunday, I started making my sprouted buckwheat flour. The process does take a few days, but it is so worth the effort. Plus I find it to be enjoyable. I buy my bulk organic buckwheat groats at our local health food store. Thursday morning- Rinsed buckwheat groats and set them in a half gallon mason jar to soak in filtered water for 30 minutes. Groats don't take as long to soak as other sprouts. After soaking, drained them, put a screen lid on the jar then tilted the jar so any moisture can drain. I have a wooden cookbook holder that I use to hold my sprouting jars. My lids look like this: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/152066924892213540/,  But I've also used cheesecloth and a mason jar ring. The main reason is to keep what you are sprouting inside the jar and bugs out. I keep my draining rack in a dark spot in my kitchen where the temperature staying constant. Thursday evening- Poured about a cup of filtered ...

I really wanted to get this blog started on January 1st, but alas, it was not to be. No worries, it has begun. Hello! I am Rowena and my husband/mate Joe, are aka, Eternal Hippies. When I say , "I" I mean what I am thinking/doing and when I say, "We" I am referring to Joe and myself. As I said, we are eternal hippies who long to break free and waltz to our own tune. 4 1/2 years ago we started exploring what it means to live an organic life; getting rid of GMOs, harsh chemicals and toxic habits. For about 2 years things were going well, but stress of life, laziness and general frustration at the lack to forward movement towards our goals got the better of us and we found ourselves back in many of the habits for which we had worked so hard to be rid of. Back in August of 2013 I started "juicing" after watching the video, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," by Joe Cross. I juice fasted for 45 days and lost 70 pounds. After the first week, I felt great ...