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  Dried up alliums -colored with spray paint I wanna be a witch. I figure that I'm already a practitioner and have been for years. It's probably in my DNA. I love witchy things.  If casting spells - or - what I like to call baking, crafting, and mindfulness are basically the same thing - then I'm down for that.  I've even, in more recent years, been getting dirty with the earth. And I often think fondly of my grandma when I'm on my knees pulling weeds. She absolutely loved being in her garden.  Part of me wants to make up a new name for my witchy self.  Here are some ideas: Twila Willow Annalies Witch Hazel Ella Bowie šahiyena (pronounced like cheyenne/ shay-enna) shiloah Allium* Twinkle t'witch moonbeam bowie kimbee-klute orchid alliums I think some of these names would make great names for my elf dolls that I'm creating.  Now some goals for my witchy future that I have are: learning how to tune into my intuition... better tarot card reading using a crystal

 Lately I have been supporting Crow in their desire to learn about Celtic and Nordic paganism. I have been doing a bit of research on my own time as well. And the funny thing is - I find myself somewhat fascinated in the occult... but not really?! I'm a skeptic. Ever since I left Mormonism and all that it required - which was everything - all my time, talents and monies... I find myself very hesitant to dive back into another religion.  I have been living happily these last 7 years Mormon free. Free to believe what I want and practice life according to the dictates of my own conscience.  Four years ago, I got into organizing the St George Gingerbread Parade. I poured all of my energy into it and now, I have not so much interest in it. I'm still going to design, bake and decorate a few gingerbread houses for the Jubilee of Trees... but I'm just a supporter now... not the all important founder/executive director.  I'm so happy to take a backseat approach now.  How and whe

I've been making Dutch style pancakes for years. Pretty much ever since I moved to Holland with my Dutch husband and then along came the kids and they would request them for dinner quite regularly.  I met this Dutch lady, Tonie Kuurstra and she taught me how she made them - and she used to operate a bed n breakfast so she made a lot of them. I went to her house one time and she had stacks and stacks of them. She made them with butter, too as I recall... and that's how I usually make them as well. However, today, I experienced the most scrumptious griddle-like perfect pancakes and no butter was used. So, here is what happened. Yesterday, the doctor's office called me with the results of my blood test... and it turns out that everything was good except in one place it said my fat or lipid was too high. I need to cut back on the fat intake. Which makes sense because I cook with a lot of butter. :D So, even though I used the full fat milk in this recipe, the big difference was

Freepik Ingredients:  2 Tbsp fish sauce 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce or Teriyaki sauce 5 Tbsp light brown sugar 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 1 Tbsp Tamarind Concentrate/Tamarind Paste 1-3 tsp Sriracha hot sauce or Sambal Oelek 1 Tbsp sesame oil 1 Tbsp chinese sesame paste or Tahini Directions: Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl or in a shaker bottle. Add to prepared noodles, vegetables, and protein source.