White Turkey Chili

by Reluctant Housekeeper on July 13, 2012

If you’re looking for a summertime chili then this might be it. I made it a couple of nights ago now and we are still enjoying it for lunches, it’s super tasty and very light. I confess that I omitted the fresh chilies because I reckoned the kids would refuse to eat it otherwise so I spiced mine up in the bowl with [click to continue…]

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Canning Tomatoes

by Reluctant Housekeeper on July 11, 2012

So, canning without cans? It seemed like a novel idea to me when I moved here four years ago, but I’m not really sure what else you could call it, ‘jarring’ doesn’t really roll off the tongue in the same way.

No one that I know of back in Britain ‘cans’ fruits, vegetables and preserves in the way that it’s done here. For starters the jars and canning equipment are not readily available, and the types of fruit and vegetables that are traditionally grown there such as apples and root vegetables don’t [click to continue…]

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Sweet Iced Tea with mint

May 14, 2012

Could there be anything more Southern than a cool tall glass of iced tea? We moved here in 2008 from the United Kingdom, over there iced tea doesn’t really exist except perhaps imported in a bottle. No one back home would countenance drinking iced tea any more than you would choose to eat a cold [...]

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Chai Tea

May 3, 2012

If you’re looking for something a little different than your regular cup of tea then some Chai tea just might hit the spot. There are many ingredients to choose from so I’ll just go ahead and share with you the ones that I like, this will make a mug of tea. So first of all [...]

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Is There Gluten in Your Cosmetics and Medicines?

May 2, 2012

I thought I was home and dry once I’d finally got to grips with the ins and outs of a gluten and dairy free diet, but I really hadn’t given much thought to other non-food items that I might be ingesting. Finding hidden gluten in food is a challenge but it’s considerably easier than trying [...]

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Easy Rhubarb

May 1, 2012

Rhubarb is an infrequent visitor to the grocery stores around here in north Mississippi, but it does occasionally put in an appearance.  Usually it’s in a ‘blink and you miss it’ kind of way, some years I don’t see it at all. But last week, finally, there were several bunches of the familiar long pink [...]

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Celiac Awareness Month

April 30, 2012

Celiac Awareness Month starts today! The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness are beginning a month of guest posts regarding various aspects of living gluten free covering topics such as ‘Avoiding hidden gluten’, ‘What questions to ask when dining out’, ‘Gluten Free challenges at School’, and many other helpful topics. You can read the posts daily [...]

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