Wardeh

Wardeh (”Wardee”) Harmon lives in Oregon with her husband, Jeff, and their three children, Haniya, Naomi & Mikah. They live on five and a half gorgeous wooded acres, which they are in the process of turning into a productive homestead. Wardeh’s passions are sewing garments and healthy cooking, although she loves to create just about anything from scratch, should the mood hit right. Wardeh keeps a family blog called Such Treasures and she maintains the GNOWFGLINS™ site.

Cast Iron Corn Bread Skillet… Update

Well, I was brave and went back to Goodwill to contest my paying $14.99 for a cast-iron cornbread skillet that was supposedly worth $85 (really, it can be purchased for $21 to $31).
I didn’t even finish my sentence of explanation before I received a big apology from the manager who was present. The other manager (the [...]

Perfectly Moist Turkey, Every Time

Experience has shown me that we end up with fabulously moist turkeys (even Heritage birds) by cooking our turkeys exactly the opposite way recommended by 1-800-BUTTERBALL. The helpful home economists there recommend cooking your turkey breast side up and uncovered. At least they don’t recommend stuffing the bird; I agree with that for retaining moisture.
I cook [...]

Cast Iron Cornbread Skillet

Cast Iron Cornbread Skillet

This Lodge Cast Iron Cornbread Skillet was my best thrift store find of the week! It has a bit of a story. I didn’t get a good deal, although I may try to fix that.
I saw it at Goodwill and of course, I had to have it. It was $14.99. Brand new condition. Someone probably tried [...]

How I Rinse and Store My Sprouts

How I Rinse and Store My Sprouts

When I have a batch of mature sprouts, I fill the kitchen sink with cool water and plunge as many as I can into it. The seeds tend to float to the top, although a gentle churning of the clumps of sprouts is necessary to free up many more seeds. I pull out all the [...]

Coconut Oil As Butter

Coconut Oil As Butter

Lately, we’ve taken to using unrefined, virgin coconut oil anytime we need a buttery spread. Jeff said, “This is what butter should taste like!” It’s really good, surprisingly good. Give it a try.

12-Bean Soup Mix, and 12-Bean Soup Recipe, and 12-Bean Soup Mix for Gifts

About 4 years ago, I bought 3 to 5 pounds each of about 12 different organic beans and barley, and mixed up my own bean soup mix. We ended up with tons of it ~ 65 pounds in fact! I still have about 5 cups left of the mix in my kitchen. I gave lots [...]

Cornbread Experiment

Cornbread Experiment

I’m still experimenting with Sue Gregg’s Blender Baking Method (click to see the previous post where I discussed my first attempts).
I have narrowed down the source of the bitter taste I got when using the Blender Baking Method. Vinegar (souring the almond milk) reacts with the baking soda to create a soapy-bitter taste. However, even after [...]

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