There is nothing like the tang of fresh garden tomatoes, soft purple potatoes, delicious zucchini and fresh herbs to make any pasta dish better! This was all eaten in just a few minutes! You could add chicken, but we didn’t miss it!
Zucchini and Sweet Potato Curry with Mint Cilantro Chutney
We loved this hearty vegetarian dish! It is so flavorful and went well with Jasmine rice, but you could easily serve with brown rice too. Be sure to serve with a cooking mint infusion!
Recipe
3 tablespoons coconut oil
4 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
2 onions, chopped or 1/2 cup dried chopped onions
12 ounces sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, chopped finely
1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger
1 tablespoons tomato paste
1 pound chopped zucchini
8 ounces green beans fresh or frozen
1 cup water
1 (15 oz) can garbonzo beans (optional)
1 can coconut milk
1 quart canned tomatoes crushed or blended
Heat the coconut oil in a large dutch oven on medium heat. Add the curry, garam masala, onions, potatoes, garlic, serrano pepper, ginger and tomato paste until fragrant. Add the zucchini and green beans. Add the water, coconut milk, pureed tomatoes and garbonzo beans if using. Simmer covered until the potatoes are softened. Make the cilantro mint chutney.
Cilantro Mint Chutney
2 cups fresh cilantro
1 cup mint leaves
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 lime juiced
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Blend all ingredients together and add to the curry when finished cooking. Serve with rice.
Spicy Chicken Sausage with Chard and White Beans
If you like spicy and hearty this is a great one pan dish. Simple and quick to make. We enjoyed it!
Recipe
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound spicy Italian chicken sausage
1 onion, chopped or 1/4 cup dried chopped onion
1 (15-oz) can small white beans or 2 cups pre-cooked beans
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 cups chicken broth
1 package of your favorite gluten free Fussili noodles
12 ounces fresh chopped chard or kale
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Heat the oil in a large dutch oven. Add the chicken sausage and cook until browned. Add the onion and saute until translucent if using fresh or add the dried onions, beans, garlic, oregano, fennel seeds, crushed red pepper until fragrant. Add chicken broth and pasta. When the noodles are almost cooked through add the chopped chard until softened. Add the parm cheese. Season with sea salt and pepper and serve warm.
New Batch of Herbal Salves, Oils and Lotions
I have put a lot of research, energy and travel into making my new salves, oils and lotions better than ever with a bigger variety than the past to meet specific needs with the highest quality plants grown and foraged! Check out my page for more info and prices!
Contact me with any questions!
Announcement on Star-West Botanical Orders
New changes have been updated to my Star-West Botanical tab located at the top of my home page. I no longer have the items with prices listed. Prices change too often and items fluctuate too much in availability. From this point I will have each person who wants to order go to their website and send me a list of available items with sizes to be ordered through my contact page.
I increased the amount of time I order each year. I will be ordering quarterly, in January, April, July and October of each year. They have a wonderful variety of herbs, spices, tea blends, tinctures, essential oils, body care products and more. And you get a bigger discount ordering through me!
Check out my updated page for more info!
Food Order August 10th, 2020
I will be placing a bulk food order on August 10th at noon. The deadline for your order needs to be in by that time. No exceptions. Please read carefully through the food storage ordering tab, not all items are available. You do not need pay pal to pay online for your items. If there is no tab for a particular item or you are having trouble paying online please reach out to me through my contact page and I can help you make other arrangements.
I will be ordering herbs from Star-West Botanicals. The prices listed on my website have changed so please contact me for more info.
I am really excited to offer some new products!
Redmond Sea salt and clay products have been added to the list, including a natural toothpaste.
Gourmet Guittard chocolate has been added. Most come in 25# cartons.
Olive oil is unavailable.
Creamy Chicken and Rice with Broccoli
My family loves this dish! It is comfort food, but with some healthier ingredients. I love that is is simple and can easily be made from your food storage reserves.
Recipe
1 pound organic or naturally raised chicken, chopped
1 package of organic broccoli (I like the frozen from Costco), chopped
2 packages of organic condensed cream of chicken soup
1 quart of organic chicken stock or broth
2 cups rice (white or brown)
1/2 to 1 cup sour cream
Saute the chicken in a large pan with avocado oil or butter. Add the chopped broccoli, condensed chicken soup, chicken stock and rice. Cover with lid and cook on medium heat until the rice absorbs the liquid. If using white rice you made need to take the lid off at the end to help some of the excess fluid cook off. Stir in the sour cream, add sea salt and pepper for taste and serve warm.
Close Out Salve Sale
I’m making a new batch of salve and need to make room for it. I am selling what I have left for 50% off. The items I have left are:
17 (4 oz) jars 12 Herb Skin Salve (used for all kinds of skin issues including bug bites and burns) – $10
3 (2 oz) jars 12 Herb Skin Salve (same as above) – $5
2 (1 oz) jars 12 Herb Skin Salve (same as above) – $2.50
3 (2 oz) jars Lesion and Sore Salve (used for herpes virus of all kinds) – $6 each
Please send me a message form my contact page if you are interested.
Bread and Fermentation Class Open Enrollment
Come and learn about the significance of the gut microbiome and how to care for it with the skill of preserving through fermentation of veggies, salsa, fruit and bread. The workshop is $15. You’ll get to taste lots of delicious fermented foods and take home your own sourdough starter. Class will be held August 1st at 1 PM. Deadline to sign up is July 25th.
Did you know that what you eat and how you live directly impacts your health and how you feel? For every cell we have in our body there are 10x more bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa that are all talking to our mitochondria, coordinating repair and growth. We are only 1% human… the rest of us is an ecosystem that works harmoniously with our body if we are treating them right. Those little critters are the control center of the body, regulating hormones, inflammation, brain chemistry and what we do or don’t absorb. We know that 70% of our immune system is in the gut, where health begins. Our gut health even impacts our brain activity because more gaba and serotonin are produced in the gut than the brain. For every 1 message our brain sends to our gut, our gut sends 9. These messages include the activation of our immune system, the growth of new brain cells and the adaptability of these new cells to learn. More science is finding that our gut microbiome is critical to whether or not we experience chronic illness and impacts the health of our future. Come and learn what foods trigger inflammation and which foods to eat more of. We will learn the simple skill of fermenting vegetables like kimchi and salsa, fruit chutneys and even fermented bread which lowers the gluten content significantly. Seating maximum for this class is 25. No refunds available after the deadline. Cost goes to food purchased for the class.
Class Price – $15
Sign up here.
Herbal Workshops and Walks for June through September Now Enrolling
I have updated the herbal workshops and herb walks schedule for June through September. Check out my events page for more details. Classes include:
Basic Herbal
Fermentation Bread and Vegetable/Fruit Class
First Aid Herbal
Family and Children’s Herbal
Let me know if you have any questions! Hope to see you there!










