tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29589133304945612532024-03-24T08:10:15.784+01:00Homestead Herbs & Healing | holistic livingvegan recipes, homemade body care, holistic living.Maisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955192743743776123noreply@blogger.comBlogger625125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958913330494561253.post-48340778151046883312024-03-17T11:00:00.000+01:002024-03-17T11:00:00.145+01:00Vegan Healthier Carrot Cake (with hidden wild herbs)<p style="text-align: right;"> <i>reading time: 3 min</i></p><div>
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</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bright yellow daffodils are popping up here in Northern Germany, the trees are starting to don their greenish spring coats, </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">and the air is beginning to smell like pollen. And, of course, the first wild herbs like goutweed, dandelion and sorrel are spreading everywhere!<br /><br />This carrot cake recipe is moist, wholesome, and packed with carrots, nuts, and aromatic spices. It came about because I wanted to create a healthier, but still absolutely delicious alternative to</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> my scrumptious <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/easy-vegan-carrot-cake-with-cream.html" target="_blank">easy vegan carrot cake with cream cheese frosting</a> from last year. "Healthier" meaning three things in this case:<br /><br />1) it contains significantly less sugar and less fat<br />2) it uses whole-grain flour and lots of carrots<br />3) and, most importantly for me personally, it comes with the benefits of hidden wild herbs!<br /><br />What wild herbs, you ask?<br /><br />This cake hides the young tender goutweed leaves, also known as ground elder </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><i>(Aegopodium podagraria)</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. If you want to learn more about this herb, jump over to my recipe for <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/05/vegan-dutch-apple-pie-appeltaart-with.html" target="_blank">vegan Dutch apple pie with goutweed flowers</a> where I talk some more about its health benefits and also how to identify it (namely, using the <b>3 x 3 rule</b>). For example, ground elder leaves can be confused with the young leaves of actual elder, which are poisonous!<br /><br />The reason why I got the idea to put goutweed leaves in this cake is because their flavour is often described as similar to carrot greens. In this cake, the flavour of the ground elder is very subtle and barely noticeable.<br /><br />To make this cake even healthier, feel free to skip the frosting!<br /><br /></span></span><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFbTx2N5bYL86O5YujeDekOdG7ydXjG7IRQDrqYGdpvoLIV0Z_IpNUOE9VvrQbKJ39H5eJjz8qNmZv-nEqp4ga9tI-dgdIdY8btcqbbQXpe5NFItE44fG687bi9lkzg0B4s10FYMbSqHwVGvl2Bv0BQF1Yx7dSzisIC8IchaaON33yqs7uQUz3spg8w/s1200/IMG_3273.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFbTx2N5bYL86O5YujeDekOdG7ydXjG7IRQDrqYGdpvoLIV0Z_IpNUOE9VvrQbKJ39H5eJjz8qNmZv-nEqp4ga9tI-dgdIdY8btcqbbQXpe5NFItE44fG687bi9lkzg0B4s10FYMbSqHwVGvl2Bv0BQF1Yx7dSzisIC8IchaaON33yqs7uQUz3spg8w/s16000/IMG_3273.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">P</span>reparation time</i>:<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1</span></span></span></span> h (+ cooling time) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: carrots<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, spelt flour, hazelnuts</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, sugar</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">easy</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>serves</i>: 10-12 (</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 bundt cake</span></span>)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, lactose-free, wheat-free, yeast-free, egg-free</span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">275 whole-grain spelt flour<br />125 g ground hazelnuts <span style="color: #999999;">(I use a blender to grind them into flour; feel free to sub for ground almonds or even walnuts)</span><br />1 tsp baking soda<br />1 tsp cinnamon</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, or more<br />contents of 1 cardamom pod, crushed</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br />a pinch of salt <span style="color: #999999;">(e.g. kala namak for that "eggy" taste)</span></span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">150 g raw cane sugar or coconut blossom sugar</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">400 g</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">carrots <span style="color: #999999;">(about 4 medium-sized carrots)</span><br />125 g vegan margarine</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">4 tbsp soy flour + 4 tbsp water<br />2 handfuls of young goutweed leaves<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">optional topping:<br />1/4 of this <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/easy-vegan-carrot-cake-with-cream.html" target="_blank">vegan cream cheese frosting</a><br />edible flowers, e.g. daisies<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p>
<b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Instructions</span></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 350°F. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Grease and flour a bundt cake pan. Set aside.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Prepare
your "vegan eggs" by mixing 4 tablespoons of soy flour with 4
tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Set aside.</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Wash and finely grate the carrots, using a grater of a food processor. If using organic carrots, you can leave the skin on. If not, you may want to peel them first.<br /><br />In a mixing bowl, beat the margarine and sugar until fluffy and lighter in colour. Add the "vegan eggs" and beat again.<br /><br />In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients: whole-grain spelt flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.<br /><br />Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir well to combine, using an electric hand mixer or a stiff spatula. The batter will be relatively dense and moist.</span></span><br /><br />Transfer the batter into the greased and floured bundt pan, and bake in the preheated oven for about 45
minutes at 180°C / 350°F.<br /><br />When a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, remove the cake from oven. Allow to cool for a few minutes minutes before gently inverting onto a cooling rack.<br /><br />If you like, you can whip up a frosting (I used 1/4 of my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/easy-vegan-carrot-cake-with-cream.html" target="_blank">vegan cream cheese frosting</a> recipe from last year, and added a small spoonful of plain vegan yogurt to make it a little more runny), and garnish with edible flowers, such as daisies, dandelions or violets.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyx4l6qI3Fo4FiM4fHXWOCfo77tHkfdZP3oKe1sWfFy0VFLXqo1slP2ubL4tYvnqbGtQpZ2bIf9aV9TWTV5fPezybG1dsVyZ19FNZOMuJ0MIc2YRHUMsLEVm09wSj4rTXsO56esI1w5b9su9iGVOF2DrmJkWI64oPhpro9Ssfep2c6EJr9qYGoVfWbYg/s1200/IMG_3263.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyx4l6qI3Fo4FiM4fHXWOCfo77tHkfdZP3oKe1sWfFy0VFLXqo1slP2ubL4tYvnqbGtQpZ2bIf9aV9TWTV5fPezybG1dsVyZ19FNZOMuJ0MIc2YRHUMsLEVm09wSj4rTXsO56esI1w5b9su9iGVOF2DrmJkWI64oPhpro9Ssfep2c6EJr9qYGoVfWbYg/s16000/IMG_3263.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcanzP3YaBPVQ8-UpiMP4QNneaT4-H2PLKJZ9Mms6gbmj0CY_htL3KwbZx3pxBozJGogNULyM3qqNiEipY7hHdUvXQ2uB9Gie0mgMikUZf9EmS8OXT10oJCgpF8tJxU1kyKpFZZ3n4jXKe3FYJS65ZqSGNBKjF2Qkjkwa_R6EpUaaUsiGdHL1eHenhw/s1200/IMG_3270.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcanzP3YaBPVQ8-UpiMP4QNneaT4-H2PLKJZ9Mms6gbmj0CY_htL3KwbZx3pxBozJGogNULyM3qqNiEipY7hHdUvXQ2uB9Gie0mgMikUZf9EmS8OXT10oJCgpF8tJxU1kyKpFZZ3n4jXKe3FYJS65ZqSGNBKjF2Qkjkwa_R6EpUaaUsiGdHL1eHenhw/s16000/IMG_3270.jpg" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7N0jTTbAtv2gQnV018mj5B4PJj-2D-XulP3czKQVoUwrNt9lii-HvkNKzyTMTLkYcDAOy7bWWSrg8FsTQ11nyJ2bwLnc7c8z49wiUWGLue763HiHwTN9wQlgIUKuWQtZFA-5vEfvJpAwjTR-Utx9XQeSC6yu87evk7pbhQg7Mtm54fyvR4DN1Bckg/s1200/IMG_3265.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc7N0jTTbAtv2gQnV018mj5B4PJj-2D-XulP3czKQVoUwrNt9lii-HvkNKzyTMTLkYcDAOy7bWWSrg8FsTQ11nyJ2bwLnc7c8z49wiUWGLue763HiHwTN9wQlgIUKuWQtZFA-5vEfvJpAwjTR-Utx9XQeSC6yu87evk7pbhQg7Mtm54fyvR4DN1Bckg/s16000/IMG_3265.jpg" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I'm officially quitting social media. <br />(Or more specifically, Instagram.)<br /><br />The thought of deleting my Instagram account has been on my mind for the past couple of months, and I have now finally decided to permanently uninstall it from my phone. I'm even debating getting rid of my smartphone altogether and switching to a dumbphone or "sillyphone" as I like to call it – but that is a story for another day. </span></span><br />
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<br />Everyone seems to have their own definition of what the term "social media" includes, and what quitting social media entails. <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To cite Wikipedia: "<i>Some of the most popular social media websites, with more than 100 million registered users, include Twitter, Facebook (and its associated Messenger), WeChat, ShareChat, Instagram, QZone, Weibo, VK, Tumblr, Baidu Tieba, and LinkedIn. Depending on interpretation, other popular platforms that are sometimes referred to as social media services include YouTube, QQ, Quora, Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, LINE, Snapchat, Pinterest, Viber, Reddit, Discord, TikTok, Microsoft Teams, and more.</i>" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my case, I'm referring to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Tumblr, Snapchat, Twitter and the like when I'm talking about quitting social media. While I don't use (or even know) most of the other platforms listed above, I <b>do </b>currently still use Telegram and Signal for messaging, Pinterest for collecting inspiring pictures (mostly for my personal vision boards), Youtube for watching inspirational and educational videos, and Blogger for sharing my blog posts.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Why </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br /><br /><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Honestly, I just grew annoyed and stressed out. <br /><br />As fun as using Instagram is, it also sucks all of my energy right out of me and leaves me feeling unsatisfied and exhausted, while also making me feel anxious to check up on people's recent posts and more importantly their stories, since they get deleted after 24 hours. Having to scroll through all of the new posts and stories that got posted during my "absence" almost felt like homework! But at the same time, I couldn't stop doing it ...<br /><br />I recently uninstalled Instagram for a month or so, and I noticed two things: 1) I constantly felt the urge to pick up my phone and check for new posts and messages, kind of like FOMO, the fear of missing out. And 2) After a while I didn't even think or care about any of it! Out of sight, out of mind. Which just proves to me how utterly irrelevant social media really is.<br /><br />And of course, there's not much <i>social </i>about it all. <br /><br />For example, I follow a couple of my close friends on Instagram. Watching their stories has </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">resulted in me not getting in touch with them as often</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> because I felt like I already knew what was going on in their lives </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– when in reality I only got a superficial glimpse at their (public!) display.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Not to mention that staring at our phones and scrolling through social media while we're on a train or waiting in line prevents us from talking and connecting with the people actually around us. <br />Combine that with our recent experience of "social distancing", and you've got yourself a social disaster. People having one-way parasocial "relationships" with strangers online or having superficial connections with friends via social media instead of actually talking to them on the phone or in person.<br /><br />This fast-paced, superficial, consumption-oriented way of living is not something I want to support or engage in.<br /><br />Lastly, there is the aspect of spending – or rather wasting – my time. <br /><br />Since social media apps are generally designed to keep you hooked and "engaged", they are highly addictive and literally drug us with sensory overload (<a href="https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2021/10/29/addictive-potential-of-social-media-explained/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>). For me, it was almost impossible to stop consuming the endless content once I was sucked into the rabbit hole. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />What most people are not aware of, and what Cal Newport talks about in depth in his book <i>Deep Work</i>, is that it takes our brain about 15-20 minutes to reach a productive flow state, so when you interrupt your work task to quickly check your social media or your e-mail inbox, your brain has to start anew and perhaps never even reaches the productive deep work state during your work session! (<a href="https://reclaim.ai/blog/deep-work-vs-shallow-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)<br /><br />So basically, I want to get social media out of sight to get it out of my mind. This will automatically lead my mind to fill with other things, like my own thoughts and emotions that I often don't even notice because I'm so distracted by messages or new posts ... <br /><br />I want to be more intentional with how I use my time and energy, and to be quite honest, I just don't want to be a slave to my smartphone or my computer.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />It's not easy to give up on something that is as entertaining and addictive as social media. <br /><br />I suggest tracking the time you spend on your phone, your computer, and the different apps you use. For me, it was up to 4 or sometimes even 6 hours of consuming content every day, which equated to more than two whole months every year!! Isn't that insane?<br /><br />I'm also currently doing <i>The Artist's Way</i> program by Julia Cameron, which encourages you to <i>create </i>your life rather than being a victim to your circumstances, or in this case, a victim to consumerism. Focussing on activities that make me feel happy and satisfied helps me to stay on track with living a fulfilling life instead of giving into the temptation of the distraction trap.<br /><br />Make a list of things you've been wanting to do, but keep putting off. Remind yourself of how you can spend your time instead of wasting it on social media. Here is a list of <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/07/25-eletronic-free-activities.html" target="_blank">25 electronic-free activities</a> to get your mind started.<br /><br />For now, I have permanently uninstalled Instagram from my phone and set my account to "private". I have also removed the link from my blog to my Instagram account. However, I am not completely deleting my account just yet in case I want to utilize it in the future for pointing to my blog posts </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(in which case I would then probably use a platform like <i>Planoly</i> to manage my Instagram posts) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">because I'm actually thinking about starting a German blog that would go by the same name as my already existing Instagram account, and I don't want anyone else to snatch that account name in the meantime. The only way I can now access my account is my signing in via my computer browser, but I have to type in my password manually which makes the whole affair significantly more cumbersome than just grabbing my phone.<br /><br />I use Pinterest pretty much in the same way, exclusively on my computer browser.<br /><br />As for Youtube, I am still trying to find the best way to handle it. I have turned off my Youtube watch history, which has helped a lot. That way, I don't get any recommendations on my Home page, and the videos on my subscription box don't change colour once I've watched them which reduces my urge to watch every single video (even though they might not all interest me) just to make them all the same grey colour, kind of like ticking off a to-do list. I have also reduced the amount of subscriptions to 13 channels that I value a lot. In the past I have also used the app <i>LeechBlock </i>to limit the time I can access the Youtube page during the day, but I'm not 100% happy with the selected times.<br /><br />The next step for me is figuring out how I will use my smartphone – preferably not at all, but I'm not sure how this is going to work out for me – and how I use my messaging apps (check them only once a day? once a week? but how do I get used to this?), and perhaps one day even live without home internet altogether ... We'll see.<br /> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Do What You Can</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />If you aren't ready to commit to ditching social media or even your smartphone or your wifi – or perhaps it's not possible right now because of your job situation –, don't stress about it! You don't have to go cold turkey in order to improve your life.<br /><br />Start by reducing the time you spend on your phone and/or your computer. <br />Unsubscribe and unfollow as many people and sites as possible. Only keep those that actually bring value to your life! <br />Turn off notifications. Don't let the devices constantly distract you and keep you from actually living your life. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Turn off your wifi at night, if possible. Perhaps switch over to a wireless internet connection altogether. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Just do what you can in the situation you are right now.<br /><br />I haven't figured everything out either. I'm just taking one step at a time, doing my best.<br /><br /><br />More</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> great input on this topic:<br /><a href="https://theolivetreesandthemoon.com/journal/gently" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gently - on leaving social media</a><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Whm36uOqE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why This Minimalist Doesn’t Have Home Internet</a> </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOl-VpZTMgA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living social media free as a creative entrepreneur</a> <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkgWM7Kh8ik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How I Live Without a Phone as an Author & Entrepreneur</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKB0uUtjHCU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life without a phone</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n0uJIPjV4Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to stop using your phone & live a happier life<br /></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hrBZJFj3dA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Organized & minimal phone in 3 steps</a> <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjUdWzM6Ko8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Digital Minimalism Can Make You More Creative<br /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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I first encountered medicinal wines that use herbs and spices for healing purposes during a 4-day Green Witch Retreat I attended last year. During the retreat we also made this</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> healing herb infused honey wine, also known as heart wine ("Herzwein" in German) or parsley potion ("decoctum petroselini" in Latin). The recipe originally stems from the medieval German abbess Hildegard from Bingen, who is regarded as an important naturopathic scholar. <br /><br />The wine is said to strengthen the heart and circulation as well as the immune system. It is also said to improve gastrointestinal and kidney function.<br /><br />It is easy to make, has a pleasant sweet taste, and makes for a wonderful gift for people who enjoy a glass of wine every now and then. In case you are in need of a quick and easy Christmas present ...<br /><br />Although this wine is supposed to be used for medicinal purposes, you could just as well replace your "regular" glass of red wine with a glass of this heart wine to enjoy its health benefits! </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the name suggests, this beverage contains alcohol, therefore it should be consumed in moderation.<br /><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Hildeg<span style="font-family: inherit;">ard (1098 – 1179) apparently said the following about this wine:</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">»Wer im Herzen oder in der Milz oder in der Seite Schmerzen leidet, der koche Petersilie in Wein unter Zugabe von etwas (Wein)Essig und reichlich Honig und seihe durch ein Tuch (Filter) ab. Den so zubereiteten (Herz)Wein trinke er oft, und es heilt ihn.« <br /></span><i>(PL 1159 A)</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />(Freely
translated: "Whoever suffers pain in the heart or in the spleen or in the side body, boil parsley in wine with the addition of a little (wine) vinegar and plenty of honey, and strain it through a cloth (filter). Drink the prepared (heart) wine often, and it will heal them.")<br /></span></sup></span></span></p></blockquote></figure><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7Z4x_IRSfL7J55PzIzZXG7saUjN-lRwrhKnoUtAaX3CAInjw1P9TSDW3qpPZd4Q0BXDPtd9As1buJJR97kdnXkkUTMgHVyW6d96On3FKfLNj67UXIwWq5NhgP1-d2rwN7IlprCa-XTP9_HGWkjuazJ1xhKL5rFx6NdjiEptqQPdaiVT_8HwGayUx7g/s1480/Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7Z4x_IRSfL7J55PzIzZXG7saUjN-lRwrhKnoUtAaX3CAInjw1P9TSDW3qpPZd4Q0BXDPtd9As1buJJR97kdnXkkUTMgHVyW6d96On3FKfLNj67UXIwWq5NhgP1-d2rwN7IlprCa-XTP9_HGWkjuazJ1xhKL5rFx6NdjiEptqQPdaiVT_8HwGayUx7g/w549-h640/Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" width="549" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><i>Portrait of Hildegard von Bingen, German Abbess and physician. </i>(<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The star of this recipe is definitely the fresh parsley. By the way, if you don't normally like parsley – like me! –, you will probably still actually enjoy this wine. Parsley is one of the very few foods I dislike, and I love this wine!<br /><br /><b>Parsley </b>is high in vitamin C, provitamin A, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron which is necessary for blood formation. It has an invigorating effect and strengthens the entire digestive system. It purifies the blood, helps with rheumatism and gout, has a diuretic effect, stimulates the appetite, promotes metabolism, and supports kidney and bladder activity. For menstruating humans, it stimulates the uterus and promotes a pain-free period.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Honey </b>is an old household remedy and an easily digestible tonic. It increases performance, has a calming effect on the mind and promotes healthy sleep. Its valuable components also have a positive effect on digestive disorders and help with upper respiratory tract complaints and cardiovascular diseases.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wine</b>, particularly red wine, has been associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to the flavonoids in the skins of red grapes that have a favourable effect on the coronary vessels and blood flow. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Red
wine is said to have a strengthening and restorative effect. It
stimulates the gastrointestinal system and promotes circulation, and might even prevent arteriosclerosis. <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>(Important: More than 125 ml / 1/2 cup of red wine per day are not beneficial and can lead to high blood pressure, liver disease and even cirrhosis!)</i><br /><br />This heart-healing honey wine is a wonderful preventative drink and can also be helpful for aging heart, cardiovascular problems, chronic rheumatism, as well as heartache caused by stress, nervousness, insomnia and fatigue (in addition to and after consultation with medical care!). The Austrian herbalist Maria Treben recommends this wine against cardiac insufficiency, heart disease and angina pectoris.<br /><br /><i>Please note that in case of sudden chest pains, tightness, shortness of breath or cold sweats, Hildegart's heart wine will NOT be a sufficient treatment for a heart attack, so please see a doctor or call an ambulance!</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 30 mins</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: wine, parsley, honey</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, soy</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-free, yeast-free<br /></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></b></u></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 bottle of organic red or white wine <span style="color: #999999;">(I prefer red wine)</span><br />2 tbsp organic wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar <span style="color: #999999;">(I used homemade kombucha vinegar)</span><br />8-10 organic parsley leaves with stems, preferably flat leaf<br />80-100 g organic honey or </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan honee</a><span><span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><br />also:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1-2 clean, sealable bottles <span style="color: #999999;">(I used the empty wine bottle that I sterilized with hot water and rinsed with a teaspoon of high-proof alcohol)</span><br />a funnel<br />a large saucepan with a lid<br /><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b>Instructions</b></u></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /><br />Rinse and roughly chop parsley.<br /><br />To a large saucepan, add red or white wine, vinegar, and parsley leaves. <br /><br />Bring to a boil, then allow to simmer for about 10 minutes with the lid closed. <br /><br />Remove the saucepan from the heat, allow to cool to about 40 °C / 100 °F, then add the honey, and allow to steep for another 10 minutes with the lid closed.<br /><br />Sieve off the parsley, and fill the herb infused wine into sterile bottles, using a funnel.<br /><br />Seal well and label, noting the content and the preparation date. Stored in a dark and cool place, the heart wine will keep for 6 months.<br /><br />You can drink </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>up to one liqueur glass </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>of this parsley wine per day, when ever you feel your heart needs a little support</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>. Or drink </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>1-3 tablespoons daily over a period of 6-8 weeks.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />To your health!<br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCSnbtjHXHj6FthZgXrS8k4ic-I3LnrjBnblj8SMXPnfEm2ZORsARp9N_PLvUSah-tZt0bWW9HRiLp_if9uQD9adyBnEs2iCzR01833q4GKLCLffK5OmYUJK4xHPCpK5dvTRX21RRFso_rbp8X9T_D65tpM41Kb6pwNcSWmFHFqz7jQ25TAlSDScjnQ/s1200/IMG_3080.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCSnbtjHXHj6FthZgXrS8k4ic-I3LnrjBnblj8SMXPnfEm2ZORsARp9N_PLvUSah-tZt0bWW9HRiLp_if9uQD9adyBnEs2iCzR01833q4GKLCLffK5OmYUJK4xHPCpK5dvTRX21RRFso_rbp8X9T_D65tpM41Kb6pwNcSWmFHFqz7jQ25TAlSDScjnQ/s16000/IMG_3080.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></span></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Christmas is slowly approaching, and the dreariness and cold of winter lies ahead of us. Today's cookies are meant to provide you with a boost of energy and strength for the coming months.<br /><br />The nerve cookies <i>("Nervenkekse")</i> are inspired by the ancient recipe of the 12th century German Benedictine abbess and holistic medical practitioner St. Hildegard of Bingen.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> She is still a well-known name in Germany today, and particularly valued for her medicinal writings that focus on holistic methods centred on spiritual healing as well as the healing powers of herbs, tinctures, and crystals.<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Hildeg<span style="font-family: inherit;">ard (1098 – 1179) apparently said the following about these cookies:</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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vertreiben alle Bitternis deines Herzens und geben deiner Gesinnung Ruhe und öffnen dein Herz und deine fünf Sinne und machen deine Stimmung heiter und reinigen deine Sinnesorgane und mindern in dir alle Schadsäfte (noxi, mali, infirmi humores) und liefern deinem Blut eine gute Säftezusammensetzung, machen dich leistungsfähig, stark und froh.« <br /></span><i>W. Strehlow „Die Ernährungstherapie der Hildegard von Bingen“, 2003, S. 412</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> ff</i><br /><sup><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />(Freely translated: "These biscuits drive away all bitterness of thy heart, and give tranquillity to thy mind, and open thy heart and thy five senses, and make thy mood cheerful, and purify thy sense organs, and diminish in thee all noxious fluids (noxi, mali, infirmi humores), and supply thy blood with a good composition of fluids, and make thee efficient, strong, and joyful.")<br /></span></sup></span></span></p></blockquote></figure><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7Z4x_IRSfL7J55PzIzZXG7saUjN-lRwrhKnoUtAaX3CAInjw1P9TSDW3qpPZd4Q0BXDPtd9As1buJJR97kdnXkkUTMgHVyW6d96On3FKfLNj67UXIwWq5NhgP1-d2rwN7IlprCa-XTP9_HGWkjuazJ1xhKL5rFx6NdjiEptqQPdaiVT_8HwGayUx7g/s1480/Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7Z4x_IRSfL7J55PzIzZXG7saUjN-lRwrhKnoUtAaX3CAInjw1P9TSDW3qpPZd4Q0BXDPtd9As1buJJR97kdnXkkUTMgHVyW6d96On3FKfLNj67UXIwWq5NhgP1-d2rwN7IlprCa-XTP9_HGWkjuazJ1xhKL5rFx6NdjiEptqQPdaiVT_8HwGayUx7g/w549-h640/Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" width="549" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><i>Portrait of Hildegard von Bingen, German Abbess and physician. </i>(<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Engraving;_German_abbess_and_physician_Hildegard_von_Bingen_Wellcome_L0005783.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The main characters starring in these cookies are nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and almonds. <b><br />Nutmeg </b>has a warming, antispasmodic, pain-relieving and nerve-strengthening effect. It also stimulates menstruation, and is used for stomach cramps, flatulence, and diarrhoea. In folk medicine, it is considered an aphrodisiac and a hypnotic. In high doses, nutmeg has a hallucinogenic effect, and can even be deadly poisonous when overdosed (but don't worry – you would have to eat about 3 whole nutmegs for them to be deadly! For cooking and baking, you usually only use a pinch, so you don't usually need to worry about it.). It is recommended to avoid nutmeg during pregnancy.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cinnamon </b>is not only a classic winter spice, it is also a powerful healing spice with warming and calming properties. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As such, it promotes circulation and improves digestion. It is also antibacterial and antifungal</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. Since the more common Cassia cinnamon <i>(cinnamomum cassia) </i>contains a blood-thinning component called coumarin which can cause kidney, liver and lung damage when used regularly and/or in large quantities, it is recommended to use Ceylon cinnamon <i>(cinnamomum verum)</i> instead which contains significantly less coumarin.<br /><b>Cloves </b>are known to be powerful pain-relievers, such as for toothache pain. In the Middle Ages, cloves were considered to strengthen the liver, stomach and brain. They also have a stimulating, mood-lifting and energising effect.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Almonds </b>are rich in vitamin E, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, copper and protein. Magnesium and protein in particular are great for your nerves.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These cookies are meant to strengthen the nerves and increase the ability to concentrate. According to Saint Hildegard, the cookies are to be consumed as medicine, not as dessert. <i>Let food be thy medicine, right?</i><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For that reason, it is advised to consume <b>no more than 5 cookies a day</b> for healing effects.</span></span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 30 mins (+ 1 hour resting time)</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: spelt flour, almonds, margarine, nutmeg</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">makes</span></i>: 50-60 cookies</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, lactose-free, wheat-free, soy</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">-free, yeast-free<br /></span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></b></u></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">250 g whole grain spelt flour<br />80 g ground almonds <i><span style="color: #999999;">(see notes below)</span></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />100 g vegan butter or margarine, soft<br />3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce<br />50 g<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> organic coconut sugar or raw cane sugar</span></span><br /><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">50 g deseeded dates, soft and chopped <i><span style="color: #999999;">(see notes below)</span></i><br />5 g ground nutmeg<br />5 g ground cinnamon <span style="color: #999999;">(Ceylon cinnamon is best, see intro text)</span><br />2,5 g ground cloves<br />a pinch of salt <br /><br /></span></span><span><span>(optional) 1-2 tsp adaptogen powder </span></span><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span>(e. g. ashwagandha, maca, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span>reishi, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span>chaga, cordyceps ...)</span></span><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>(optional) 1 tsp organic </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>orange zest<br /></span><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b>Instructions</b></u></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /><br />Start by combining the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl: whole grain spelt flour, ground almonds, raw cane sugar or coconut sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Mix well to combine.<br /><br />To a separate bowl add the wet ingredients: butter or margarine, applesauce, chopped dates. Beat until fluffy, using an electric mixer. <br /><br />Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating until everything is thoroughly combined. If you like, you can a</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>dd in some adaptogen powder and/or orange zest.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br />Then switch to your hands, and knead everything into a dense dough. Place in the fridge to chill for about 1 hour.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Preheat oven to 180 °C / 350 °F.<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Take out the dough. Roll out on a floured surface, about 0.5 cm thick. Cut out the cookies in the desired shape. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking tray.<br /><br />Bake in the preheated oven at 180 °C / 350 °F for about 15 minutes. The cookies will be quite soft at this point, but will firm up once cooled down.<br /><br />Once cooled completely, store in an airtight container.<br /><br /><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">These nerve cookies should be considered a remedy rather than a treat. Consume no more than 5 cookies per day as a non-pregnant adult.<br /><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
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</span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Hey friends! I hope you are doing well 💛 Not gonna lie, I feel a bit out of practice with blogging after my </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">unexpected "autumn hiatus"</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. How do you use a camera again?!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>After visiting friends last weekend and being surrounded by a very sick kid and his equally sick mum for an entire day, I looked around in our fridge and decided to try my hand at homemade ginger shots. I made them again a couple of days ago, and wrote down the measurements<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to share here on my blog in case you could also use some! </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This immune-boosting recipe is super easy to make, sugar-free, and uses only 4 ingredients:<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ginger</b>: anti-inflammatory, antiviral, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">antioxidant, warming, strengthens immune system, provides relief from cold and flu, reduces blood sugar and blood pressure, improves</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> digestion, soothes nausea and morning sickness.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Apple juice</b>: natural sweetener, improves gut health, increases hydration, good source of vitamin C and potassium.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Turmeric</b>: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-septic, boosts immunity, promotes digestive health, balances all Ayurvedic <i>doshas</i>.<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sage</b>: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immune-strengthening, aids in digestion, helps control blood sugar levels, improves oral health, high in vitamin K, antidepressant.<br /><br />(I'm happy to report that after an entire week has gone by, we're still healthy and fit as a fiddle! yay for homemade ginger shots! 🥳)<br /><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><h1><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMxpS4nFdwhxZUlTJDzT3G6rSWEfy3DGCoEBS1hkCX2MyWVqvXI4pW0_MNDUDXZoBG5eE-kZrBcHjh-XHEGXR0zWyhn9LK64-2CAd09loTVEeAhfXcjv5lha4d6kNISHCSLPeL0ivwI4JFtEHow9FJWQHGz198gxOk8oqWeiI2DtrCsm_mjbnvfTLEn2l/s1200/IMG_3425.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMxpS4nFdwhxZUlTJDzT3G6rSWEfy3DGCoEBS1hkCX2MyWVqvXI4pW0_MNDUDXZoBG5eE-kZrBcHjh-XHEGXR0zWyhn9LK64-2CAd09loTVEeAhfXcjv5lha4d6kNISHCSLPeL0ivwI4JFtEHow9FJWQHGz198gxOk8oqWeiI2DtrCsm_mjbnvfTLEn2l/s16000/IMG_3425.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCOqXB850FR8_vTwqRnat6Au7sRKNd62CV2wXtyqhtAZEaQGtLhWF0nIaCfbkDa5xaG1tkz9Z5rsYUlp8Qef1tVMtNVyGt1GZ5DdtTn5Vrl8TToc65ydVF4PFfUJYE6lbzDlMoZjTtLpNQslUEtr0jI-eDRsCLWrWS3_2BkV0l6FlVYxNQyH1K9UFU5Uk/s1200/IMG_3450.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCOqXB850FR8_vTwqRnat6Au7sRKNd62CV2wXtyqhtAZEaQGtLhWF0nIaCfbkDa5xaG1tkz9Z5rsYUlp8Qef1tVMtNVyGt1GZ5DdtTn5Vrl8TToc65ydVF4PFfUJYE6lbzDlMoZjTtLpNQslUEtr0jI-eDRsCLWrWS3_2BkV0l6FlVYxNQyH1K9UFU5Uk/s16000/IMG_3450.jpg" /></a></div><br /> </span>IMMUNE-BOOSTING GINGER SHOTS<br /></span></span></span></span></h1><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Preparation time</i>: 3 mins<br /><i>Main ingredients</i>: apple juice, ginger, turmeric<br /><i>difficulty level</i>: easy <br /><i>serves</i>: 2-4 <i><br />suitable for</i>: vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, oil-free, sugar-free, yeast-free, nut-free </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></span></u>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">400 ml (or about 1 and 2/3 cups)</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> organic apple juice, naturally cloudy<br />a walnut-sized chunk of organic fresh ginger
<span style="color: #999999;">(or more for more fire!)</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 tsp turmeric powder<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">a few fresh or dried sage leaves<br />(optional) a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Instructions</b></span></span></u></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Roughly chop the ginger, leaving the skin on. Add all ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend for about 1 minute until smooth. If your blender isn't as high-power as mine, you might want to strain everything with a fine colander. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Serve immediately. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The ginger shots can be stored in the refrigerator in air-tight containers for up to 48 hours, but should be consumed as quickly as possible for maximal nutrient retention.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3fcrJUBHziG-XFdxChGI3romHed3PUcqNPi9wnDgdq1sLVk10vhN9RAnVV21Df7AYwFQfL_T9xyS8xpZm0BiGNAoQ84zCQ9E-QcSXqOUWvYM7gOgqvJuaUX3Q37BnEf7vEz-Vn-E1q4Oak7koh7Kf-H4f7K6XoibtZAiREjZsox1trzXuQiF6-l-zseB/s1136/IMG_3447.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3fcrJUBHziG-XFdxChGI3romHed3PUcqNPi9wnDgdq1sLVk10vhN9RAnVV21Df7AYwFQfL_T9xyS8xpZm0BiGNAoQ84zCQ9E-QcSXqOUWvYM7gOgqvJuaUX3Q37BnEf7vEz-Vn-E1q4Oak7koh7Kf-H4f7K6XoibtZAiREjZsox1trzXuQiF6-l-zseB/s16000/IMG_3447.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>TIPS: </i><br />- Use a pea-sized piece of fresh turmeric instead of powdered turmeric.<br />- Add a pinch of black pepper to enhance the turmeric's bioavailability.<br />- Add a fresh orange for a more citrusy flavour and more vitamin C.<br />- Add a spoonful of local raw honey for more sweetness and some additional antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory benefits. To keep it vegan, use <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan dandelion honee</a> instead.<br /></span></span></p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<i>He had stopped noticing the fantastic cloud shapes now and was thinking longingly of the train miles below, where you could buy ice-cold pumpkin juice from a trolley pushed by a plump witch.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling</i><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Along with chocolate frogs and Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, one of the most popular "treats" in Hogwarts and the Hogwarts express is pumpkin juice, a beverage that is usually served chilled.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Tomorrow is the 1st of September, aka the day that Harry, Ron, and Hermione catch the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross Station, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, and enter Hogwarts for the first time. Pumpkin season is also about to begin, so I thought it was only fitting to celebrate this day with a glass of ice-cold pumpkin juice like the one sold by the Trolley Witch on board the Hogwarts Express.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUzdzwn1j99oKR-UoR5wiX_pPhqPT0ST5wf1mTBWN5QyEV03VI6hafaTBhGzN2l-VRA_sWPtt2wfaA5yZi0XEhwpdOy3VYcAA5wd9qpezb2fShdchRSS7wQuhhgbxaexDWAU9UNpb0HxuAS6zqU1Q-_r4Ki08ksB3Tbpjb3WAHyouiVVU_g_2_6OVNLA=s620" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="620" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUzdzwn1j99oKR-UoR5wiX_pPhqPT0ST5wf1mTBWN5QyEV03VI6hafaTBhGzN2l-VRA_sWPtt2wfaA5yZi0XEhwpdOy3VYcAA5wd9qpezb2fShdchRSS7wQuhhgbxaexDWAU9UNpb0HxuAS6zqU1Q-_r4Ki08ksB3Tbpjb3WAHyouiVVU_g_2_6OVNLA=w400-h175" width="400" /></a><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br />Harry spilling pumpkin juice. (<a href="https://wicked-good.co/products/pumpkin-juice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)</i><br /></span></span><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Most recipes I saw online used apple cider as the base for their copycat version, but since it's called pumpkin <i>juice </i>I thought it would be more authentic to use apple <i>juice </i>and orange juice instead. (Also because pumpkin juice is considered to be basically the OJ of the wizarding world.) See notes below on how to make this beverage even more juice-like!<br /><br />This recipe for homemade pumpkin juice is super easy to make and great for a summer get-together. You could, however, even serve this warmed up with some more spices and a bit of whipped cream on top for a Halloween party. Kids will love it too! <br /><br />It's refreshing, naturally sweet, bright orange, and tastes best on a hot day, served over some ice.<br /><br />So make your own pumpkin juice and get aboard the Hogwarts Express asap!<br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 3 mins</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: apple juice<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, orange juice<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, pumpkin purée</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>makes</i>: 4 cups of juice</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free,
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3/4 cup pumpkin purée <span style="color: #999999;">(I make my own, see notes below – </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">it
is more flavourful than store-bought canned pumpkin purée)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 cups apple juice</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 cup orange juice <span style="color: #999999;">(or sub pineapple juice)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup water</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp honey, maple syrup or agave</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 tsp vanilla extract</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ice, to serve</span></span><br /></div>
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all the ingredients to a blender, and blitz until all incorporated. (Or use an immersion blender to blend, which won't be as smooth though.) </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Taste test, and add some more sweetener, or more spices, or even more pumpkin if you're into that. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pour into a pitcher and chill until required.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Serve over ice.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">TIPPS & <i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">NOTES:</span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">- I make my homemade pumpkin purée </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">by scooping out the seeds of </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>1 medium hokkaido pumpkin, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">chopping</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span> it</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> into chunks, steaming it for about 15-20 minutes until soft, and then blending it into a smooth purée using an immersion blender or a stand mixer. I leave the skins on for hokkaido, but make sure to remove the skins when using butternut squash.<br />- </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The consistency of this drink is very juice-like and not thick like a smoothie. If you want your juice even more runny, strain everything through a nut milk bag or a cheesecloth like I do with my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/green-juice-in-blender.html" target="_blank">green juice in a blender</a>.<br />- If you, however, prefer the juice to be creamier, more smoothie-like, feel free to skip the water and also add some more pumpkin purée, if you like.<br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">60</span></span> min</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">flou<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">r, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">zucchini, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">banana</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">chocolate</span></span></span>, sourdough </span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">wheat</span>-free, soy-free, </span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">low-sod<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ium</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 1/2 cups all-purpose spelt flour <span style="color: #999999;">(type 630)</span><br />1 tsp baking powder<br />1 tsp baking soda</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br />1/2 tsp salt<br />1/3 cup raw cane sugar <span style="color: #999999;">(or more, if you prefer it sweeter)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span>1 cup finely shredded zucchini<br />1/2 cup vegetable oil <span style="color: #999999;">(e. g. canola oil or olive oil – I used canola)</span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 ripe bananas<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/4 cup <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/how-to-make-and-care-for-your-dry-sourdough.html" target="_blank">dry sourdough starter</a> <span style="color: #999999;">(if you don't have a sourdough starter, use 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce or 3 tbsp aquafaba instead!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2/3 </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cups vegan chocolate chips or chopped vegan chocolate + more chocolate chips or chunks for the top of the bread<br /><br /></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Preheat oven to 180 °C / 350 °F.</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a bowl, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">mash the bananas using a fork. If that isn't possible they aren't ripe enough and therefore not sweet enough! In that case, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">you could lightly cook your banana</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">add some additional sugar to your batter.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />To the mashed bananas, add vegetable oil, sourdough starter, and sugar. Set aside.<br /><br />In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Add the banana/oil/sourdough mixture to the flour mixture. Also add in the shredded zucchini. M<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ix everything together with a spoon or spatula </span>until just combined<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. <br /><br />Gently fold in the chocolate chips. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Transfer batter </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">into a lightly greased <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or </span>parchment lined loaf pan, and sprinkle with a few more chocolate chips.<br /><br />Bake in the preheated oven for <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">about 45–50 </span>minutes.
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan and transferring to a wire rack<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Enjoy with some plant-based butter (and <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2016/06/cinnamon-bread-rolls-homemade-nutella.html" target="_blank">chocolate spread</a> 😍) on top, or as is.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Have you ever wondered why Monday is called Monday? Or Sunday is called Sunday? <br /><br />The latter already hints at it – the seven days of the week were originally named after the classical planets in Hellenistic astronomy which in turn derived from the contemporary deities. <br /><br />For example, the weekday Friday was originally called <i>ἡμέρα Ἀφροδίτης (hēméra Aphrodítēs)</i> in Greek, or <i>diēs Veneris</i> in Latin, meaning "day of Aphrodite / Venus", and referred to the planet / goddess Venus. The English name Friday means something like "Frigg's Day" (or "Freya's Day") and is named after the Germanic goddess Frigg (or Freya) which is basically the Norse equivalent to the Roman Venus.<br /><br />It's quite fascinating!<br /><br />So, in today's blogpost I want to give an overview on the seven days of the week and their planet rulers as well as the corresponding themes and recommended activities for each day.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span><span>Weekly Schedule<br />According to the Planet Rulers</span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span><span><br /></span></span></b></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #999999;">Monday: Moon</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Monday, the "Moon Day", is associated with the Goddess Luna or Selene, who is often represented as the female complement of the Sun. The reason why many people feel like a train-wrack on Mondays might not be that it marks the beginning of another work week, but perhaps it actually has to do with the lunar energy of the day. The Moon invites us to look after our emotional needs and to nurture ourself (and others). Take it slow. Be gentle with your emotions and your potential mood swings. This is not the best day to initiate something permanent, such as a new healthy habit.<br /><br /><i>Themes: emotions, intuition, psychic awareness, compassion, nurturing, healing, caring, peace<br /><br />Activities: rest, meditate, journal, surround yourself with water (lake, sea, bath ...)<br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Tuesday: Mars</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you have a chance to postpone any important work tasks or household chores from Monday to Tuesday, do it! The ruler of this day is Mars, the planet of activity, stamina and ambition. As it is associated with the god Mars or Ares (aka the god of war and courage), it provides you with the necessary power to slay your enemies (our your overwhelming workload)! It also invites us to get a good workout in – that reminds me: Mars also rules sexuality and sexual energy ;)<br /><br /><i>Themes: action, passion, drive, determination, courage, assertiveness, ambition, competition, protection<br /><br />Activities: get sh*t done!, tackle (challenging) projects, get active, exercise<br /></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Wednesday: Mercury</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Speaking of postponing work-tasks – if you can, schedule your meetings and calls for Wednesday. This day is ruled by Mercury, named after the god Mercury or Hermes, which is the god of communication, eloquence, commerce and financial gain. This is a great day for answering e-mails, catching up with an old friend, having an important conversation, brainstorming ideas for a project, making a to-do list, or giving a lecture.<br /><br /><i>Themes: communication, study, curiosity, intellect, quick thinking, wisdom, transportation, travel, movement<br /><br />Activities: communicate, express your thoughts, read, brainstorm, analyse, make lists, make decisions, take short trips</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Thursday: Jupiter </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i></i></span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Named after the king of gods, Jupiter or Zeus, the god of the sky and thunder, this day is associated with both intellect and spirituality. Jupiter is the planet of expansion and abundance, inviting us to grow and flourish. Sports and games of any kind would be fitting. This is a great day to assess our ethical and moral values. You might find yourself feeling more confident on a Thursday, doing something a little more adventurous perhaps.<br /><br /><i>Themes: expansion, growth, learning, optimism, good fortune, </i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>generosity, money, prosperity</i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>, success, leisure, travel<br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><br />Activities:</i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> learn something new, begin an exciting project, set intentions, read, play, do something outside your comfort zone, travel (especially long-distance)</i><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Friday: Venus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">As the planet Venus and its eponymous </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">goddess Venus</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> or Aphrodite are </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">associated with love, beauty, pleasure and possessions, this day is great for engaging in something pleasurable, beautiful, comforting and sensual – though not necessarily sexual. How about some delicious food, silky clothes, music, scents, a beautiful home, and good company. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Follow your desires! </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This is also the perfect day for a date night, a party, or even a wedding! This day is also ideal for making an extravagant purchase or financial investment (especially on a day where the moon is in Taurus!).</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><i>Themes: (self-)love, friendship, romance, beauty, desire, pleasure, prosperity, money, sex, harmony, emotions, reconciliation<br /><br />Activities: beautify yourself and/or your home, indulge in your senses, enjoy the arts (music, dance, literature ...), revel in the beauty of the world, socialize</i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Saturday: Saturn </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Saturn is the ruler of discipline and responsibility, named after Saturn or Cronus, the god of time, agriculture, abundance, and renewal. He reminds us to work hard, but maintaining order and moderation. We can use this disciplined, steadfast and structured energy to clean up and organize our homes (and our overall lives), set realistic goals, and use our time in a reasonable way.<br /><br /><i>Themes: responsibility, discipline, perseverance, structure, order, authority, </i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>boundaries, </i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>wisdom, longevity, home<br /><br />Activities: set goals, organize, put things in order, repair, run errands, meal prep</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span>Sunday: Sun </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The "Sun Day" is associated with the god Sol or Helios, the personification of the Sun. It represents light, life force, the self, the ego, and our creative power. The powerful solar energy invites us to shine our light, to take the lead, to express ourselves and to spread warmth and cheer. 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</div></div>Maisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955192743743776123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958913330494561253.post-82688864244237615342023-05-27T21:23:00.001+02:002023-05-31T12:07:36.985+02:00Vegan Dutch Apple Pie (Appeltaart) with Goutweed Flowers<p style="text-align: right;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>reading time: 7 min</i></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">May I present to you: another cake recipe with hidden wild herbs</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">! <br /><br />This time around the hidden wild surprise is goutweed also known as ground elder.<br /><br />Unlike your classic American <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2018/03/apple-pie-day.html" target="_blank">apple pie</a>, which consists of course of a buttery double crust with pastry both above and below the spiced apple filling, with the upper crust often being latticed – this Dutch apple pie or <i>appeltaart </i>has a flaky pie crust filled with several layers of sliced golden apples. Unlike the American-style double-crusted pie, it is open faced (as the name <i>taart </i>/ tart implies), and often topped with a buttery crumb topping </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">instead of the top pie crust</span></span>. You can also add currants, apricot jam, lemon juice, rum and/or cinnamon to the filling, if you like. <br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So far, I had only used the leaves of goutweed or ground elder for recipes like my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/05/quick-easy-wild-herb-salad-bowl.html" target="_blank">quick & easy wild herb salad bowl</a>, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/fluffy-sourdough-bread-with-wild-spring.html" target="_blank">sourdough bread with wild spring herbs</a>, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/06/pesto-flower-pull-apart-bread-homemade.html" target="_blank">wild herb pesto</a>, </span></span><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/04/vegan-herbed-garlic-butter-using-wild.html" target="_blank">wild herb & garlic butter</a>, or <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/stuffed-hazelnut-leaves-vegan.html" target="_blank">stuffed hazelnut leaves</a>. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But never for dessert, and never the flowers. <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #666666; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Health Benefits of Goutweed / Ground Elder </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Latin word <i>podagra</i>, which can be found in the botanical name of goutweed / ground elder <i>(Aegopodium podagraria)</i> means "gout" in Latin and – just like its common name "goutweed" – illustrates what the plant was traditionally used for medicinally: gout. Due to its anti-inflammatory and uric acid dissolving properties, it is also used to treat rheumatism, arthritis, as well as bladder and digestive conditions such as cystitis. In addition, it has been used to make poultices, and to treat burns and stings.<br /><br />It is rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, manganese, zinc and copper. It also contains several times more vitamin A, Vitamin C and protein than lettuce.</span><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Goutweed or Ground Elder <i>(Aegopodium podagraria)</i> is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to Europe and Asia has also been introduced into North America. It prefers nitrogen-rich soil and grows in shady areas such as in damp shrubberies, woodland, grassland, on lawns, grass verges and near hedgerows. It grows to a height between 30 cm to 1 meter.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br /><br />It is one of the first edible wild plants to show up in the spring, which is the best time to collect its leaves, and stays throughout the summer until late autumn. <br /><br />As the plant ages, the leaves (and also the flowers) can still be eaten either cooked or raw, but they will become slightly bitter over time, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">so the younger the plant, the better. In addition to that, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">the medicinal effects are greatly increased, and once the plant has started flowering, it should not be eaten in any great quantity due to its increased diuretic, laxative and soporific effects.<br /><br />As a very robust and quickly spreading ("invasive") herb that is difficult to remove once established, gardeners often complain about it as an annoying weed. But I think, the issue is just that we've forgotten how to make use of it – just like the <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/05/12-ways-to-use-wild-stinging-nettle.html" target="_blank">stinging nettle</a>!<br /><br />Although not related to the elder shrub (<i>Sambucus</i>), which produces the delicious <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/06/homemade-elderflower-syrup-cordial.html" target="_blank">elderflowers</a> and elderberries, the name "ground elder" stems from the strong similarity of the leaves and also the superficial similarity of the </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">umbrella-shaped </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">flowers. <i>It's very important to know that young elder leaves are poisonous, whereas goutweed/ground elder leaves are edible!</i><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Flavour-wise, the goutweed leaves are reminiscent of parsley, carrots, celery or even young peas or spinach, depending on who you ask. For me personally, it tastes like a mixture of parsley and carrot greens.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAwvrMjd2o8drAVhL-GLgzX2zB87Mg3tYdMD5yOLGf7SxfmRAMdLbV7qJdEA0aRlmMylZj86pNUMXlrpOkoXkJVY8SO27nBwnlXxgVautAf7OdOgaeklqokjlHg9pn0-8J691mvnysNH-QqMd2GFwozoDp4e9U45sO0j7YanU72eoHZy6hjJ97AkHvA/s1200/IMG_3274.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAwvrMjd2o8drAVhL-GLgzX2zB87Mg3tYdMD5yOLGf7SxfmRAMdLbV7qJdEA0aRlmMylZj86pNUMXlrpOkoXkJVY8SO27nBwnlXxgVautAf7OdOgaeklqokjlHg9pn0-8J691mvnysNH-QqMd2GFwozoDp4e9U45sO0j7YanU72eoHZy6hjJ97AkHvA/s16000/IMG_3274.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the easiest and best ways to identify goutweed/ground elder is the <b>3 x 3 rule</b>: The leaves are divided into</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> 3 groups of 3 toothed leaflets, which are sometimes regularly lobed or divided (the leaflets of the lower two leaf groups will sometimes grow together, making it harder to recognize the 3 leaflets), and the stem of each leaf is noticeably 3-edged / triangular.<br /><br />Please be aware that goutweed is part of the family of <b>umbellifers </b>which include <b>highly poisonous</b> species such as </span><span style="font-size: medium;">deadly <i>poison hemlock</i>, <i>water hemlock, spotted cowbane</i>, <i>fool's parsley</i>, <i>rough chervil</i> and various species of <i>water dropwort!</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Most of those poisonous </span><span style="font-size: medium;">look-alikes </span><span style="font-size: medium;">will have finely divided and lacy leaves, like carrot greens, whereas goutweed has 3 groups of 3 toothed leaflets and a three-edged, hollow stem. So make sure that ALL criteria match when identifying a plant!<br /><br />In late spring to early summer (May until July), the plant forms umbels of white flowers which consists of 12-25 flower stalks. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Dutch Apple Pie with Goutweed Flowers<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 1 hour 30<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> mins</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>:<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> apples, spelt flour, goutweed flowers, vegan butter / margarine</span><i> </i></span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">serv</span>es</i>: 12</span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: </span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">vegan<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, </span>lactose-free, wheat-free</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, soy-free, </span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">low-sodium</span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredient</span></span></b><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">s</span></span></b></u></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Crust:<br />1 1/2 cups (130 g) all-purpose spelt flour<br />2 tsp raw cane sugar<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a pinch of salt</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span>50 g dry sourdough starter <span style="color: #999999;">(or add an additional 25 g of flour + 25 g of water to the recipe instead)</span><br />8 tbsp (200 g) vegan butter or coconut oil, chilled and diced into small cubes<br />3 tbsp ice water</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />Filling:<br />6 apples, thinly slices (I used Gala and Golden Delicious, but Honey Crips is also great)<br />juice of 1/2 lemon<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp ground cinnamon</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />1 tsp cornstarch<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tbsp raw cane sugar<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>1 tsp vanilla<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>3 tbsp vegan butter<br />1/3 cup (80 ml) elderflower cordial <span style="color: #999999;">(or another sweetener such as maple syrup, agave, or sugar)</span><br />10 goutweed flowers</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />pinch of salt<br /><br />Crumb Topping:<br />1 cup (150 g) all-purpose spelt flour<br />4 tbsp (70 g) vegan butter or margarine, chilled and diced into small cubes<br />1/3 cup (70 g) light brown sugar<br />1/2 tsp ground nutmeg<br />1 tsp vanilla extract<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br /></span> </span></span></span></span>
</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b>Instructions </b></u></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Preheat oven to 200 °C / 400 °F.<br /><br />Lightly grease a 26 cm- or 10-inch springform pan or pie dish.<br /><br /></span></span>
</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To prepare the crust:</span></span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, sourdough starter (or more flour and water), and a pinch of salt. Stir<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> to combine. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />Add vegan butter, margarine or coconut oil, and cut into the mixture using a pastry cutter or a fork. Add ice water 1 tbsp at a time, until the mixture comes together. If using sourdough starter in this, it will be very soft.<br /><br />T<span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ransfer the crust to your prepared springform pan or pie pan, and evenly press into the pan, pressing all the way up the sides to create a rim.<br /><br /> Place the crust into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes, using a blind weight.<br /><br />Remove the crust from the oven and let cool on a wire rack while you prepare the filling and the topping.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To prepare the filling:</b><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a separate bowl, toss sliced apples with lemon juice, cornstarch, sugar and cinnamon<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. <br /><br />Place
a heat-safe bowl over a small saucepan filled with 2 fingers width of
water, and gently bring to a simmer. Add vegan butter, elderflower
cordial, vanilla extract, and goutweed flowers to the bowl. Allow to
melt, stirring occasionally.<br /><br />Once melted, remove from heat and pour over the apple mixture. Toss mixture to evenly coat.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Set aside.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To prepare the topping:<br /></b></span></span><br />In a mixing bowl (I use the same from making the crust), combine flour, vegan butter or margarine, sugar, nutmeg, and vanilla. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use a pastry cutter or a fork</span></span> to work the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs of different sizes. Set aside.<br /><br /><b>To assemble:</b><br /><br />Pour the spiced apple filling into the bottom of the blind-baked crust. Sprinkle the topping over the top of the pie.<br /><br />Place in the preheated oven, and bake for 45-50 minutes </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>at 180 °C / 350 °F</span></span></span></span>, or until the pie is golden brown and the apples are tender. Check the pie at 20 minutes to make sure the crust isn't browning too quickly. If it is, place a piece of foil over the top of the pie and continue baking.<br /><br />Once the pie is done, remove it from the oven. Be sure to allow the pie to cool completely before slicing as the juices need to thicken.<br /><br />Highly recommend serving this Dutch apple pie with (vegan) whipped cream.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinin1EenqRhXv5idDp-B1PVvoD0I_fI06HJ7ifhFZNXZzlza0eboy0z_5WwDvaLoPJP_oSGqX_xTx6N6Q54Hr0F5tumCzpbILWRNRadAdoZPFzcTaUHFtFUTjeBTIPels5dnrCKbo--fA4oIU1OFklKZRgtOQvQgRzbqG5s5XsiO25yYpBo5Yns8iEAg/s1200/IMG_1810.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinin1EenqRhXv5idDp-B1PVvoD0I_fI06HJ7ifhFZNXZzlza0eboy0z_5WwDvaLoPJP_oSGqX_xTx6N6Q54Hr0F5tumCzpbILWRNRadAdoZPFzcTaUHFtFUTjeBTIPels5dnrCKbo--fA4oIU1OFklKZRgtOQvQgRzbqG5s5XsiO25yYpBo5Yns8iEAg/s16000/IMG_1810.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbQ7RgQFEyaGj_4sh8ZDfMSpNofyBzEBfwOR253juqb2BuUXiL0ETC_sgRuOryyiokVYcLM9k85N84gX17OUd4MM--siPImBmucnupATydmji5XncntdfpbRhIUw6ja2q0jVvZ4IqbbOrNO7Yhxhe2qDzSH4petc-nXndj3JlmJM9GcYYbZYZg8H7dQ/s1200/IMG_1815.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbQ7RgQFEyaGj_4sh8ZDfMSpNofyBzEBfwOR253juqb2BuUXiL0ETC_sgRuOryyiokVYcLM9k85N84gX17OUd4MM--siPImBmucnupATydmji5XncntdfpbRhIUw6ja2q0jVvZ4IqbbOrNO7Yhxhe2qDzSH4petc-nXndj3JlmJM9GcYYbZYZg8H7dQ/s16000/IMG_1815.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span><b>Looking for more apple recipes? Here are some you might like:</b></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2016/10/vegan-apple-crisp-with-homemade-vanilla.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcueiuXcz_e-EHRrIxklItFP5TtvJc8brInFTC3fqzAXmLVCGOCyrGB2_JL5NGb76qgYy0NaHwOtiuYqiiAwpYNLdGdKVWhdlR8uxDRzzcayiVeHzOC-5LY9-IZP3Q5TpP_WxRgzLfgW7x/w400-h298/Apple+Crisp+03.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2016/10/vegan-apple-crisp-with-homemade-vanilla.html" target="_blank">Vegan Apple Crisp with vanilla ice cream<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span>
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/10/rustic-german-apple-cake-vegan.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZqhY5EjeNCvQG3ifipiedC1oJCj_RycRfRCKaXtajI-8a5ReKII-0DCqsOAg54aMgCCPEFNiqnST-nd95AHrnHGSRFZ4PGQIfT0P_fva18dtL5lBTkdovHqixg7M08m9s2w8g1Jm6bRh/w400-h267/apple+rye+cake+05.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/10/rustic-german-apple-cake-vegan.html" target="_blank">Rustic German Apple Cake (vegan)<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/09/apple-walnut-streusel-loaf-vegan.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD382hLftRUHrlrFcaGuplcFY0YQCgbwAq8ZwQ7bLylWF0nNOZ6lYHhOCvEuIltBUePvMuvWBktNwjT0TMpc7VeRDdMVDqt8SbsAKipSpLY9IoI41qSbQCF51JbCSTHySjDQe4qSbrPjs/w400-h267/IMG_0246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/09/apple-walnut-streusel-loaf-vegan.html" target="_blank">Apple Walnut Streusel Loaf (vegan)<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/09/4-autumn-harvest-recipes-apple-butter.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjUbgqtYm_1IMrkbFOuEnYESkzMHZCugINvP8LO8ZNFITaS3JrXNa1qA5QEn3mc15ugHykcylVImRowkNITsAUZFn6banx3f7-vCWJsNIEGmbz0F2F_ZQ3zlGq9n4t2iDxHjtU70YloxY/w400-h299/IMG_0505.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/09/4-autumn-harvest-recipes-apple-butter.html" target="_blank">Spiced Apple Butter (vegan)<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span><br /><br />♥</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Maisy</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p></div></div>Maisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955192743743776123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958913330494561253.post-79332575086437510362023-05-21T12:12:00.001+02:002023-05-22T12:57:42.040+02:00Chihiro's Steamed Buns (vegan)<p> </p><div><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>reading time: 7 min</i></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>»I've gotta get out of this place. Someday I’m getting on that train.«<br /><br />– Lin to Chihiro/Sen, Spirited Away<br /><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">You probably don't know this about me, but <i>Spirited Away</i> is actually my Nr. 1 favourite anime movie of all time, closely followed by <i>Princess Mononoke</i> and <i>Grave of the Fireflies</i>.<br /></span></span></span></span><br />My
grandma gave me the mangas for my 12th birthday, and growing up, it has
always been one of my favourites to read and later watch, especially as
a young teenager (but let's be honest here, I still get way too excited
whenever I'm re-watching this, lol). It wasn't until I watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ5XtP-YNEY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Galatea's video on femininity in media</a> though (you know, Galatea from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhvw06BupffcviCe6LMLgQ/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>The Authentic Observer</i></a>, another favourite of mine) that I realized just WHY I love this movie so much!<br /><br />Chihiro's journey into the spirit world can be seen as a modern Japanese retelling of <i>Alice in Wonderland</i>, but in my opinion <i>Spirited Away</i> is a much more than that because a</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">s Galatea says, it is a great example for an empowering Heroine's Journey. It</span></span>
is one of the few (popular) stories with a female main character, a
girl to be exact, who undergoes an exciting and dangerous adventure in
order to save her parents and faces monsters that she has to overcome – <i>and all that whilst not compromising or sacrificing her femininity!</i>
For example, Chihiro is the only one in the bathhouse full of magical
creatures who is able to stop No-Face's destruction, not by fighting
him, but by befriending him and believing in the good in him. Which
requires both her bravery and her compassion. This also shows in the way
she treats the alleged "stink spirit" who later turns out to be a river
spirit and who thanks her with a magic herbal dumpling.<br /><br />Chihiro
is also discriminated by the other workers in the bathhouse (because she
is a human), but will not be deterred and continues to treat everyone
with kindness and respect nonetheless.<br /><br />Another aspect I love
about this movie is that Chihiro isn't especially pretty, or cute, or
even sexy. She's just a regular, rather unremarkable girl, beautiful in a
very "mundane" way. She's also quite clumsy, but still hard-working and
determined. Oh, and her journey isn't about romantic love either, but
about the love for her parents and later for her friends and even her
"enemies". Although one could argue that her unconditional love for Haku
is something in-between platonic and romantic. Perhaps the best way to
describe them as is "soul mates".<br /><br />It also needs to be said that all of the main characters </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">– except for the river spirit Haku and perhaps Kamaji – </span></span>are female: Chihiro, Lin, Yubaba, Zeniba ...<br /><br />But enough about my love for this movie!<br /><br />Let's talk about these steamed buns now. Lovely soft, slightly sweet, warm buns ... *drool*<br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtrkuqVlNU6-db7qhl7xp8S3Vig3rzL2tOwXRoc6XvtgN_OFqqhwAvbI8fY37oFmABV0So0owwRdVoKiqIJl632qSO3lGp_dolDCUv0LSFagrZioZoCnI5yXB-ETaFKMPelmPwuayU8SocrX7lPzcMato-DxZ9dmHbW6-EnhjSGC3EzCpXk72GHVmMnw=s644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="644" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtrkuqVlNU6-db7qhl7xp8S3Vig3rzL2tOwXRoc6XvtgN_OFqqhwAvbI8fY37oFmABV0So0owwRdVoKiqIJl632qSO3lGp_dolDCUv0LSFagrZioZoCnI5yXB-ETaFKMPelmPwuayU8SocrX7lPzcMato-DxZ9dmHbW6-EnhjSGC3EzCpXk72GHVmMnw=w640-h342" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In
the movie Lin brings along a plate full of huge squishy buns
("dumplings") filled with a dark red paste during the celebrations of
having released the river spirit. It is one of the first big successes
on Chihiro's journey.<br /><br />These are most likely </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Dou Sha Bao </i>(豆沙包)</span></span></span></span></i>, one of the most popular Chinese desserts. I've also read the term <i>Da Bao</i> (大包) or </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Mantou </i>(馒头)</span></span></span></span> though, and I think the Korean equivalent to these </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">sweet red bean filled steamed bun</span></span></span></span>s is called <i>Hoppang </i>(호빵). There's also a Japanese version of this called <i>Anpan </i>(あんパン),
but it doesn't seem to have the characteristic white dough, but is more
golden on the outside. (We even have very similar steamed yeast buns
here in Germany called <i>Germknödel </i>which are traditionally filled with spiced plum jam and served with vanilla cream sauce, and then there's also the German <i>Dampfnudel </i>which translates to "steam noodle" and refers to a sweet bread roll almost identical to the Chinese <i>Mantou</i>. Interesting to see the intercultural similarities!)<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtm8bvppnF7XbnVC1T3xm_yGXJLYk6iG1sItnS4zGBImPo618GqyBjlXzDZMd4WF4cgGcKq1nyxiS2L5PKw41vawVk4V-w2jYjHU-RevLP8TvE8PbpD4MWoTROf6FTmDu_h0AzikmRcwbYpnwMXcSN5-9r6v1Vo8-SRC4TgWCE6rd1bqBqVivdAeMAmw=s500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtm8bvppnF7XbnVC1T3xm_yGXJLYk6iG1sItnS4zGBImPo618GqyBjlXzDZMd4WF4cgGcKq1nyxiS2L5PKw41vawVk4V-w2jYjHU-RevLP8TvE8PbpD4MWoTROf6FTmDu_h0AzikmRcwbYpnwMXcSN5-9r6v1Vo8-SRC4TgWCE6rd1bqBqVivdAeMAmw=w400-h213" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Chihiro munching away on a steamed bun. (<a href="https://animefoodgifs.tumblr.com/post/9253697523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)</i><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I based my recipe on the classic Chinese steamed buns. They
are soft and fluffy like a white little dough pillow, and filled with
the not-too-sweet gooey red bean paste that is very unique in taste. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A delicious snack or dessert!</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ideal if you're planning to do a Miyazaki movie marathon any time soon 😉<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(I know this is probably considered a sacrilege, but I would actually recommend serving these buns with vanilla sauce, like the <i>Germknödel </i>I mentioned above! Or feel free to replace the sweet bean filling with a savoury filling, if that's more up your alley ...)<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span><span>CHIHIRO</span></span><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">'S VEGAN STEAMED BUNS</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />adapted from <a href="https://www.fiction-food.com/2013/03/steamed-buns-from-spirited-away.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiction Food Café</a><br /><br /><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 2 hours (+ 1 hour proofing time)</span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: flour<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, yeast, red beans, dates</span></span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>makes</i>: 8 large steamed buns</span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free, wheat-free, nut-free, low sugar, low fat</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients:</span></span></b></u></span></span></div><p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>dough<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">:<br />500 g spelt flour <span style="color: #999999;">(type 630 or all-purpose flour)</span></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />3 tbsp powdered sugar<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a pinch of salt<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>250 ml lukewarm </span></span></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">plant-based milk or water <span style="color: #999999;">(or a mix of both)</span><br />4 tsp active dry yeast<br />2 tsp granulated sugar <span style="color: #999999;">(I use raw cane sugar)</span><br />2 tbsp vegan margarine or vegetable oil <br />(optional) 1 tsp vanilla extract</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">filling:<br /></span></span><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup (100 g) dry adzuki beans or red beans, soaked for at least 2-3 hours or overnight<br /></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">water for soaking and boiling the beans<br /></span></span>1/4 cup soft deseeded dates (or sugar)<br />3 tbsp coconut milk<br />3 tbsp agave syrup<br />1 tbsp date syrup (or more agave)<br />(optional) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract<br /><br />or 200 g store-bought red bean paste <span style="color: #999999;">(available in most Asian stores)</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span>also:<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>a pot<br /></span></span></span>a bamboo steamer or steamer basket<span style="color: #999999;"> (alternatively you can use a metal strainer or colander!)</span><br />parchment paper<br /></span><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>To make the filling:<br /></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Rinse
and drain soaked adzuki beans. Place in a large pot, fill with enough
water to cover the beans by about an inch. Bring water to a boil, then
reduce heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for about 1 hour. Check on
the beans in-between to make sure there's still enough water to keep
them submerged. After about an hour, test a bean by mashing it with a
spoon or your fingers. If it just splits in halves, it's not ready yet.
Keep cooking until it mashes easily.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Turn off heat and drain the beans. Allow to cool. <br /><br />Add
cooked beans to a food processor, along with deseeded dates and the
remaining ingredients for the filling. Blend until a sticky paste forms.
Set aside in the fridge to firm up while making the bun dough.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />To make </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>the dough:</b></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In
a small bowl, combine lukewarm plant-based milk or water, sugar, and
active dry yeast. Set aside for a few minutes until foamy.<br /><br />In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, powdered sugar, and salt.
Add the foamy yeast mixture, and stir until roughly combined. Add margarine or vegetable oil, and optionally vanilla extract.<br /><br />Use
an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment to knead the dough for 8
minutes, or until the dough is super soft and smooth. You could also
use your hand, or do a mix of both: a couple of minutes with the mixer,
then kneading the rest with your hands.<br /><br />Once the dough is velvety
soft and smooth and does not stick to your hands or the bowl, cover the
bowl with a clean kitchen towel or a plate, and leave to proof for 1
hour in a warm spot.<br /><br />In the meantime, roll your cooled red bean filling into balls about the size of a walnut.<br /></span></span></span></span><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><b>To assemble:</b><br /><br />Once
the dough is done proofing and has doubled in size, transfer it to a
dusted surface. Knead once again, then form a log, and divide it into 8
equal sized pieces. Shape each piece into a round, and roll it out into a
disk using a rolling pin or your hands. <br /><br />Each piece should be
big enough to enclose the bean paste ball with a little extra to overlap
and seal. It should also be thinner at the edges and thicker in the
centre.<br /><br />Place one ball of red bean filling in the centre of the
dough disk. Gather the edges of the dough around the filling, and pinch
them together to enclose the ball. Seal, and set aside on a piece of
parchment paper, seam side down.<br /><br />Fill a pot with about 5 cm / 2
inches of warm water, then place the steamer inside or on top of the
pot, depending on what you are using.<br /><br />Transfer the buns to the
steamer, making sure they are each sitting on a small piece of parchment
paper to prevent them from sticking to the steamer. Cover with a lid,
and rest for another 20 minutes at room temperature.<br /><br />Turn the
heat on to medium-high. Steam the buns for 15 minutes. Turn off the
heat, but let the buns sit in the steamer over the remaining heat for
another 5 minutes. Do not uncover the lid yet!<br /><br />After a total of 20 minutes, your steamed buns should be ready. Enjoy while still warm!<br /><br /><br />Any leftover buns can be frozen once cooled and re-steamed for about 5 minutes to eat.<br /><br /></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS27EeKUF3NgEk_STKUKZBYwET6jmLVKOm9iKhQhWPtvChj2Afnpgrvar3UvzdH7no_B9liShsDzWe_hJXnHddFVrBKm39JbaOk2MrUzvDn35v_3FMa9atysuHyoo7hI40LBoJ_7p0JTBZA59bCLRP0k-BVtsTcrwHSxWFHMjOYzYVe7qy7MSDVg29g/s1200/IMG_1636.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS27EeKUF3NgEk_STKUKZBYwET6jmLVKOm9iKhQhWPtvChj2Afnpgrvar3UvzdH7no_B9liShsDzWe_hJXnHddFVrBKm39JbaOk2MrUzvDn35v_3FMa9atysuHyoo7hI40LBoJ_7p0JTBZA59bCLRP0k-BVtsTcrwHSxWFHMjOYzYVe7qy7MSDVg29g/s16000/IMG_1636.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvVM0SFuwStYo2GjcLdQCBEkF3T49LsZwj4fpXsi1YwffQ369qshZs_3HXfqkvEb8Ynp2BmG3AGEDyIqaTIHJWLbHHuuMv48NhJh0yg0mk_TjIMNwTPTZpqBu95CKuuWPcbS9n2RiwpKmV0GLbJCDf8Hx9IqPc5NYFijKyTEpuzrobpyFk4vZXl7UXQ/s1200/IMG_1547.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvVM0SFuwStYo2GjcLdQCBEkF3T49LsZwj4fpXsi1YwffQ369qshZs_3HXfqkvEb8Ynp2BmG3AGEDyIqaTIHJWLbHHuuMv48NhJh0yg0mk_TjIMNwTPTZpqBu95CKuuWPcbS9n2RiwpKmV0GLbJCDf8Hx9IqPc5NYFijKyTEpuzrobpyFk4vZXl7UXQ/s16000/IMG_1547.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJMoM8_oiVBtzCOmgfbe4iWA74izzCFiMCpUMtzPrdoqjPowXcy-khShc6EgaPRCXAykEUaxXQ82ZdYESiBm-lF7ojz7GHDgFSVqeTvbiTN_H857_OWj-1y6fwajHmvyr2cLwEMF3NeY7B--lRiwc_1EVBtAtxXqhVm-MnV_G2VjEjJNjViipFSjMLA/s1200/IMG_1640.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJMoM8_oiVBtzCOmgfbe4iWA74izzCFiMCpUMtzPrdoqjPowXcy-khShc6EgaPRCXAykEUaxXQ82ZdYESiBm-lF7ojz7GHDgFSVqeTvbiTN_H857_OWj-1y6fwajHmvyr2cLwEMF3NeY7B--lRiwc_1EVBtAtxXqhVm-MnV_G2VjEjJNjViipFSjMLA/s16000/IMG_1640.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The last picture shows how I served the buns: doused with pink <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/08/homemade-himalayan-balsam-syrup.html" target="_blank">Himalayan balsam syrup</a>. Sweet, sticky, yummy!<br /><br /><i>BTW: Back in 2014 I drew </i></span></span></span></span><i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a sketch of Chihiro with the chubby mouse baby and the fly-that-looks-like-a-tiny-bird</span></span></span></span>, using <a href="http://www.markslists.net/films/spiritedaway/images/spiritedaway2.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a>
image as reference, so I thought I'd share it with you. I remember
being quite obsessed with the manga as a young teen (way before 2014),
and copying scenes from </span></span></span></span></i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Spirited Away</span></span></span></span><i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> was </span></span></span></span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>literally what drove me to start drawing!</i><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm60IfuCb0dIY7Fve5AnTLDzvSDc4hrCAKMEbvNN8-eF3RwmaP-gKVRbiKUGWDxDp2lZaKoexZ8LGvzufUf667RuK7sVd9DQ2vBpkkomm4bq66vs61nnlHVpUJiJL0ZuVChox4QBGaQYaO/s1600/001.jpg"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm60IfuCb0dIY7Fve5AnTLDzvSDc4hrCAKMEbvNN8-eF3RwmaP-gKVRbiKUGWDxDp2lZaKoexZ8LGvzufUf667RuK7sVd9DQ2vBpkkomm4bq66vs61nnlHVpUJiJL0ZuVChox4QBGaQYaO/s640/001.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Looking for more <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/fictional%20food" target="_blank">nerdy recipes</a>? Check out some of my fiction-inspired creations:<br /><br /></b></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/the-witchers-honey-spice-cake-vegan.html" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR8peewHYNpri3nnX-z8mWqt7Enw4_x2IvfXQ1xSPFZHIutPmsD8xt4v9QN-oahrekgNaogyO7qZNZDtWQik7HAO4MAuRrUbOEQR28cW15uvdxpQkmUPs0mfQHCNCsayxlktY3D5fB58Tlri5YOkiyiU5YZEVOQB3YfFqpqt8p15mbtPMBBAiCMytQw/w400-h267/IMG_2754.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/the-witchers-honey-spice-cake-vegan.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Witcher's Honey Spice Cake (vegan)</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/03/sansas-lemon-cakes-vegan.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglv8Lk8TXLewLj4dWuaKWW6sGs5OgHrBKaE73hIHmcd7Ht1hnP_6wDHiiZpLuDF3felyS_gP1hp9I8ogN08qdGcHQCTx8k3hYpAShmHYEhtCCPgk1L4yKuCofKfEjI2l8cH9ubJ0DyitOc/w400-h267/IMG_8651.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/03/sansas-lemon-cakes-vegan.html" target="_blank">Sansa's Lemon Cakes (vegan)<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/11/beorns-honey-cakes-vegan.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL3rAUzi2f6noFyN-e9m6EdMSE6K6BfAFhoMDu02ZT1S_S0cl0D-gGWkahBaJfe__0voIspgvmwWN2WQm9bkztEmBYAGx6Byx3K4lct7gkGbMxGObrz8t6Dct0pdzQBtAUeS2ZerwU9Nt/w400-h267/IMG_9498.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/11/beorns-honey-cakes-vegan.html" target="_blank">Beorn's Honey Cakes (vegan)<br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Recipes using wild herbs don't have to be complicated! On the contrary – this recipe is one of my favourites for incorporating wild herbs into my diet, and it's super easy and quick to make!<br /><br />All you need is a few greens, tofu, chickpeas, and rice. Oh, and cucumber, which is included in the recipe but not shown in the photos because my boyfriend doesn't like cucumber (weirdo! 😜), so I omitted it this time. But I personally prefer this salad bowl with cucumber.<br /><br />As for which wild herbs to use – I suggest you stick to the ones you know and can identify without fail! <br /><br />In terms of flavour, I like mustard garlic, dead-nettle, goutweed and chickweed in my salad, with only small amounts of more tangy-tasting herbs like creeping charlie, blackberry leaves or even dandelion leaves which can be quite bitter. Garden sorrel would also work well, but again only in smaller amounts as it is quite sour.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-blgfo"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><b>General Foraging Guidelines:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr public-DraftStyleDefault-reset _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-bbvd9"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>You should be 100 % certain you are identifying the correct plant. If you do not know what it is, DO NOT eat it! <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Do not pick if you're in doubt!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-c0cvb"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Don't harvest from contaminated areas such as busy roadsides, near industrial facilities, where dogs pee, <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">along the edges of agricultural fields, </span></span></span>old landfill sites etc. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-744ta"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Be mindful & harvest sustainably. <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Only
pick from areas that have a plentiful supply, and never more than 1/4 of a plant, ideally only about 5 %.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-3cmjk"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Leave the harvesting area litter-free.</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /></span></span></p></li></ul></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">WILD HERB SALAD BOWL with brown rice</span></span></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 30 minutes</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: wild herbs, brown rice, tofu</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>serves</i>: 4</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free, gluten-free, nut-free, yeast-free, sugar-free, low fat</span></span><b><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients:</span></span></b></u></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">50 - 80 g wild herbs <span style="color: #999999;">*</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>75 g arugula<br />100 g baby spinach<br />1 block of your favourite tofu <span style="color: #999999;">(I use "Black Forest" tofu from the brand Taifun)</span><br />1 can of chickpeas<br />1/3 - 1/2 of an organic cucumber<br />1 tbsp coldpressed extra-virgin olive oil<br />1 tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />1 tsp agave syrup<br />salt & pepper, to taste</span><span style="color: #999999;"><br /><br /></span><span>1 1/2 cups of organic brown rice<br />3 cups filtered water<br /><br />homemade <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/simple-artisan-sourdough-bread.html" target="_blank">sourdough bread</a> to serve<br /><br /><span style="color: #999999;">* I used<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;">mostly </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">garlic mustard, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">goutweed, and golden and purple dead-nettle, as well as smaller amounts of chickweed, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">stickyweed, creeping charlie, plantain, blackberry leaves, and daisy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b>Instructions:<br /><br /></b></u></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Start by cooking </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">the brown rice according to package instructions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Wash the wild herbs, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">arugula and baby spinach</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. Shake off any excess water. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />Finely chop the wild herbs. I leave the arugula and baby spinach whole, but feel free to chop them as well.<br /><br />Cut the tofu and the cucumber into bite-size cubes. <br /><br />Drain the chickpeas. You can s</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ave the chickpea brine for other recipes such as my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/easy-vegan-mousse-au-chocolat-low-fat.html" target="_blank">easy vegan mousse au chocolat</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><i>PRO TIP: Roast the chickpeas in the oven with a bit of salt, pepper and paprika powder for about 30 minutes at 180 °C / 350 °F for some delicious crunchiness!</i><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Add everything into a large bowl, and toss to combine. <br /><br />Drizzle olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and agave syrup on top, and mix again. Season with pepper and salt.<br /><br />Serve with brown rice and a slice of bread, such as my delicious <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/fluffy-sourdough-bread-with-wild-spring.html" target="_blank">fluffy sourdough bread with wild spring herbs</a> or my non-sourdough <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2018/11/homemade-german-walnut-bread.html" target="_blank">German walnut bread</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1GBajWa-cupiEh2hai2ZOZbRVaru1LfIwZBTxpfaJ1WpotHxsR0SFAHPxy_Ark9YXt_SmWaKIHWdUs3W2r86NH_RxR82PUkArJnuRxcbpIzhQXFtjvntbxkMEE2sM6W-sFm3ninBEGfE59iiCgh4V8wxUAsN7nvhxnCVL7JHPwn3TTud2Rg247pmRQ/s1200/IMG_3302.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1GBajWa-cupiEh2hai2ZOZbRVaru1LfIwZBTxpfaJ1WpotHxsR0SFAHPxy_Ark9YXt_SmWaKIHWdUs3W2r86NH_RxR82PUkArJnuRxcbpIzhQXFtjvntbxkMEE2sM6W-sFm3ninBEGfE59iiCgh4V8wxUAsN7nvhxnCVL7JHPwn3TTud2Rg247pmRQ/s16000/IMG_3302.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>Other <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/foraging" target="_blank">"wild" recipes</a> to try:<br /></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/05/wild-garlic-nettle-strudel.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0SFi8__iL751WqPhTli18vsw3hYkHzPqpc614C4WXq6ZXhyphenhyphenvqcAaF2q5hIbFNQ88bpqVuOCL21OaeB-QVXTsBOHKdSbTIrCJ2HBacVnH0Ij96xkft1zKGVMSjwo_H6Tp8gSazkJGVA8/w400-h267/nettle+strudel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/05/wild-garlic-nettle-strudel.html" target="_blank">Wild Garlic & Stinging Nettle Strudel (vegan)</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Creeping charlie is a wonderful medicinal wild herb that has been featured on my blog before, for example in my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/fluffy-sourdough-bread-with-wild-spring.html" target="_blank">fluffy sourdough bread with wild spring herbs</a>, my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/04/vegan-herbed-garlic-butter-using-wild.html" target="_blank">wild herb & garlic butter</a>, and my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/06/pesto-flower-pull-apart-bread-homemade.html" target="_blank">pesto flower pull-apart bread</a> using homemade wild herb pesto. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">But did you know that creeping charlie <i>(which by the way I am renaming "creeping charlotte" since the plant has a feminine energy to it for me)</i> makes for a great ingredient in desserts as well? As a member of the mint family, it pairs especially well with chocolate! <br /><br />Hence, these creeping charlie chocolate brownies. They </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">are decadent, rich, moist, and just delicious. They aren't the most healthy, though, but sometimes I like prioritizing flavour over salubrity. The leaves and flowers of the creeping charlie give these brownies a unique aromatic flavour.<br /><br />This is a magic(k)al recipe for celebrating <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/beltane" target="_blank">Beltane</a> or the full moon in May, also known as the Flower Moon, or for the upcoming Mother's Day 💗<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXrj2Gbxw5kSfY4y6trdJJZwfZ_1zZyFfYC7sO1EvEwdMF2SEWdfV48S5bJbPvTvuTbkxKL_UNlzbjcJL-PTrmUelEb6VZt2S-a9gZ7g-XkpdiLEivBEBce0Ua3O4JZVWrClnpSojoRTzHM_KBWjyNFi58V5J1K9MKDUdu3aTr8hSfQmvDueGlYcNZA/s1200/20230503_121356.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXrj2Gbxw5kSfY4y6trdJJZwfZ_1zZyFfYC7sO1EvEwdMF2SEWdfV48S5bJbPvTvuTbkxKL_UNlzbjcJL-PTrmUelEb6VZt2S-a9gZ7g-XkpdiLEivBEBce0Ua3O4JZVWrClnpSojoRTzHM_KBWjyNFi58V5J1K9MKDUdu3aTr8hSfQmvDueGlYcNZA/s16000/20230503_121356.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #666666;">Where and How to Harvest Creeping Charlie </span><br />
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Creeping charlie <i>(Glechoma hederacea)</i></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, also known as ground ivy or gill-over-the-ground, is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It is widespread throughout most of Europe and can also be found in western and northern Asia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It is often-times considered "invasive".<br /><br />The ground-covering </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">herb can be found on meadows, lawns, wooded areas, along field margins and
on fallow land. It thrives in moist shaded areas but also tolerates sun very well. It is relatively unassuming, expect when it is in flower between April and June, sometimes even July.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Creeping charlie contains many </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">essential oils, tannins and bitter
substances, which have anti-inflammatory, digestive and
metabolism-stimulating properties. It can be used for complaints such as
acne, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">colds, coughs, bronchial diseases, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">abscesses, tumours, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> and to stimulate the metabolism.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> It can be used to make tinctures, ointments, compressed, tea, or used for cooking and baking, such as in herb butter, lemonade, chocolate, cottage cheese, salads and egg dishes.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The fresh leaves contain a lot of vitamin C. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">When the leaves
are crushed, a spicy, slightly minty scent is noticeable. Personally, it often reminds me of the melissa family as well. The taste is usually compared with mint, but some people have also associated it with goat's cheese. Well ...<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />The best way to distinguish creeping charlie from other wild herbs is its intense minty aromatic scent when crushed, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">heart-shaped or kidney-shaped opposed leaves with prominent rounded lobes on the edges, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">stalks that usually creep along the ground, flower shoots that are upright, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">and funnel-shaped blue or purple flowers. At the tips, the stalks can sometimes be brown-purplish instead of the usual dark green.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Due to very similar common habitats, creeping charlie is often confused with bugle <i>(Ajuga reptans)</i> which also has erect flowering stems with two-lipped blue flowers, but very different elliptical leaf blades. Luckily, bugle is also edible, so you don't need to worry too much about it. <br /><br />You could also potentially mistake creeping charlie with heal-all <i>(Prunella vulgaris)</i> or even </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">purple dead-nettle <i>(Lamium purpureum)</i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– which are both edible as well. They can be told apart by their leaves and flower shape.<br /><br />The leaves of the creeping charlie can sometimes be confused with the young leaves of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lesser celandine or fig buttercup </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(<i>Ficaria verna</i>). Once it flowers between March and May, the difference is obvious: the lesser celandine has glossy yellow flowers that open up into a star-shape. Its leaves are also edible, but should only be </span></span></span></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">consumed <i>before </i>it flowers!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The best time to collect creeping charlie is between March and June.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-blgfo"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><b>General Foraging Guidelines:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr public-DraftStyleDefault-reset _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-bbvd9"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>You should be 100 % certain you are identifying the correct plant. If you do not know what it is, DO NOT eat it! <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Do not pick if you're in doubt!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-c0cvb"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Don't harvest from contaminated areas such as busy roadsides, near industrial facilities, where dogs pee, <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">along the edges of agricultural fields, </span></span></span>old landfill sites etc. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-744ta"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Be mindful & harvest sustainably. <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Only
pick from areas that have a plentiful supply, and never more than 1/4 of a plant, ideally only about 5 %.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-3cmjk"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Leave the harvesting area litter-free.</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p></li></ul></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCxjcqZBS-RatV3dOo88W0-f9Zd4AUV7V-PimesxIqrlccSuc-Os2QAunWwhXDp_Oxj6Bhj3RRuaYHSYMYAc0Gcis8mK_l2KzIiinX2effhI-Sxy3Fbzf1HVmd6qqGndPqN3m8tge_hB7Txj7VaIHeVDPn3-ltb69-TIyrmvzYAv5GwfVagWXYDH1Ig/s1600/20230430_154836.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCxjcqZBS-RatV3dOo88W0-f9Zd4AUV7V-PimesxIqrlccSuc-Os2QAunWwhXDp_Oxj6Bhj3RRuaYHSYMYAc0Gcis8mK_l2KzIiinX2effhI-Sxy3Fbzf1HVmd6qqGndPqN3m8tge_hB7Txj7VaIHeVDPn3-ltb69-TIyrmvzYAv5GwfVagWXYDH1Ig/s16000/20230430_154836.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">VEGAN CREEPING CHARLIE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Preparation time</i>: 1 hour (+ 30 minutes cooling time)<br /><i>Main ingredients</i>: flour, chocolate, sugar, creeping charlie <br /><i>difficulty level</i>: easy<br /><i>makes</i>: 12 brownies <i><br />suitable for</i>: </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">vegan, lactose-free, wheat-free, egg-free, yeast-free </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></span></u>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">15</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">0 g spelt flour <span style="color: #999999;">(I use type 1050 which is the German equivalent to bread flour)</span><br />100 g ground almonds<br />80 </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">g <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cane sugar<br />1 package (8g) vanilla sugar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">50 g <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">unsweete<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">n<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ed </span></span>cacao powder</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">4 tsp baking powder</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a pinch of salt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">100 g <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">dark vegan chocolate</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, chopped</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <span style="color: #999999;">(I<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> use </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">70%</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: #999999;">)</span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">400 </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ml coconut milk</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">110 g vegan margarine<br />about 3 tbsp cacao nibs<br />2 handfuls of creeping charlie<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Instructions</b></span></span></u></p><div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>To make the herb-infused coconut milk:</b><br /><br />Start by infusing the coconut milk with creeping charlie.<br /><br />To a small saucepan, add 400 ml of coconut milk (both the creamy and the watery part). <br /><br />Rinse the creeping charlie to remove any residual dirt, bugs, or soil that may be on the plant. Then, tear or "smack" the leaves to help them release their aromas. <br /><br />Add about 2/3 of your creeping charlie to the coconut milk. Bring to a slight simmer, then turn off the heat and allow the herbs to steep in the coconut milk for at least 1-2 hours. I suggest infusing it overnight.<br /><br />Strain the herbs, and use the infused coconut milk for the brownie recipe.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>To make the brownies:</b><br /><br />Preheat oven to 3<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">47 °</span>F /1<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">75 °C.<br /><br />Chop half of the remaining creeping charlie leaves and flowers very finely. Reserve the rest for garnishing.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">large mixing </span>bowl, combine the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, vanilla sugar, suga<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">r, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cacao powder</span></span></span>, cacao nibs, chopped creeping charlie, and salt. Stir well. <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />C</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">hop the chocolate and melt it over a double-boiler.<br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a separate bowl, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">beat the vegan margarine until fluffy<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> Slowly add in <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">the flour mix and the herb-infused coconut milk, alternating. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">M<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ix everything together using a<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">n electric whis<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">k. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lastly, add the melted chocolate, and mix again.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">P</span>our the <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">batter o</span>nto a greased <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or </span>parchment lined <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">baking tr<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ay</span></span>. I used a smaller brownie tray, pictured here, and a second larger one. The batter should make about 12 brownies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">B</span>ake </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">in the preheated oven </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">for <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">about 30 </span>minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">centre</span> comes out clean. <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Allow to cool in the tin completely, then cut into squares. <br /><br />Garnish with leaves and flowers from the creeping charlie, and/or other edible flowers such as daisies or violets.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Store brownies in an airtight container and eat within 3 days. <i>If they last that long, congratulations for your self-discipline!<br /></i></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Today's recipe was heavily influenced by this <a href="https://kruut.de/blogs/magazin/kruut-rezept-sauerteigbrot-mit-oxymel-und-wildkrautern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sourdough bread with oxymel and wild herbs</a> I saw on the German website <i>kruut </i>(meaning "herb")</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.<br /><br />Since I love sourdough and anything with wild herbs, I'm actually surprised I didn't think of this idea sooner! <br /><br />So here it is now, a <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/simple-artisan-sourdough-bread.html" target="_blank">homemade sourdough bread</a> with a crisp, crunchy crust and soft, fluffy interior ("crumb"). As for which wild herbs to use, you can go hog wild (ha ha!) and use whatever edible herbs you can identify. My personal recommendation includes stinging nettle, dandelion, goutweed/ground elder, wild garlic, garlic mustard, stickyweed, creeping charlie, sorrel, mugwort ... or even culinary herbs such as oregano, parsley, dill, rosemary & thyme. <br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-blgfo"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><b>General Foraging Guidelines:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr public-DraftStyleDefault-reset _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-bbvd9"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>You should be 100 % certain you are identifying the correct plant. If you do not know what it is, DO NOT eat it! <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Do not pick if you're in doubt!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-c0cvb"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Don't harvest from contaminated areas such as busy roadsides, near industrial facilities, where dogs pee, <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">along the edges of agricultural fields, </span></span></span>old landfill sites etc. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-744ta"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Be mindful & harvest sustainably. <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Only
pick from areas that have a plentiful supply, and never more than 1/4 of a plant, ideally only about 5 %.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-3cmjk"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Leave the harvesting area litter-free.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqvPOGE0ROYf4x-rj3Kis0OkYsQd0qdFCx78gk1baN1TnOtjTZekpALcLRQ3Oif-a7NLKhWRYk_Ul0j2EaoOv2Kem0rfrKGc0ioXiie8iWlwd-PnKba-qxXu1TbiKlJfJXHH1wMAR8_vGqgMDxd0Ki9LOSc3iJGxZjZmX2BeFMJmmEwsSYOi6micaEA/s1200/IMG_2178.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqvPOGE0ROYf4x-rj3Kis0OkYsQd0qdFCx78gk1baN1TnOtjTZekpALcLRQ3Oif-a7NLKhWRYk_Ul0j2EaoOv2Kem0rfrKGc0ioXiie8iWlwd-PnKba-qxXu1TbiKlJfJXHH1wMAR8_vGqgMDxd0Ki9LOSc3iJGxZjZmX2BeFMJmmEwsSYOi6micaEA/s16000/IMG_2178.jpg" /></a><i>Great wild herbs for this bread include creeping charlie, stinging nettle, silverweed, mugwort, and dandelion. Herbs like mugwort and dandelion are particularly wonderful as bread seasoning due to their digestive
effect!</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="color: #666666;">Baker's Schedule:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /><b>DAY 1 (e. g. Friday):</b><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">8 a.m. – Build levain. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 10-12 hours.<br /><br />7 p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Mix main dough. Cover with wet cloth. Allow to hydrate for 30-45 minutes.<br /><br />7.45 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Stretch-and-fold dough every 30 minutes, 4 times in total. <br /><br />9.45 p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Place dough in the refrigerator to bulk ferment overnight, covered with a wet cloth and a plate on top.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><b>DAY 2 (e. g. Saturday):</b><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">9 a.m. – Shape bulk-fermented dough into loaf. Place in proofing basket, covered with a wet cloth. <br /><span> </span><span> <span> </span> </span>Allow to proof for 1 hour at room temperature. Preheat oven for 1 hour.<br /><br />10 a.m. – Bake bread.<br /><br />11 a.m. – Enjoy oven-warm bread!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This is an overview of the particular baking schedule I've been preferring lately. 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Just follow the step-by-step instructions below.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Let's get stretching, folding & baking!<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWDB3yI2_ziY7nPCteSCIBQvBMjiKSgFQtgPZX1o9pOBiwemuTxhqvJB_yGZonYSOJH-v_es9KcXgFHF7lk7Pv7CPqhtpqjzGiGg3ryctpCuOUVu0AcPSqlBLB9TxnnE-tTV-T3r0qDmgMFbvU5ynCvk1GKEVWbJc-nB6AO0crBnWz52ODV35q9OewA/s1200/IMG_3221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWDB3yI2_ziY7nPCteSCIBQvBMjiKSgFQtgPZX1o9pOBiwemuTxhqvJB_yGZonYSOJH-v_es9KcXgFHF7lk7Pv7CPqhtpqjzGiGg3ryctpCuOUVu0AcPSqlBLB9TxnnE-tTV-T3r0qDmgMFbvU5ynCvk1GKEVWbJc-nB6AO0crBnWz52ODV35q9OewA/s16000/IMG_3221.jpg" /></a><i>Overflowing mixing bowl after bulk fermenting overnight. // The shaped loaf.</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsXHURg7du-nBVSTCynZGKHYehzXU745DNtS77DsovDe9SdCBgB3q-jIZOvqFPWE3U3r24Y8jFr18nsofPx9hk-aw-dSl0gJZZU23tn-Q1zcrPizOdvfEZBUc-JQIBr68_xciGDve9hpIv1x8kyPoT3XFqagooTrQ6tas27R1AWrWonLZ9cUxZRCUeA/s1200/IMG_3224.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsXHURg7du-nBVSTCynZGKHYehzXU745DNtS77DsovDe9SdCBgB3q-jIZOvqFPWE3U3r24Y8jFr18nsofPx9hk-aw-dSl0gJZZU23tn-Q1zcrPizOdvfEZBUc-JQIBr68_xciGDve9hpIv1x8kyPoT3XFqagooTrQ6tas27R1AWrWonLZ9cUxZRCUeA/s16000/IMG_3224.jpg" /></a><i>Scored loaf before baking. // Freshly baked loaf!</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9pvLnHeLv5JPPBafJbCqX1MLTuSREFYGz7LUZocDIEQywf99741_wz5WSHWbHyEnXEGW3nYGNkccKniYJy8KSoLcrmIKqjtzS6hUx01qh8wd8T7FqShj_Zx3ocNdpGpJlkW0HghvVV-MhjTyzVw48idIa3klKdErpuWb_uaE1oZpY1FYHCwzW5-tbQ/s1200/IMG_3235.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9pvLnHeLv5JPPBafJbCqX1MLTuSREFYGz7LUZocDIEQywf99741_wz5WSHWbHyEnXEGW3nYGNkccKniYJy8KSoLcrmIKqjtzS6hUx01qh8wd8T7FqShj_Zx3ocNdpGpJlkW0HghvVV-MhjTyzVw48idIa3klKdErpuWb_uaE1oZpY1FYHCwzW5-tbQ/s16000/IMG_3235.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">SOURDOUGH BREAD WITH WILD HERBS</span></span></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 2 hours (+ 24 hours</span></span> resting time)<br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: sourdough starter, flour, water, wild herbs, salt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>makes</i>: 1 loaf of bread</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free, wheat-free, nut-free, yeast-free</span></span><b><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients:</span></span></b></u></div>
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">for the levain:<br />50 g <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/how-to-make-and-care-for-your-dry-sourdough.html" target="_blank">dry sourdough starter</a><br />100 g flour <span style="color: #999999;">(I use spelt flour type 1050) *</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">100</span></span></span></span></span></span> g warm filtered water</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /><i>OR sub 250 g / 1 cup active wet sourdough starter!</i><br /><br />for the main dough:</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">500 g flour of choice <span>*</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />300 g filtered water<br />2 large handfuls of stinging nettle<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp raw honey or <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan honee</a> or agave syrup<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">12 g herbal salt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(optional) 1 tsp cumin<br /><br />2 handful of wild herbs <span style="color: #999999;">(wild garlic, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">ground elder, dandelion, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">creeping charlie...)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">also</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">:<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a digital kitchen scale<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a proofing basket / banneton <span style="color: #999999;">(alternatively, use a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">bowl or a colander with a heavily floured linen towel</span></span></span></span></span></span>)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(optional but recommended) a dutch oven or cast iron combo cooker <span style="color: #999999;">(or an oven-proof bowl with water)</span><br />(optional) a bread lame, for scoring</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /><br /><br /><i>* </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">In this case, I did 18</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">0 g whole grain spelt flour, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>180 g spelt flour type<span> 1050 (bread flour), and 140 g spelt flour </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">type 630 (all purpose flour)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: inherit;"><i>.</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b>Instructions:<br /><br /></b></u></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br />Step 1: Build Levain (about 24 </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>hours prior to when you want to bake your bread</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>)</b><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Remove <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/how-to-make-and-care-for-your-dry-sourdough.html" target="_blank">dry sourdough starter</a> from refrigerator.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">To make the levain, mix 50 g dry sourdough starter and 100 g warm filtered water </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">in a large mixing bowl</span></span></span></span>. Stir using a wooden spoon, a fork or silicone spatula until frothy. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">To
this, add 100 g of flour, and combine with the wooden spoon, fork or spatula.
The consistency should resemble a thick pancake batter.<br /><br />Cover with a wet kitchen towel and a plate. Set aside in a warm spot for 10-12 hours</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, until bubbly and active.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Step 2: Mix & Hydrate</b><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">After about 10-12 hours, prepare nettle-infused water: P</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lace 2 large handfuls of fresh stinging nettle into a bowl and
cover with 300 g hot filtered water. Allow to steep for about 15 minutes. Discard nettle leaves and use for cooking (e.g in a soup, lasagne,
curry or stew).<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Add the main dough ingredients to the active levain: 300 g nettle-infused filtered
water, 1 tsp raw honey, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan honee</a> or agave syrup, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">500 g flour of choice, and 12 g of herbal salt. <br /><br />Use a wooden spoon or
stiff spatula to combine very well until it forms a rough shaggy dough. <br /><br />Cover the bowl </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">again with the damp tea towel and plate, and set aside for 30-45 minutes to to allow the flour hydrate. <br /><br />Meanwhile, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">finely chop 2 handfuls of wild herbs, such as wild garlic, ground elder, dandelion, and creeping charlie.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><b>Step 3: </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Stretch & Fold</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Stretch and fold the dough, using a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">bench scraper or your clean hands (for a detailed instruction, check out my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/simple-artisan-sourdough-bread.html" target="_blank">simple artisan sourdough bread</a> recipe). During your first round of stretching-and-folding, gradually add in your chopped wild herbs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Cover the dough again, and let it rest for 30 minutes in a warm place.<br /><br />Repeat this 3 more times, for a total of
4 sets of stretching-and-folding.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Step 4: Bulk Ferment</b><br /><br />After
the final set of stretching-and-folding, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">once again </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and a plate. Place it in the refrigerator overnight, or for about 12 hours. It will bulk ferment and increase in size by about 30–50 %.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><b>Step 5: Shape Loaf & Proof</b></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">After bulk fermenting overnight, gently transfer </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">your
dough onto a clean and floured surface</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> the next morning.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Shape your loaf, following the instructions in</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/simple-artisan-sourdough-bread.html" target="_blank">simple artisan sourdough bread</a> recipe.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Transfer
the shaped loaf – pinched side up – to a generously
floured banneton / proofing basket. Alternatively, you can use a bowl or a
colander with a heavily floured linen towel.<br /><br />Set aside on the counter top to proof for 1 hour at room temperature.<br /><br />In the meantime, preheat your oven to 250 °C / 475 °F for 1 hour with your dutch oven or </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cast iron combo cooker inside</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.
If you don't have either, place a
rack on the bottom shelf with an oven-proof bowl of water on it when
baking your bread.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><b>Step 6: Score & Bake</b><br /><br />Once the hour is up, flip the proofing basket onto a piece of parchment paper. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This
step is optional but makes for a pretty bread: Score by slashing the
floured loaf top with a bread lame (a razor blade with a handle) or a
sharp non-serrated knife. I went for a flower in the center, and leaves around the sides</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. Well, it looks artistic, even though you can't really recognize the flower, haha!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lifting </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">the parchment paper </span></span></span></span></span></span>up by the edges, transfer the loaf into the preheated and super hot (!) dutch oven or combo cooker.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />Put the hot lid back on, and pop the bread in the oven.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />Bake for 35 minutes with the lid on, and then 15 minutes without the lid. <br /><br />To test if your bread is ready, carefully turn the freshly baked bread around and knock on the backside with your knuckles. If it sounds hollow, it's ready!<br /><br />Remove
from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack for at least 1 hour before
slicing. Your bread continues to bake once it is removed from the oven,
which results in a nice crumb.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /><b>Step 7: Enjoy!</b><br /><br />Slice up bread, and serve with
butter (or even better, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/04/vegan-herbed-garlic-butter-using-wild.html" target="_blank">homemade herb butter</a>) and a sprinkle of salt on top, or whatever topping you prefer. Don't worry, this bread also tastes great with a sweet topping such as chocolate spread or my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/04/homemade-dandelion-orange-jam.html" target="_blank">homemade dandelion & orange jam</a>!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Store bread in a breadbox </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or in a cotton or linen bag for fresh keeping to</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> enjoy throughout the week.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0yU1wKXmGX2ECpIlGGosobIJePuI62HfJ9-JNWbSZCywkQsoSK8yb0Qjl9k2bJbcF8pIMANincCjIJCaVqXXHXEhs7sMzL6K05Qk_GY9b9lgjUDo4RtBFwSu_B8v2kT4xorv50lC5MZy6gicjLQj4pj7CrkQMd7tmrmpyzuqg7akQmKfgi6GoNELBQ/s1200/IMG_3231.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0yU1wKXmGX2ECpIlGGosobIJePuI62HfJ9-JNWbSZCywkQsoSK8yb0Qjl9k2bJbcF8pIMANincCjIJCaVqXXHXEhs7sMzL6K05Qk_GY9b9lgjUDo4RtBFwSu_B8v2kT4xorv50lC5MZy6gicjLQj4pj7CrkQMd7tmrmpyzuqg7akQmKfgi6GoNELBQ/s16000/IMG_3231.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>I made a quick and easy wild garlic butter by mixing about 1/2 cup of vegan butter with a small handful of freshly foraged wild garlic and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix well using a fork, et voilà!</i><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>Other <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/foraging" target="_blank">"wild" recipes</a> to try:</b></span></span><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/06/pesto-flower-pull-apart-bread-homemade.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7OKGK4Hg3vsElITMH02CybcBOgsvb-n8aHl-Ll4ukqs2szeoVwalkkFVWZ_vSr6phdAPN7nEuD6jj4_QOHrtMYlVm9fmJKOmI9-tyq5BARpkIqKr40nILPuM1aTje6jieKwBmmztDAG_kYsX7YbTuIZ_0t8JA65-v_SY0Wkq3S0C4Rnp_u-yzLFn1w/w400-h298/IMG_1714_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/06/pesto-flower-pull-apart-bread-homemade.html" target="_blank">Pesto Pull-Apart Bread with wild herb pesto (vegan)</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm so excited that the dandelions are blooming in our area again like little dots of sunshine</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and that I can finally share another dandelion recipe with you! </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dandelions </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">are always one of the first wild plants that we forage, along with <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/05/12-ways-to-use-wild-stinging-nettle.html" target="_blank">stinging nettle</a>, after our long and dark winters in Northern Germany. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And like nettle they are one of the most nutrient-rich plants you can find – and for free!</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But please keep in mind that they are also the first food for bees who depend on them, so wait until there's plenty to pick from 🐝</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year I share a couple of great and easy dandelion recipes such as bee-free <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan dandelion honey</a> and scrumptious <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/vegan-dandelion-cupcakes-with-cream.html" target="_blank">dandelion cupcakes with cream cheese frosting</a>. For this year, I've got even more planned, so stay tuned ... starting with this easy homemade dandelion & orange jam! </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or marmalade? </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or jelly? <i>(Although I'd say it doesn't have that jiggly jelly consistency that for example my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/08/3-easy-himalayan-balsam-recipes-jelly.html" target="_blank">Himalayan balsam jelly</a> has ...)</i> You decide!<br /><br />This dandelion jam tastes fruity and citrusy, and it reminds me of apricot jam with a hint of orangey bitterness. Very, very lovely! And pretty to look at.<br /><br />I mean, just look at this vibrant orange golden colour! A jar of sweet, sweet sunshine. <i>(Perfect recipe for <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/litha" target="_blank">Litha</a>, the Midsummer festival!)</i><br /><br />It's also a great recipe to make with kids who can help you with picking and plucking the dandelion flowers, and of course cooking and eating them! Since the entire plant is edible, this is a very safe way to introduce your kids to foraged foods 😊</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" id="viewer-blgfo"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><b>General Foraging Guidelines:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul"><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr public-DraftStyleDefault-reset _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-bbvd9"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>You should be 100 % certain you are identifying the correct plant. If you do not know what it is, DO NOT eat it! <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Do not pick if you're in doubt!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-c0cvb"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Don't harvest from contaminated areas such as busy roadsides, near industrial facilities, where dogs pee, <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">along the edges of agricultural fields, </span></span></span>old landfill sites etc. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-744ta"><p class="_208Ie _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Be mindful & harvest sustainably. <span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Only
pick from areas that have a plentiful supply, and never more than 1/4 of a plant, ideally only about 5 %.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li class="_1atvN _2TTR5 _1BJwx public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-list-ltr _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- _1atvN" id="viewer-3cmjk"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span>Leave the harvesting area litter-free.</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p></li></ul></div> <span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a 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inherit;"><span><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">VEGAN DANDELION & ORANGE JAM</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Preparation time</i>: 2 hours<br /><i>Main ingredients</i>: dandelion flowers, jam sugar, lemons, oranges <br /><i>difficulty level</i>: easy<br /><i>makes</i>: 3 jam jars <i><br />suitable for</i>: </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, yeast-free, nut-free, fat-free </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></span></u>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">300 g (about 6 handfuls) fresh dandelion flowers</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />2 </span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">organic </span></span>lemons<br /></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 organic oranges</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />1 organic apple with peel, roughly chopped<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 litre (4 cups) filtered water</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">500 g (2 1/2 cups) jam sugar <span style="color: #999999;">(I use 2:1 gelling sugar)</span></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br /></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">also:<br />- clean, sterilized jars with screw-on lids <span style="color: #999999;">(I re-use old jam jars that I sterilized with boiling water)</span><br />- a saucepan<br />- a nut milk bag, cheesecloth or gauze</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Instructions</b></span></span></u></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparing the dandelion flowers:</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Place
your freshly picked dandelion flowers outside on a kitchen towel or
in a bowl or colander. Leave them out in a shady spot for about an hour or so to give</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> any creepy crawlies a chance to escape</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. <br /><br />Pluck
the yellow petals from the flower head, while discarding the green bits
which are very bitter. You will need some patience for this process, but it's worth it :) Plus, if the entire family pitches in to help, it's quite fun and doesn't take nearly as long!<br /><br />(BTW:
You can collect the leftover dandelion greens and give them to your
chickens, bunnies, guinea pigs or goats! Or feed your compost with
them.)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If
you like, you can give your flowers a light spray of water in a fine
mesh to remove any bits of dust of dirt before using them to cook. You can also use
them unwashed, that way you preserve the pollen. It's up to you!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><br />Making the </i></span></span><i>jam:</i><br /><br />Place plucked dandelion petals </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(reserving a good handful for mixing into the jam later) and the chopped apple into a saucepan. Juice 2 lemons, then slice and add to the saucepan. Repeat with the oranges.<br /><br />Add filtered water, and gently bring to a boil. Once at a boil, switch off the heat and a</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">llow to steep until it reaches room temperature, about 1 hour. To intensify flavour, you can also use a potato masher to mash the mixture intermediately.<br /><br />After
steeping, strain the soaking liquid (I use a nut milk bag, but a
cheesecloth or a fine mesh also work), wringing out every last bit of the dandelion tea. Compost the leftover dandelion/apple/citrus pulp, or feed to your chicken.<br /><br />Return the dandelion tea to the saucepan, add the jam sugar,
and slowly bring to a boil. Stirring occasionally, allow the mixture to stay at a rolling boil until the jam reaches setting point, using the wrinkle test: S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">poon a small amount </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">of the jam on a plate that has been </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">placed in the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">refrigerator
or freezer for about 10 minutes. After about a minute, you can push the
jam with your
fingertip. If it wrinkles, your jam is ready!<br /></span></span></span></span></span><br />Stir in the reserved dandelion petals, and fill the hot jam into sterilized glasses. Screw the lids, and allow to set.<br /><br />Once set and cooled, enjoy
your homemade dandelion & orange jam on bread or with yogurt, or however you like to eat your jam!</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Stored in a cool and dark place, this dandelion honey keeps for about 1 year.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></p>
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Make flavour variations of this recipe by adding herbs or flowers like
rose buds, apple blossoms, lavender or rosemary twigs, or spices like vanilla bean, turmeric or ginger. You could also change up the flavour by
using hot chamomile tea, apple juice or pineapple juice instead of hot
water for steeping the dandelions.<br />- For an even more jam-like consistency, skip the straining of the dandelion petals and the orange flesh and peel. Instead, just remove the lemon peel (or leave it in for a very intense citrus flavour), and use an immersion blender to blend everything into a homogenous liquid. Then continue as per recipe, by adding sugar and boiling it until reaches setting point. This jam will have a greenish tint and a much more intense flavour!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2rNAN8zLT0oRW-QG5ss8EmiNiZAno0acpHLag9oXc86v-yQJeHPQhxm3HwQM_uUIjyUJCzjcSGY684zAnmybu0fl5bNx513SJ7neFFlB3ZaeiJ0ozLyFiErBDn_-vjh4qsGgbqOJ7WUf_D0j3aWm8JJMNdp2eHQO4zIMInCkZ4gG965znH9dsZMNlw/s1200/IMG_1395.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2rNAN8zLT0oRW-QG5ss8EmiNiZAno0acpHLag9oXc86v-yQJeHPQhxm3HwQM_uUIjyUJCzjcSGY684zAnmybu0fl5bNx513SJ7neFFlB3ZaeiJ0ozLyFiErBDn_-vjh4qsGgbqOJ7WUf_D0j3aWm8JJMNdp2eHQO4zIMInCkZ4gG965znH9dsZMNlw/s16000/IMG_1395.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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my, this carrot cake! My boyfriend's cousin has officially announced
this to be her favourite cake and couldn't get enough of it!! </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I don't know about you, but I usually spend my Easter weekend </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">with my boyfriend
and his family and eating waaayyy too much food, whoops. Including this moist
wheat-free carrot cake with a dreamy-creamy thick "cream cheese" frosting.<br /><br />The
original recipe (from my friend R's uncle) wasn't vegan, a classic
carrot cake with cream cheese, but it can be easily veganized with soy flour as the egg substitute, vegan butter and vegan cream cheese – duh! It's not the
healthiest cake on my blog, but it's certainly one of the yummiest 😉<br /><br />For a slightly healthier recipe check out my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2015/03/one-bowl-carrot-cake-vegan-gluten-free.html" target="_blank">one bowl vegan carrot cake</a> – but first, let's ogle this one!<br /><br /></span></span><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hwb7QRiiTsY9mk1yDHqYcvDr3LSuMn0zxpPUGV6skVn1YjRKk6e7f9U2J8wrmOf3D3_XeY8dAzmXgqLVC_RvkEoJ4JKExpkht541gEjCh5SRhNSul3X_WRzHqiD_Zs9NMBE6Z2v7jdHIErvOHOUzXkpbpPPBEcjNUTLGF1ICqldAzzuvhsVEYz3qaw/s1200/IMG_0998.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hwb7QRiiTsY9mk1yDHqYcvDr3LSuMn0zxpPUGV6skVn1YjRKk6e7f9U2J8wrmOf3D3_XeY8dAzmXgqLVC_RvkEoJ4JKExpkht541gEjCh5SRhNSul3X_WRzHqiD_Zs9NMBE6Z2v7jdHIErvOHOUzXkpbpPPBEcjNUTLGF1ICqldAzzuvhsVEYz3qaw/s16000/IMG_0998.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>makes</i>: 1 carrot cake (</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">22 cm / 9 inch cake</span></span>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 1/2 cups (310 g) spelt flour<span style="color: #999999;"> (I use the 1050 type) *</span><br />1 tsp baking soda<br />2 tsp baking powder<br />2 tsp cinnamon</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, or more<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">good pinch of</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> cardamom, ground <br />pinch of nutmeg, ground<br /></span></span>3/4 tsp salt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 cup (220 g) brown sugar</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3 </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cups</span></span> (420 g) </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">carrots, finely grated <span style="color: #999999;">(about 4-5 medium-large carrots)</span><br />1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">4 tbsp soy flour + 4 tbsp water<br />1/2 cup (50 g) chopped pecan nuts<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span><br />C<span style="font-size: medium;">ream cheese frosting</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup (100 g</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">) vegan butter, softened</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup (125 g</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">) vegan cream cheese <span style="color: #999999;">(I use the Simply V kind)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3 1/2 cups </span></span>(420 g) icing sugar </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp vanilla extract<br />pinch of salt<br /><br />optional garnish:<br />pecan nuts<br />marzipan carrots <span style="color: #999999;">(the
kind I'm using is not vegan, unfortunately! We are serving this cake to
a non-vegan crowd, so my boyfriend and I are just gonna skip the
carrots ☺️)</span><br />edible flowers, e. g. chamomile<span style="color: #999999;"></span><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;"><i>* If you are confused about that flour type, check out <a href="https://www.germanfoodguide.com/flours.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this website</a> which explains the difference between German flour types and US-American flour types. <br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></div><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Grease and flour two 22 cm (9'') square or round tins. <br /><br />Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 350°F. </span></span></div>
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your "vegan eggs" by mixing 4 tablespoons of soy flour with 4
tablespoons of water in a small to medium bowl. Cream together with sugar very well. Add oil and beat again, just until blended.<br /><br />In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.<br /><br />Add the wet ingredients, and stir well to combine. Fold in carrots and nuts.</span></span><br /><br />Transfer the batter into the two greased and floured tins, and bake in the preheated oven for about 35–40
minutes at 180°C / 350°F.<br /><br />When a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean, remove tins from oven and allow to cool.<br /><br /><br /><b>In the meantime, prepare the cream cheese frosting:</b></span></span></div>
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make the cream cheese frosting, cream the vegan butter and icing sugar.
It must be a very stiff mixture. Stir in by hand the vegan cream cheese
and vanilla. Do not stir too vigorously or the mixture will become very
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the cakes are cool, evenly spread about half of your cream cheese
frosting on one cake. Place the other cake on top to sandwich them
together, the spread the
remaining frosting all around using a spatula until the
entire cake is covered. <br /><br />Garnish with pecan nuts, marzipan carrots, and edible flowers, if desired.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><i>TIPS:</i><br />- Instead of pecans, you could also use walnuts.<br />- You could also toss in a handful of raisins.<br />-
To make this cake a little healthier, feel free to swap half of the oil
for applesauce. You could also skip the cream cheese frosting (although
I wouldn't recommend 😉) and simply dust the cake with powdered sugar
(without creating layers). Or omit the vegan butter in the frosting, and
double the amount of cream cheese, in which case I would suggest adding
a bit of fresh lemon juice or lemon zest for that zingy flavour!<br />- This makes a pretty great sheet cake, too, with the frosting spread in a single layer on top.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span class="grammatical_note">CREATIVITY [noun]</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span class="ind">The use of skill and imagination to produce something new or to produce art. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span class="ind">The ability to create. </span></span></span></span></blockquote>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello fellow creator,<br /><br />if you are a writer, I am sure you have experienced some form of the infamous <b>writer's block</b> along the way. Have you ever sat down to write but felt completely drained and uninspired? Perhaps not just once, but it happens quite often? Do you feel that no matter how many times you sit down to write, the words don't seem to want to come to you? Do you feel <i>disconnected </i>from your own creativity?<br /><br />I know exactly how you feel.<br /><br />And don't worry, there <i>is </i>a way to get out of a writing slump, or even a "chronic" – or rather, more deeply rooted – creative block. In fact, there are several ways to do that, and today I want to share with you 7 easy but essential ways I use to overcome writer's block and activate my creative energy. <b>Some of these tips may sound ridiculously basic, but if you don't actually do them, they won't work!</b><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1. Understand Creativity & Flow State<br /></span></b></span></span></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At its core, creativity can be broken down to the ability to create. Contrary to popular belief I don't believe that creativity is something that can be "lost" or "found", respectively. <b>I don't believe in the <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2019/04/the-inspiration-myth-8-ways-to-get.html" target="_blank">inspiration myth</a></b>, or the myth of the muse that comes along to kiss you if you're lucky. And I don't think that these concepts are particularly helpful.<br /><br />Instead, I believe that </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">creativity is what distinguishes human beings from other life forms. It goes much deeper than ingenuity, novelty or a specific "creative" talent. When I speak of creativity </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">– or creative force –</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, I refer to the same inherent capability that enables us to have a vision (visualize) and then realize it (manifest). Creativity is the <i>choice </i>to create, the choice to use our innate capacity to create. Hence, <b>creativity is always <i>part </i>of ourselves, not outside of ourselves, so there's no need to chase it</b>. Instead, look inward.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">When
we are creating, we are doing it from our centre, from our innermost
core as creative beings. I feel like <b>people usually think they are
struggling with the "creative" part</b>; but I feel like t<b>hey are probably
actually struggling with the "being" part</b>! <br /><br />Think about it. Can you really <i>be </i>with
your writing in the here and now? Or are you already thinking (and
fretting) about the next chapter, the next several chapters, or the
entire book instead of focussing on just this one sentence, just this
one word you are currently writing?<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">According to <a href="https://www.betterup.com/blog/flow-state" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article</a>, "flow state is the experience of being so absorbed by an engaging, enjoyable task that your attention is comp[l]etely held by it. You generally lose sense of time, self-consciousness, and anything that doesn’t have to do with the task at hand." <br /><br />In other words: <b>flow state requires single-mindedness and undivided attention</b>; the ability to focus on one thing without any distractions. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />So before we try to get rid of writer's block by changing up the genre or doing random writing prompts (which are all wonderful techniques to stretch your writing muscle), I think it's worth to remind ourselves that what we are actually trying to achieve is <b>tap into our inner centre of calm and groundedness</b>, with our focus solely on the present moment.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /><blockquote>Creativity is a choice, not a feeling.</blockquote><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2. Meditate to Create<br /></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">In my opinion, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/how-why-to-meditate.html" target="_blank">m</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/how-why-to-meditate.html" target="_blank">editation</a> is the best way to get to this <b>place of calm focus, of connectedness, stillness, and <i>now</i>-ness</b> that will </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">will enable "flow state"</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">. Through meditation you are re-connecting with yourself on a deep level, and with that, your inherent creativity. <br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />I recommend <b>meditating right before sitting down to write</b> to get into that calm, centred, relaxed and focused state of mind
that we talked about. I find that even a few minutes make such a difference!<br /><br />If you don't feel comfortable with
sitting in silence, there are a lot of <b>great guided meditations for
creativity</b> out there, such as Kate Emmons' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdticvTteXg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quick & powerful 5 min pre-writing meditation for authors</a>, or this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6Tf2Ass0M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Relaxing Guided Meditation for Creativity and Artmaking</a> (6 minutes) by Youhjung Son, or </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oz5aEmScms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boost Your Creativity + Inspiration</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oz5aEmScms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> | 7-minute Guided Meditation</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> by Kristen Martin, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or Caro Arevalo's <a href="https://youtu.be/-5nZBh4ZuUA?t=251" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guided Meditation for Creativity, Positivity and Relaxation</a> (8 minutes; replacing words like "painting" with "writing") as well as her <a href="https://youtu.be/7Obo8zYWJn8?t=306" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meditation before painting</a> (15 minutes).</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnKTxPKDktpH4Duxd8maF6A0Dkpq3dGjfGro3cAmPWRVW6PZga6-IRjBIEGVbyI3qaiThSTyuXNh5LyRts-3yU-qgtUA9iTSDeKtr93UCA2smlwsMngov-E5RX6gH6m45LUejolnzWhCPbiOvfIwgkMAvyDy1WwXU_Ew8e3t09PnhgljRksMsL82LMg/s1200/IMG_3176.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnKTxPKDktpH4Duxd8maF6A0Dkpq3dGjfGro3cAmPWRVW6PZga6-IRjBIEGVbyI3qaiThSTyuXNh5LyRts-3yU-qgtUA9iTSDeKtr93UCA2smlwsMngov-E5RX6gH6m45LUejolnzWhCPbiOvfIwgkMAvyDy1WwXU_Ew8e3t09PnhgljRksMsL82LMg/s16000/IMG_3176.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">But what if you don't even <i>get </i>to that place of inner peace because your thoughts and self-doubts are constantly throwing you off? <br /><br />In many cases, the phenomenon of "writer's block" is linked to an underlying fear. <b>It is not the writing that is blocked, but rather <i>our belief in ourselves!</i> </b>We are paralyzed by fear. The fear of not being good enough; not writing good enough words; not writing fast enough, or consistent enough; never going to finish the book; never getting published; never going to be successful anyway ... Does this sound familiar?<br /><br />We attach sky-high expectations to our writing process, and then we fear falling short of them. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you ever catch yourself saying "My writing isn't good (enough)" or "I'm not creative (enough)" or "I'm never going to finish this book"?<br /><br />Realize that these are just thoughts. Negative, rather destructive thoughts and limiting beliefs. <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/how-to-get-rid-of-negative-and-limiting.html" target="_blank">And you know how I feel about those</a>. 😉 Don't let this fear (<b>F</b>alse <b>E</b>vidence <b>A</b>ppearing <b>R</b>eal) intimidate you – and keep you from pursuing your dream (aka writing and having a good time doing so)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />If you <b>catch yourself engaging in negative self-talk</b> (such as "I don't have any great ideas" or "What if the story doesn't turn out any good?" or "What if I get stuck again?"), simply recognize them as thoughts. Fears. They are not the truth. And they certainly won't bring you any closer to your writing goal.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead, <b>replace these fears and doubts with </b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">positive, constructive</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">empowering </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>affirmations</b> that will <b>remind you of your ability to write this story</b> and of your power as a creative being (such as "I am a wonderful creative writer" or "I trust in my ability to write this story" or "I trust and enjoy my unique writing process"). You can either write down your own affirmations and read them out loud to yourself, or you can use someone else's list of inspiring affirmations.<br /><br />I personally love the affirmations Kate shares in her video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Z5Z0JBfrY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writer's Empowerment | 15 Min Meditation & Affirmations for Manifesting a Great Writing Day</a>, see below. For a shorter version, check out her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDgxz8N1mc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tap Into The Writing Mood | 5 Mins of Powerful Affirmations to Activate Your Creativity</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/15Z5Z0JBfrY?controls=0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></span></span><br /></div></div></div></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">One of the most effective ways to conquer self-doubt – if you are dealing with negative, fearful thoughts around your writing – is to <b>engage in activities that boost your
self-worth</b>, your self-confidence, and your faith in your ability to write a story! In other words: <i><b>Do more of what makes you happy.</b></i><br /> <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps, like me, you started writing as a kid. Think back to that
time, when ever your personal starting point was. <b>Remember how you would write for <i>fun</i>?</b>
Simply for the sheer joy of it, and nothing else? You didn't think
about whether or not your writing would be "successful" or ever get
published. You didn't compare yourself to other writers, and you didn't
question whether it would be worth your time. You did it because you <i>wanted </i>to do it.<br /><br />Somewhere along the way you lost that joy. So ask yourself: <b>How can you get back to this place of curiosity and enjoyment?</b><br /><br />(I'll give you a hint: You were much more present as a child, and you didn't worry about the future and the possible outcome of your creations!)<br /><br /><b>Take your inner child by the hand</b>, so to speak, <b>and let it take the lead</b>. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">What would really bring you joy right now? Is it writing, maybe even something totally unrelated to your WIP? Or is it painting? Or running barefoot through the grass? Or doing a somersault in the snow? Whatever it is – do it!<br /><br /><b>Re-learn how to write for the joy of it!</b> Try to be as curious, playful and most of all non-judgemental about it as you can. <br /><br />If that seems too difficult at the moment, simply ask yourself how you can </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>make the writing process more attractive and
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<br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't know about you, but I feel like as humans we are pretty lazy. As such, we pick the low-hanging fruit and take the path of least resistance where ever we can. So <b>make writing the path of least resistance</b>!<br /><br />Similar to what I said about forming a new habit in my blogpost on <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/how-to-marie-kondo-your-life-and-not.html" target="_blank">How To Marie Kondo Your Life (and not just your stuff)</a>, make your writing habit as accessible as possible. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b>In the words of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithadriene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adriene</a>: <b>The hardest part is showing up</b>! </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Just like if you wanted to do more yoga, you would roll out your yoga mat the night before and maybe put on your workout clothes first thing in the morning, you can apply this principle to writing.<br /><br />For example, if you write on paper, <b>put your writing notepad visibly on your desk</b>, along with </span><span style="font-size: medium;">your notes, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">your outline, your scene cards, or what ever you use for your writing. If you write digitally, I suggest </span><span style="font-size: medium;">to <b>have your computer autoboot the text document</b> with your WIP. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">This way, instead of first checking your mails and your messengers and all of your social media accounts and perhaps the news before actually opening your story (if you ever get that far), your story will be the first thing you look at when you turn on your computer. <br /><br />You can also <b>disconnect your WiFi</b> the night before, that way you won't get far even if you accidentally click on your browser out of habit. (Which is one of the reasons why I personally wouldn't recommend writing in a web-based document, even though I can also see its advantages.) <br /><br />Or you could even <b>set up a separate user account for writing</b> that only gives you access to your word processor, and perhaps your writing playlist and inspirational pictures for your characters and settings. Use your desktop background for your story moodboard or writerly images, if you like.<br /><br />Another great way to pave the way for your writing session is to <b>plan out the scene you're going to write next</b> either the night before or at the end of each writing session. That way, you'll have a rough roadmap the </span><span style="font-size: medium;">next time </span><span style="font-size: medium;">you sit down to write.<br /><br />What ever it is you "need" for your writing (n</span><span style="font-size: medium;">otes, notepad, pen, text document on autoboot, cup of tea, noise-cancelling headphones, 25 minute timer, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/search/label/snack" target="_blank">snacks</a>...), </span><span style="font-size: medium;">have it already set up! <b>Make getting to your writing <i>as easy and effortless as possible</i>.</b><br /><br />However, personal experience has taught me that <b>this will only work once you have identified your negative self-talk</b> and are approaching your writing from a place of calm and intentional focus – 'cause otherwise, you'll just ignore the autobooted WIP, and go straight to your usual suspects of entertaining distractions ...</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">For most writers, their desk is their workplace. If your desk is cluttered, you are adding unnecessary distraction to your workflow. <b>Let the items taking up space on your desk be beneficial to your creative work.</b><br /><br />In order to get into a writing mood, you can <b>utilize triggers that signal your brain that it's writing time</b>, aka time to get into creative mode. Triggers will be different for everyone. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In my case that's a cup of my favourite tea </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(chai or Earl Grey with creamy oat milk), </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">my Bach flower remedy for focus and creativity (No. 9, clematis), having a specific candle for each
writing project that I work on (for my current young adult fantasy project that's a lovely floral
blend with palo santo & copal), crystals (mainly clear quartz, selenite, celestine, and tiger's eye), and </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">pomodoro-style </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">writing sprints </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(like this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU6a5OtnlNs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2 hour immersive writing session for deep focus</a> by Abbie Emmons)</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">.<br /><br />To consciously induce your writing process, <b>use those triggers to create your own simple sacred ritual</b>. (Keep it simple as you don't want your ritual to keep you from writing, see point above.)<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For example, <b>my writing ritual</b> looks something like this at the moment: Mindful movement such as yoga, stretching or intuitive dancing. M<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">editate. Repeat positive affirmations to remind myself of my creativity and creative ability (I sometimes like to hold a crystal in my hand while doing that). </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Make myself a milk</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> tea. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Light my writing candle. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Put on my blue light glasses. Open my Word document(s). Start the writing sprint soundtrack. Write.<br /><br />Sometimes I also like to do a full-on <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/11/cacao-ceremony-intentional-living.html" target="_blank">cacao ceremony</a> before my writing session, or to brainstorm, to get into a playful and grounded mindset.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucWrek7bPJf6UC0LMlo92nz_MLkuGzVW5z1b9oRXLF40uG779KG1oJcgQTSI-lrQgK2KoUw1L6SOTmlO-7HLynnckAxM6dHt-YkECw03Bsg8vAwheT9riZR-Xkn5cAiT6sHh10aP_zqYMsD_ehHxpMWN4_7GNM8OOP4G3yHLGaKkeaYpKs9GSUoawtQ/s1200/writing.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucWrek7bPJf6UC0LMlo92nz_MLkuGzVW5z1b9oRXLF40uG779KG1oJcgQTSI-lrQgK2KoUw1L6SOTmlO-7HLynnckAxM6dHt-YkECw03Bsg8vAwheT9riZR-Xkn5cAiT6sHh10aP_zqYMsD_ehHxpMWN4_7GNM8OOP4G3yHLGaKkeaYpKs9GSUoawtQ/s16000/writing.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></span></span></div>
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<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now all of these tips have hopefully helped you to get down to the root of your "writer's block" and eventually overcome it. When you do get into a writing flow, you can <b>prevent a future writing block by simply stopping before you run out of ideas</b>. Because if you keep going until you have no clue what to write next, you are </span><span style="font-size: medium;">are literally empty and </span><span style="font-size: medium;">burning yourself out creatively – and the next time you sit down to write, you probably still won't know what to write next, making you feel stuck and uninspired. It's a doom loop.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead, stop when you</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> could still write some more. That way, the next time you return to your story, you will already have some ideas to go off of. Plus, if you stop on a high note – after having written a scene or a paragraph or a sentence that was very easy to write or that you are really happy –, you will <b>leave your writing session feeling excited and accomplished</b>, rather than exhausted and empty, so the next time you return to your story, you will remember that feeling o</span><span style="font-size: medium;">f excitement and inspiration, and it will be that much easier to get back into it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are afraid of losing your flow of ideas when you stop with your mind still buzzing with creativity, you can just jot them down, or even <b>prepare an in-depth scene outline</b> that you can use as a springboard in your next writing session.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So, to end this blogpost on a high note as well, </b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">remember that you are, inherently, a creative being. Trust that you are capable of creating. You are capable of writing your story.</span></span></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /></b><i>For even more input on how to beat a creative block and get inspired instantly, check out my other two blogposts on this topic, where I touch on things like doing writing sprints, finding your creative zone, embracing boredom, setting up a creative space, the importance of structure and constraint, and more!</i><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><br /><br /></b></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://be-alice.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-inspiration-myth-8-ways-to-get.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i992qQT01BP8E9EUOGI9DT8In38YOrvoSXpvs-APdPLMmZiaLNQebPvFXN-hJ_Y7gpGkQyvY4yxjravLO_7-tk_54LzRcfc0Xms-GSrnhyphenhyphen7Xfru8cC72EkCGQYIYW2JesOItPnH6Jsk/w400-h267/IMG_4617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2019/04/the-inspiration-myth-8-ways-to-get.html" target="_blank">The Inspiration Myth | 8 Ways to Get Creative Instantly<br /></a></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://be-alice.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-inspiration-myth-8-ways-to-get.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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</div>Maisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955192743743776123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958913330494561253.post-80816591987187165172023-03-08T08:08:00.389+01:002023-03-08T08:08:00.214+01:00In Honour of Women's Day<div><p style="text-align: right;"> <i>reading time: 4 min</i></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">5 years ago on International Women's Day I published a blog post titled "<a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2018/03/who-run-world.html" target="_blank">Who Run The World?</a>" where I shared 6 women who </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">had an empowering and inspiring influence on my life</span></span> including authors and other public figures as well as my mum.<br /><br />Today I want to add 6 more women to this list, who are all very different, although m</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ost of them are in fact "influencers".</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> All of those amazing women have had a great impact on me, especially during the past year, and continue to inspire me. If you were to ask me which "celebrities" I would like to meet – these are the ones!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I also want to invite you to treat this as an old-fashioned TAG, and share your own list of women – whether it's someone famous or someone from your family – that you look up to, or that have inspired or influenced you in a positive way!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.louisehay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.louisehay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louise L. Hay</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">–
Having read her book "You Can Heal Your Life" twice as well as having
listened to her audiobooks "101 Power Thoughts" and "Love Your Body"
numerous times, it is not an exaggeration to say that Louise Hay has
been living in my mind rent-free for the past year. I admire her outlook
on life, and the fact that she died peacefully in her sleep at age 90
(as opposed to other self-help authors that died from cancer in their
forties ...) is merely one of many reasons why I trust her advice. Her work
has helped me more on my path of self-healing than any other books I've
read so far.</span></span></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQLy0GXQKQ588opH-cQ8GqVzJSrMlLtQvTAWuWS4OVePWt0KJRxem_Ze_mV_TIXumk-UN9738NtstiSrqle8Z2_QwclQa59SzPEJXyvMLPxD0WeOexlVYXuGG6supVCFpyRWODgCgpqYt0x5fV_sEmdEAwHISak9BqoVJERRgBVqe2ZaUy6rWp_a-Ng/s1350/251529744_598578744668499_209052676117350860_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQLy0GXQKQ588opH-cQ8GqVzJSrMlLtQvTAWuWS4OVePWt0KJRxem_Ze_mV_TIXumk-UN9738NtstiSrqle8Z2_QwclQa59SzPEJXyvMLPxD0WeOexlVYXuGG6supVCFpyRWODgCgpqYt0x5fV_sEmdEAwHISak9BqoVJERRgBVqe2ZaUy6rWp_a-Ng/w320-h400/251529744_598578744668499_209052676117350860_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HitomiMochizuki222" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HitomiMochizuki222" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hitomi Mochizuki</a> – If you are looking for the big sister you never had, Hitomi will be there for you with infinite honesty, rawness and spiritual insight. This beautiful earth angel never ceases to inspire me and remind me to play, to take care of my inner child as well as my adult needs, to be my full honest vulnerable self, to act out of love, to set healthy boundaries, to enjoy the sensual world by being fully present in my body, and to make love to life. To me, she embodies self-inquiry, healing, and connection (be that with nature, in fulfilling friendships, or through sacred sexuality).<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnzuPDPNJys_wd6e2jt0ubB4h4Cw3II-lxPmlc5YQ9OmEEwNQwO0WWNUU3btx2i9xDEZ9L7RjxZnJRla1RnnCzgoNFc80pxOzw7DOkRS9rqW0U7IUsacg6RfPaUj69B9DeG-2t5J2KgM4O6eR_LnaLj_C1EFZBlSNglTizBSKWwpW2Y9XQlVP6yOvZw/s608/yoga%20with%20adriene.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="608" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnzuPDPNJys_wd6e2jt0ubB4h4Cw3II-lxPmlc5YQ9OmEEwNQwO0WWNUU3btx2i9xDEZ9L7RjxZnJRla1RnnCzgoNFc80pxOzw7DOkRS9rqW0U7IUsacg6RfPaUj69B9DeG-2t5J2KgM4O6eR_LnaLj_C1EFZBlSNglTizBSKWwpW2Y9XQlVP6yOvZw/w400-h400/yoga%20with%20adriene.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adriene Mishler</a> – Speaking of a wise big sister ... Better known as <i>Yoga with Adriene</i>, this lovely lady has accompanied and guided me on my (yoga and spiritual and life) journey for almost exactly 10 years now! I absolutely love that her yoga videos have evolved from being more goofy and upbeat (which made me connect to her in the beginning, and I love this aspect of her, too) to her unapologetically letting her spiritual beliefs and wisdom seep into her videos. Adriene (and Benji of course!) has taught me to trust, to listen, to notice, and to blanket myself in love. And of course to "find what feels good" by staying present in my body :)</span></span></span><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span>
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I've mentioned Galatea on my blog before because I adore her
wonderfully articulated and thoughtful videos on all sorts of topics,
from books and movies to aspects of society. She is smart as hell and
not afraid to make bold statements that others might not agree with,
while being open for discussion. Her videos are always thought-provoking
(and sometimes also provoking), and while I do not agree with every
single sentence she says, I hugely respect her views on the topics she
discusses, and I find her way of embracing femininity as a strength and
not a weakness without reducing "femininity" to a certain set of
desirable traits (<a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/02/why-mrs-midwest-is-no-longer-my-role.html" target="_blank">unlike others</a>) very inspiring.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No, this is not Angelina Jolie. Although it is certainly Lara Croft,
cosplayed by the talented Rachel Maksy! Honestly, there's nothing crafty Rachel
cannot do, from creating awesome pieces of clothing, make-up, painting, home-renovating and paper-mâché-ing to needle felting. Her artistic skill and creativity combined with
her humour always makes me want to be a better human, basically 😂 Oh, and she has an amazing sense of aesthetics, both in her video editing and in her overall style.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx97_uBu3FE4M8itZgo8WLsWuJpiZCLLPsgJOnwyyl_NWH4_qH4utUDCwMLJsghMjaU6RMYA329ZeGUDHX2viktC8__4CPCSiLt2cPEvMeJZLiWncT3nRVSSn2N15MFJvu-F8R42HJlx17SxgsyWWZ2Wl8Hd2LrA74-vljg76Kty09Bt5mFH6tlHV4-Q/s596/joanna%20kyu.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="596" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx97_uBu3FE4M8itZgo8WLsWuJpiZCLLPsgJOnwyyl_NWH4_qH4utUDCwMLJsghMjaU6RMYA329ZeGUDHX2viktC8__4CPCSiLt2cPEvMeJZLiWncT3nRVSSn2N15MFJvu-F8R42HJlx17SxgsyWWZ2Wl8Hd2LrA74-vljg76Kty09Bt5mFH6tlHV4-Q/w400-h250/joanna%20kyu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7CL8VN924VUVSVVhJd54g/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br />Joanna Kyu (aka Joannas Essentials)</a>
– Joanna has always promoted a natural, nourishing way of living, but
her more recent videos take it to another level. Especially her videos
"From Blogger to Living Offline in Nature" and "Natural Living &
Building in the Jungle » A Return to Nature" have had an eye-opening
effect on me, and have stirred up the urge in me to get away from the
desk, away from the mobile phone, and live in a more rural, simple,
close-to-nature and actually sustainable environment outside of the
European bubble I'm currently stuck in. Not sure what this will look
like, but the ball has started rolling ...<br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><i>Also, I've heard from several people that apparently what you aspire and admire in others is already within you! The argument is that to see something in another person, you have to already know what it is / have experienced it before. So I guess somewhere within me I already am stunningly creative and talented, smart, wise, articulate, unabashedly feminine, sensual, in peace with myself and life itself, admirable, free-spirited, wise, empowered, embodied, and sustainable. Awesome! </i>😁</span><br /></span></span><br /></div>
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</div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>March is such a dull month, at least where I live. Rainy, cold, grey. And just not very inviting to spend much time outside if you ask me. Instead, spending time in the kitchen, baking a sweet little somethin-somethin and watching a movie sounds much better, don't you think? <br /><br />If you need a bit of brightness in your life right now, these lemony Earl Grey cupcakes are just the thing for you!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
is still an illegally small amount of muffin / cupcake recipes on my
blog! I mean, I do love cake, and especially layered cream cake such as my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/12/vegan-black-forest-cake.html" target="_blank">Vegan Black Forest Cake</a> A LOT, but if you think about it, cupcakes are basically miniature cakes, soooo ... I need to make more cupcakes! <br /><br />A</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>nd
since my dad is a big black tea fan, I decided to make him these
delicious fragrant Earl Grey cupcakes with a light lemon buttercream
frosting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Years ago – literally, YEARS ago – I stumbled across these <a href="https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-earl-grey-cupcakes-a-reader-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vegan Earl Grey Cupcakes</a> from <i>It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken</i>, and immediately I made a mental note to make these for my dad some day. Well, this day finally came true on</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> Father's Day last year, which is bad enough – but I never actually got around to publishing them on my blog! I know, I know, it's bad. Shame on me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>But let's talk about these cupcakes now.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I love the citrusy bergamot flavour of Earl Grey that is best combined with vanilla and something milky (such as my <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/11/vegan-london-fog.html" target="_blank">Vegan London Fog</a> 😍), but I'd never used it for baking before. </span></span></span>The muffins itself turned out great and they are light and fluffy thanks to the pastry flour I used (spelt type 630 here in Germany). The key to these Earl Grey muffins is making a strongly steeped MILK with several teabags (or spoonfuls) of Earl Grey which you can then use in the batter. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>It
gives the muffins a lovely floral and unique distinct "tea" taste as well as a
pretty caramel colour, and it's just perfect when paired with vanilla
essence and lemon buttercream frosting! I also added a bit of orange zest to compliment the bergamot, similar to the Lady Grey tea (which by the way you could also use in this recipe instead of Earl Grey!).<br /><br />The perfect little sweet treats for teatime, special occasions such as Father's or Mother's Day, or just everyday dessert cravings :)<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5PPK6MHrlRyCSaiOwNO0tT4tCbCxixiQrN1H3CoP7CzY_vlfa3gECmiW35S99NNVHInsY7cNFeA2ZlOBz-7Nopvr2xssyLdPJ1mgdK0CcnKbSXam-x2h-pQnIOZF_TaAPpRWHti3lTtb7fXb-3Ft7FlgVykENF53RpXd4swZTeGdsIghFn4KG14xHQ/s1200/IMG_1733.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5PPK6MHrlRyCSaiOwNO0tT4tCbCxixiQrN1H3CoP7CzY_vlfa3gECmiW35S99NNVHInsY7cNFeA2ZlOBz-7Nopvr2xssyLdPJ1mgdK0CcnKbSXam-x2h-pQnIOZF_TaAPpRWHti3lTtb7fXb-3Ft7FlgVykENF53RpXd4swZTeGdsIghFn4KG14xHQ/s16000/IMG_1733.jpg" /></a></div><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">VEGAN EARL GREY</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> CUPCAKES with lemon buttercream frosting</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">P</span>reparation time</i>: 45 mins </span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: flour, Earl Grey, vegan butter, lemon<i> </i></span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>makes</i>: 12 cupcakes </span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free, wheat-free, </span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">nut-f<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ree, yeast-free</span></span></span><br />
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<u><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></b></u><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3 Earl Grey teabags <span style="color: #999999;">(or 3 tsp loose Earl Grey tea, using a tea infuser)</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 cup soy milk or almond milk<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>1 3/4 cups spelt pastry flour <span style="color: #999999;">(I use type 630)</span><br />1/4 cup cornstarch<br />2 tsp baking powder<br />1 tsp baking soda<br />pinch of salt<br />1/3 cup raw cane sugar<br />1/4 cup vegan butter or margarine<br />2 tsp vanilla essence<br />1 tsp fresh organic lemon zest<br />1 tsp fresh organic orange zest</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Frosting:</span></span></span><br />3/4 <span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">cup vegan butter or margarine, softened<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 1/2 cups powdered sugar<br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp vanilla e</span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">ssence<br />1 tbsp fresh lemon juice<br />1 1/2 tsp fresh organic lemon zest</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Preheat oven to 180 °C / 350 °F. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners, or lightly grease for a more eco-friendly alternative.</span></span></span></span><br /></span></span>
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</i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">To make the batter: </span></span></span></span></span></i><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Start by making the Earl Grey milk. Place soy milk in a small saucepan, and add 3 Earl Grey teabags or loose leaf tea. Bring to a light boil, then turn off heat, and allow to steep for about 10 minutes. Once the milk is tea-infused, discard teabags.<br /><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">To a bowl, add pastry flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine.<br /><br />In a seperate mixing bowl, beat
sugar and vegan butter or margarine until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer (about 3 minutes). Add lemon zest, orange zest, and vanilla essence. Beat again.
<br /><br />Gradually add the flour mixture while working the batter with the electric mixer.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Lastly, add the steeped Earl Grey milk. Mix well until you reach a smooth batter. Do not overmix your batter!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Scoop
the batter into your prepared cupcake tin, dividing the batter evenly
between the 12 cups. Transfer the tin to your pre-heated oven and bake for about 20
minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Remove
from the oven and allow the muffins to cool in the tin for 5-10
minutes. Then remove the muffins from the tin and transfer them to a
wire rack to continue cooling. </span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In the meantime prepare the lemon buttercream frosting.</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the frosting</span></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">: </span></span></span></span></i><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In a clean</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> bowl, whip </span></span></span></span>vegan butter using an electric mixer until soft and fluffy. Slowly add in powdered sugar. Cream together. Add vanilla essence, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Whip until light and fluffy.<br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">O</span>nce
the muffins have cooled completely, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">fill your buttercream frosting into a piping bag, and frost each cupcake with a buttercream swirl. Decorate with lemon slices if you wish, and serve to your tea loving guests. Enjoy!</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Today's blogpost is sort of a follow-up to my recent post on <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/how-to-marie-kondo-your-life-and-not.html" target="_blank">How To Marie Kondo Your Life (and not just your stuff)</a>, 'cause it seems like I'm doing a different kind of spring cleaning this year. <br /><br />On today's agenda: decluttering limiting belief systems!<br /><br />Have you ever felt stuck in a certain area in your life, or even several areas? Perhaps you were unhappy at your workplace, quit, got a new job, and felt equally miserable there? </span></span>Or perhaps you feel like all your relationships end in the same way, like you're going in circles?<br /><br />Then it's time to get rid of the underlying negative beliefs and thought patterns.<br />
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<span><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1) Take Inventory</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<br />Take a pen and a piece of paper.<b><br /><br />Write down any negative beliefs and thoughts that come to mind. </b>These can be common phrases ("money can't buy happiness", "business before pleasure" etc.) or recurring fears </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">or thoughts that you keep thinking </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">("I don't have enough money", "I am ugly", "you can't trust other people" etc.)</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.<br /><br />If none come to mind, look at your life. Look at your circumstances. <b>In which areas of your life are you struggling?</b> Where are things not going well?</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br />(Areas of your life could be health, family, friends, love, work, money, personal growth, environment etc.)<br /><br />Look at one of the areas you feel stuck in. Take some time and ask yourself: <i>What negative thoughts or beliefs could be related to that area in my life? What kind of thoughts could be creating these conditions?</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">For example, if money is always tight, no matter what you do and how hard you work, this is a sure sign that you have negative or limiting beliefs about money and self-worth. Write them down! If you feel lonely and left out by everyone in your life, chances are you have negative or limiting beliefs about friendships and, again, self-worth.<br /><br />Spoiler alert: You may find that most, if not all, of our limiting beliefs have to do with self-worth, or not feeling "good enough".<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2) Trace It Back </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br /><br /><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In order to remove our limiting beliefs, it is important to know where they come from. When we are born, we are tiny babies filled with love and acceptance. We love our bodies, and we don't feel any shame or guilt for anything. So what happened between then and now? <br /><br />Where did we get those ideas, those feelings of being unlovable and unworthy and not good enough?<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Think back to your childhood. <b>Did your parents, other relatives</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>, friends</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>, neighbours, </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>teachers, </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>or other authority figures ever say anything negative</b> <b>about you or life in general that has stuck with you to this day?</b>
For instance, our landlady lived next door to us, and she didn't really
like kids and the noise and mess they make, so whenever I would play on
the lawn around the house, I would get scolded by her. This made me
believe that I wasn't welcome, that I was too loud and that playing and
having fun is something forbidden or bad. Yikes.<br /><br />I am sure you also have inner stories like that – that you still consciously or subconsciously tell yourself to this day!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Look at your list of negative beliefs.</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> How do you feel when reading them? For example, if one of your listed beliefs is "I don't have any true friends", this might make you feel lonely, rejected, or incapable. In other words: not good enough. When have you felt like this in the past? Can you see a pattern? <br /><br />Then ask yourself: <i>What is the first memory in my life where I felt exactly like this? Did someone say something to me or about me?</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /><br />In novel writing, we talk about the main character's misbelief or false belief that was usually formed prior to the beginning of the story, and is sometimes revealed in their backstory. In order to succeed on their journey, the character has to understand and overcome their misbelief at the end of the book.<br /><br />This is your backstory. This is your misbelief. <br />(or rather, several misbeliefs!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Where possible, write down next to every single listed belief where it came from. Who told you, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">explicitly or </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">implicitly, that this was "true"?<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3) Challenge Your Beliefs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In order to invalidate your current negative beliefs, read your list of negative beliefs out loud. Then challenge each of the beliefs by asking the following questions:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1) Is this really true? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2) Is it <i>always</i> like this? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Is it like this for <i>everyone</i>? Can you think of any contrary evidence?<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>3) What would your life be like without this belief?</b><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I'll give you an example. If you, like me, were raised in a society that believes in "working hard" to earn a living, you might be convinced that work must be exhausting, unfulfilling, unpleasant and tough. Otherwise it wouldn't be called "work", right? ... Let's verify.<br /><br />1) Is this really true? Does work always have to be hard and unpleasant? – <i>So far, my work experiences have been unpleasant and stressful. But I can't say for sure if it </i>has <i>to be that way.</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2) Is it always like this? Is it like this for everyone? Can you think of any contrary evidence? – <i>Well, I know that my dad loves what he does for a living, even to the extent that he does it in his free time as well. And I know that Brandon Sanderson loves writing so much so that he even wrote 4 extra novels in secret. Other people like Rachel Maksy, Merphy Napier, Dylan Is In Trouble etc. have also repeatedly said that they love what they do for a living. So I guess, there </i>are <i>people who enjoy and even love their work, AND they earn good money with it. </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3) What would your life be like without this belief? – <i>Without this belief, I would be more hopeful, confident and even determined to find an occupation that will bring me joy </i>and <i>money!<br /><br /></i>Perhaps you can even go so far as to "debunk" your negative belief. For example, you might come to the realization tha<span style="font-family: inherit;">t your </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">enjoyment of your work would actually make your work more valuable, therefore making it more likely to get paid for it. See? You can allow your work to</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> be easy, effortless and fun for you! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">4) Transform Your Beliefs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Negative or limiting beliefs are not helpful. If you keep telling yourself "I never have enough money", this will not get you more money. Instead, it will probably make your more depressed and anxious about this lack of money you are constantly reiterating. If you change it to a positive thought like "I am open and receptive to new opportunities of income</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">", it might actually motivate and uplift you. You can only think one thought at a time. Why not make it a beneficial one?<br /><br /><b>So take your list of negative beliefs about yourself and your life, and rephrase them into something more helpful.</b> Here are a few examples:<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Negative, obstructive belief: <i>I don't have what is takes to be successful.</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Positive, constructive belief: <i>I have everything I need to accomplish what I want to accomplish.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Negative, obstructive belief:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <i>I don't have enough time to do the things I love.<br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Positive, constructive belief:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <i>I can manage my time in a way that allows me to focus on the things that are important to me. <br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">or<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Negative, obstructive belief:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <i>I hate my boss.<br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Positive, constructive belief:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>I treat my boss with kindness and compassion, and we have a peaceful relationship.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It is crucial to this step that the new positive, constructive belief is <b>believable </b>to you. For example, you can't just jump from "I'm chronically ill" to "I am completely healthy". You won't believe yourself because it isn't currently true. Instead, say something like "I am becoming healthier and stronger every day". <br /><br />If changing a negative belief into a positive one seems "impossible", rephrase it into a question instead. So instead of feeding your mind with thoughts like "I'm chronically ill", feed it with a request: "What can I do to become healthier and stronger?"<br /><br />Repeat your new positive thoughts like daily affirmations, ideally every morning and every night. In other words: Practice positive brainwashing 😜<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">5) Watch Your Words</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The same way you can transform your way of thinking, you can transform your speech. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Don't say anything that you don't want to come true. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">You wouldn't put up a poster promoting something that went against your own values either, would you?<br /><br />The next time you catch yourself making limiting statements like "I can't do that", "I can't believe I was so stupid!", "nobody loves me" etc.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> take note of it and lovingly </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">rephrase it into a more helpful message, such as "I am doing the best I can" or "Next time I will be more mindful" or "I love and accept myself, and I let that love radiate out into the world".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />Again, make sure that you believe what you are saying.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><blockquote>»Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.«<br /><br />― Lao Tzu </blockquote></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">6) Burn It, Baby!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Some negative beliefs are easier to release than others. If you find yourself having a very stubborn negative belief, try this method: Write the negative belief on a small piece of paper. Allow any feelings that are still connected to this belief to rise to the surface. If you like, you can say something like: "Thank you for your service, but I don't need you any more!"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Then burn the piece of paper in a fireproof container. Imagine the negative belief to dissolve.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">7) Be Patient</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Don't limit yourself again by setting yourself a time limit for "success". Trust the process. Trust that you have already begun changing and dissolving your negative beliefs and thought patterns. Don't give up on yourself when change isn't coming as quickly as you want it to come. Just as a physical injury will take time to heal, so does your thinking. It won't help if you keep poking at it to see if it's healing.<br /><br />Also, there is no need to feel bad for every negative thought you catch yourself thinking. Chances are, you have been thinking these thoughts for most of your life already. Just pause. Say to yourself: "This is an old thought. I no longer choose to think that way." And let it go. Find a positive, or constructive thought (or sentence) to think (or say) instead.<br /><br />And that's how you eventually overcome your limiting beliefs, one tiny step at a time.<br /><br />You can do it. I trust in your abilities. Do you trust yourself? If not, what limiting belief lies beneath this thought ...? 🤗<br /><br /> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who is in the mood for a thick slice of honey spice cake?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">🙋🏼♀️</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">While this cake isn't part of the books nor the Netflix series, the recipe for a certain Honey Spice Cake appears in the expansion of the video game <i>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</i> called <i>Blood and Wine</i> during the "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc52cGea9dE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spoontaneous Profits!</a>" treasure hunt quest. The ingredients for this cake by the fictional chef Ram'ses Gor-Thon are actually <a href="https://witcher-games.fandom.com/wiki/Honey_spice_cake_recipe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mentioned in the game</a> (raw buckwheat honey, spelt flour, butter, Zerrikanian spices, eggs, cow's milk, and rock salt).<br /><br />This spiced honey cake is flavourful, moist and the right kind of sweet – with a hint of buckwheat, beer and vanilla.<br /><br />The warming spices and the earthy taste of the beer mixed with the sweetness of the honey make this cake the perfect treat on a dreary winter day.<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC2ZJaS3_rKvfhExMnDbWHhYyfJWDezwa7xo76s226OxEwdcRL6BoeTifPBubwXqTX3wOzQMfc7UNK4WWJ251j9V9ao0khVogLdSKWOLXH0unZ_nEt-dFuSnm-2vzVeH0A98PyT9mo2b7p-lBkt97YjIyJWs_cGUA37CfAVEdNA4ax8hxD7-0vbs_cOg=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1200" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC2ZJaS3_rKvfhExMnDbWHhYyfJWDezwa7xo76s226OxEwdcRL6BoeTifPBubwXqTX3wOzQMfc7UNK4WWJ251j9V9ao0khVogLdSKWOLXH0unZ_nEt-dFuSnm-2vzVeH0A98PyT9mo2b7p-lBkt97YjIyJWs_cGUA37CfAVEdNA4ax8hxD7-0vbs_cOg=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Geralt is ready to slice up some honey spice cake ... or something like that. </i>😏<i> (<a href="https://www.themarysue.com/how-old-are-the-witcher-characters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This recipe is part of my nerdy baking series where I post (vegan) recipes of
foods from some of my favourite works of fiction. So far I've covered
the usual suspects, <a href="https://homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/07/legolas-lembas-vegan.html" target="_blank">The Lord of the Rings</a> / <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/the-hobbits-cram-cookies-vegan.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hobbit</a>, <a href="https://homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/12/hagrids-rock-cakes-vegan.html" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a> / <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/10/queenies-apple-strudel-vegan.html" target="_blank">Fantastic Beasts</a>, <a href="https://homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/04/danys-dragon-eggs-vegan.html" target="_blank">Game of Thrones</a>, and <a href="https://homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/04/princess-leia-buns-may-4th.html" target="_blank">Star Wars</a> (sort of), but also <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/10/ciris-beer-potage-vegan.html" target="_blank">The Witcher</a>, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/02/aangs-egg-custard-tart-vegan.html" target="_blank">Avatar – The Last Airbender</a>, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/ezrans-jelly-tarts-vegan.html" target="_blank">The Dragon Prince</a>, and <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/11/viannes-chili-hot-chocolate-vegan.html" target="_blank">Chocolat</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And no, I haven't gotten over the fact that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkTv9FyPnNz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry Cavill will not be returning to The Witcher</a> after season 3, which basically means that I won't be returning to watching it after season 3, but hey ... it's not like there's a shortage of shows and movies to watch instead.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">P</span>reparation time</i>:<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1</span></span></span></span> h</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: spelt flour<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, buckwheat flour, honey, beer</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">easy</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>serves</i>: 10–14 (1 bundt cake)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, lactose-free, wheat-free, egg-free, soy-free, yeast-free</span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">for the cake: <br />3 cups spelt flour<span style="color: #999999;"> (I did 2 cups type 1050, and 1 cup type 630)</span><br />1 cup whole-grain buckwheat flour</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 packet (15 g) baking powder<br />1/2 tsp baking soda<br />1/4 tsp rock salt<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tbsp gingerbread spice <span style="color: #999999;">(or a mix of 4 parts ground cinnamon, 2 parts ground allspice, 1 part ground ginger, and 1 part ground cardamom)</span><br />a pinch of ground nutmeg</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup vegan margarine<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup light brown or raw cane sugar<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 cup honey or <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/05/homemade-dandelion-honee-vegan-honey.html" target="_blank">vegan honee</a> <span style="color: #999999;">(or sub golden syrup or maple syrup)</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 cup non-dairy milk<br />1 cup light beer<br />1 tsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2 tsp vanilla extract</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">for the frosting:<br />6 tbsp vegan cream cheese<br />2 tbsp vegan butter, softened<br />2 tbsp runny honey or golden syrup<br />3 tbsp non-dairy milk</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1 tsp vanilla extract<br />pinch of salt<br /><br />cinnamon, to sprinkle</span></span><br /></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Instructions</span></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pre-heat oven to 180 °C / 350 °F. Grease and lightly flour a bundt tin, and set aside.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In
a mixing bowl combine spelt flour, buckwheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, gingerbread spice and ground nutmeg.<br /><br />In a separate large mixing bowl beat vegan margarine and sugar until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer. Beat in the honey. Add non-dairy milk, light beer, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix well to combine.<br /><br />Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating until you have a nice smooth batter.<br /><br />Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan, and </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">bake in </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">the preheated oven for about 30 minutes at </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">180 °C / 350 °F, until golden and a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean</span></span>. <br /><br />Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack.<br /><br />Let the cake cool completely before spooning over the frosting.<br /><br /><b>To make the frosting:</b></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Using a fork or an electric mixer, blend together vegan cream cheese, softened vegan butter, runny honey, non-dairy milk, vanilla extract, and salt. It should be smooth and thick, but still flowing.<br /><br />When the cake is cold, spoon over the frosting, letting it drip down the sides. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Enjoy!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZZNpeVoUPzNGcnWJu0hrFkdoqKMA1-GXOtCDn5pnMJrl7oRDRxnT2E-NM7nbyFkS2M78s_xufNMgkJ6-jUGXc8X6KHoZdvl_mYf-25WjQVHHAUPch6qIrHTWS0u8kDeGtec6YBKQPdJ-aIhjT_t1ZBIg9mFAp809kt7roif8crolcfRApY0aIYY1NA/s1200/IMG_2764.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZZNpeVoUPzNGcnWJu0hrFkdoqKMA1-GXOtCDn5pnMJrl7oRDRxnT2E-NM7nbyFkS2M78s_xufNMgkJ6-jUGXc8X6KHoZdvl_mYf-25WjQVHHAUPch6qIrHTWS0u8kDeGtec6YBKQPdJ-aIhjT_t1ZBIg9mFAp809kt7roif8crolcfRApY0aIYY1NA/s16000/IMG_2764.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>TIPS & NOTES:<br /></i></span><br />- For a bit of buzz, add 1-2 tbsp of rum to the batter.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">- For a "darker" flavour, replace the light beer in the recipe with cold coffee or strong black tea.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">- For a more fruity flavour, you can add the zest of 1 organic orange to the batter. Or replace part of the plant-based milk in the recipe with fresh orange juice.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGva9bdU9U8QfFCiFxn3wBE-cUHX7zKp2Pg_ny0svIeB1z0x8xrA4-4fGP1SCIY7kditk-9A0BPYTWg2Ny3iDi9JJgYMELPWDDOUWfm24Mg9VuNvg01oQ33LnrHxCxGW2SfTOMTGPm-OoUUwvsCxfP3VvXxT6fTEeF_8beyM3N0lLg5nfekYOMUHPbuQ=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGva9bdU9U8QfFCiFxn3wBE-cUHX7zKp2Pg_ny0svIeB1z0x8xrA4-4fGP1SCIY7kditk-9A0BPYTWg2Ny3iDi9JJgYMELPWDDOUWfm24Mg9VuNvg01oQ33LnrHxCxGW2SfTOMTGPm-OoUUwvsCxfP3VvXxT6fTEeF_8beyM3N0lLg5nfekYOMUHPbuQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Geralt thinks my honey spice cake is great. Or something like that. (<a href="https://de.ign.com/the-witcher-4/133900/news/the-witcher-so-sehen-geralt-yennefer-und-ciri-in-der-netflix-serie-aus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>)</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><b>Looking for more <a href="https://be-alice.blogspot.com/search/label/fictional%20food" target="_blank">nerdy recipes</a>? Check out some of my other fiction inspired creations:</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Today's blogpost was inspired by an acquaintance of my boyfriend who told him that she applied Marie Kondo's <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/09/31-days-of-decluttering-letting-go29.html" target="_blank">decluttering</a> method not only to physical possessions, but </span></span>also to every other aspect of her life. This got me thinking, and I came up with these 3 ways to "Marie Kondo" your life – and not just your stuff.<br />
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you haven't heard of Marie Kondo by now, you're probably a cave troll living under a big cosy rock, but I'm happy to enlighten you in this case 🤓<br /><br />Marie Kondō, also known as Konmari, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>is a Japanese organizing consultant and author of the best-selling book <i>The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up</i> (2011). She also appeared in the Netflix series <i>Tidying Up with Marie Kondo</i>, which I enjoyed very much, as well as the follow-up show <i>Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo</i>. She is probably most famous for her motto to only keep things that "spark joy", which makes up a great part of her so-called KonMari method. Another significant part of her method is to go through your belongings one category at a time, starting with clothing, and gathering everything from each category in one place before taking every item into your hands and deciding whether to keep it or not.<br /><br />So let's apply the philosophy of "If it doesn't spark joy, let it go" to other areas of our life that don't have anything to do with physical clutter.<br />
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<span><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1) Declutter Your Social Events</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I'm not the only one who has repeatedly gone to social "obligations" and events, either for the fear of missing out or out of guilt or because I didn't want to let anyone down – and almost always regretted it because I didn't actually want to go. What ever it may be for you, I want to invite you to ask yourself: <b>Which events or appointments spark joy? </b>And which do not? If they don't spark joy, is there a way to decline these events? <i>Why </i>do you feel the need to attend this event in the first place?<br /><br />I think it is extremely important to communicate our needs and feelings honestly and authentically. And yes, this sometimes means putting your own needs before those of others! I think of it like an airplane emergency: You first put on your <i>own</i> oxygen mask before you help your child or other people.<br /><br />In Sadia's video about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-mhRo7Hww" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">designing a simple life (minimalist habits)</a>, she also talks about essentialism and the importance of saying no. Essentialism as per Greg McKeown is <i>essentially </i>the idea of committing your time and energy to the "vital few" aspects in your life rather than the "trivial many". It is a less-but-better approach, or quality-over-quantity. For everything you say yes to, you say no to everything else. So let the things you say yes to, be in alignment with your core values. What matters the most for you? Health, time in nature, spending time with good friends, family, creativity, sustainability ...?<br /><br />Sadia combines this principle with the so-called endowment effect when it comes to social obligations by asking herself: <b>If I didn't have the opportunity to attend this event, would I put in the effort to create the opportunity myself? </b><br /><br />If the answer is a no*, be brave enough to stay true to yourself and say no to this event which will allow you in turn to say yes to something that is actually important – or rather, essential – to you.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br /><i>*if it isn't a clear yes, it's a no!</i><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">
<span><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">2) Declutter Your Relationships </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">This might sound harsh, but "decluttering" your (platonic, romantic or familial) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">relationships</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> is actually not only the best thing for <i>you </i>to do but also for the other person. Or would you feel good in a friendship or partnership where the other person only spends time with you because they feel obligated, rather than actually enjoying your company?<br /><br />So ask yourself, honestly: <b>Which people spark joy?</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Pay attention to who makes you feel exhausted, insecure, drained or depressed, and who makes you feel energized, safe, at home or more alive. Do you feel excited at the thought of meeting up with this person, whether friend, partner or relative? Or do you almost dread seeing them, or feel relieved when plans are cancelled? If the latter is the case, is it possible to stop spending time with them? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Again, you can ask yourself: If I wasn't friends with this person already, would I make a conscious effort to befriend them?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">It can also help to make a list of qualities you want and need in a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">(platonic, romantic or familial) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">relationship, and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">compare these qualities to how you feel in each relationship. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Of course, you don't always need to end a relationship right away when you feel unhappy or unseen. You can always talk it out first, communicate your needs, and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>see what happens. <br /><br />If you still feel anxious, uncomfortable or crappy around them, I would advise you to part ways. T</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">his is as much about setting honest and healthy boundaries </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">as saying no to something you don't want to do.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<b><span><span style="color: #444444;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">3) Declutter Your Habits</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Habits are what make us succeed in life – they are the often unconscious patterns that form our routines, and with that our everyday lives. If your habits are not aligned with your values (your "essentials") and/or your goals in life, you are most likely not going to succeed. We want our habits to work <i>for </i>us, not against us.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">So ask yourself: <b>Which habits and/or activities spark joy?</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How can you give them more space in your life? Are there any habits that feel destructive rather than constructive that you can get rid of? </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Identify any habits that make you feel bad, empty, sluggish or drained. What keeps you doing these things? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />For
example, I noticed again and again that my habit of watching hours and
hours of Netflix episodes or youtube videos (even if they were uplifting
or educational) on our TV in order to relax made me feel very uncreative, unmotivated
and like I was wasting my time or avoiding uncomfortable thoughts that actually needed to be faced. So after a few weeks
of observing this issue, I decided to get rid of the TV. <br /><br />It is way easier to <b>replace a (bad) habit with a new (better) habit</b>, rather than just getting rid of the old habit and leaving a void. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are there any great habits you want to incorporate into your life, but haven't yet? </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Is there anything you've always wanted to do, but never got to do? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What fulfils you? </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>If you have trouble determining what you actually enjoy doing, think about what you loved to do as a kid. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">How can you incorporate more of the things that <i>give </i>you energy, rather than depleting you, into your day? <br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">In my case, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I
re-arranged the living room so that there wouldn't be an empty
spot – instead, there's lovely plants, crystals and a picture to look at
now. I also spend my evenings reading novels instead which serve as a source of inspiration and education for my own writing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Make any new beneficial habits as accessible as you can. For instance, if you want to paint more, keep your painting material within reach. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">If you want to read more, have a book next to your bed or couch. It helps to treat a new habit like </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">an appointment with yourself until it has become second nature (e.g. painting every day after dinner before sitting down to watch your favourite show or read a great book – using the method of habit-stacking as well as a reward system).<br /><br />If you are unsure which habits are "bad" or unhealthy, take note of how you feel after a certain activity or <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/02/how-to-get-rid-of-negative-and-limiting.html" target="_blank">thought pattern</a>. If you feel energized, fulfilled or good about yourself, great! If you feel weary, stressed or meaningless, it's probably time to ditch that habit!<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />This way of "KonMari"-ing your life can be applied to any other area of your life, such as deciding on a holiday destination, what to share and who to follow on your social media, or reacting to a job offer <i>(Does it spark joy? </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I didn't have the opportunity to ___, would I put in the effort to create the opportunity myself? ...</span></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>)</i>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Life is precious. Let it spark joy for you! </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />My creative energy comes and goes in phases. Or rather, the expression of my creative energy shifts. Sometimes it's focussed on novel writing, other times on making my own beauty products, or making candles or soap, or (re-)decorating our home, or drawing, or gardening, or coming up with new recipes and blogposts ...<br /><br />In this instance, I took an unplanned break from blogging, as I didn't feel inspired to write about anything, and instead, my energy naturally flowed into <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/09/31-days-of-decluttering-letting-go29.html" target="_blank">decluttering</a>, <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2023/01/all-journals-and-planners-i-use-how-i.html" target="_blank">journaling</a> and <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/09/simple-artisan-sourdough-bread.html" target="_blank">baking bread</a>, lol. Oh, and I also made a magickal ritual candle for love and abundance for one of my dearest friends who got married last weekend! 💖<br /><br />Anyway.<br /><br />Two weeks ago, my mother in law had sent me a link to this video about <a href="https://youtu.be/ysR7ayBYMrs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">electroculture garden antennas</a>, and I immediately knew I wanted to make my own. I love natural, sustainable and simple solutions!<br /></span></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But before we get our hands dirty and make our own plant antennas, you're probably wondering ...<br /><br /><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">WHAT IS ELECTRO-CULTURE, AND HOW DOES IT WORK?</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>According to the sources I linked down below, electroculture is <b>"a method of applying atmospheric electricity to the fertilization of plant life"</b>, which is said to increase and improve yields "utilizing certain materials to harvest the earth's atmospheric energy". <br /><br />Using </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>a <b>conductive material</b> such as iron *, copper, zinc or brass, it is possible to capture the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>atmospheric electricity of the air, the sun, the wind, the rain, the clouds, and the cold and frost, transform that into energetic electricity and transfer it into the soil. This energy has been shown to help soil fertility, plant growth and development, amplify yields, combat frost and excessive heat, reduce irrigation, protect plants from pests and diseases, and increase the soil's nutrients.<br /></span></span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI8zULnQg_R9OSm32hhL6D893SDnmSJphD56GOinW7dH1Nv84R8ai3VS7XTLYyTSxDcWt8stxxblV7fSx_WPnQkEvwBCjy2TWwZqYKcm-JnNI3steKrUdM1tMUZrLCu1MuuaVZHCN084CpQpKARkPJjeJPMvFP9zhCXvgwoTR6hihANBxarhnf8lE-Q/s1200/Electroculture_Christofleau.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI8zULnQg_R9OSm32hhL6D893SDnmSJphD56GOinW7dH1Nv84R8ai3VS7XTLYyTSxDcWt8stxxblV7fSx_WPnQkEvwBCjy2TWwZqYKcm-JnNI3steKrUdM1tMUZrLCu1MuuaVZHCN084CpQpKARkPJjeJPMvFP9zhCXvgwoTR6hihANBxarhnf8lE-Q/s16000/Electroculture_Christofleau.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>Justin Christofleau's electroculture apparatus from the book </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><a href="https://store-6rzrkp4zq.mybigcommerce.com/content/Electroculture1927.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electroculture</a>.</span></span></span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br />The French scientist <b>Justin Christofleau</b> came up with a contraption </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>– an antenna – </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>that looks a little bit like a huge rake which comprised of a 25-ft wooden post with a metal pointer with copper and zinc wires </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>at the top</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>. His electroculture system proved so efficient that "it increased crops in considerable proportions (up to 200%) without chemical fertilizers of any kind".<br /><br />These antennas </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>– and yes, researching this I did feel a little bit like a conspiracy theorist trying to navigate aliens into my garden 👽 – can be used both for outdoor plants and garden beds as well as for potted plants and indoor plants. <br /><br />The taller you make the antenna, the more powerful they will be. Justin Christofleau recommended a height of 20 feet / 6 meters or more, which can cover about 225 square feet / 20 square meters and is great for garden beds or large agricultural fields. However, to make an indoor plant antenna, even a chopstick will work!<br /><br />Position your "lightning rod antenna" to the south of the crop, directed towards the north.</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br />Instead of antennas you can also make <b>copper pyramids</b>. Through the power of the golden proportion which is aligned with the earth's magnetic field, they "facilitate plant growth, production and resilience". According to agronomist <b>Yannick Van Doorne</b> these pyramids made of copper wire or copper tubes can be used to energize seeds, fertilize soil, energize water and food, neutralize radioactivity, generate negative ions, and purify the air (<a href="https://www.elektrokulturvandoorne.com/pyramiden.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>).<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>More information on Electro-Culture:</b><br /><br />- <a href="https://cultivateelevate.com/blog/electroculture-gardening-techniques-for-beginners-elevate-your-garden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cultivate Elevate</a> (* in their article, they mention that the use of iron tools "decreased the magnetism of the soil, made the farmers work harder, and caused drought like conditions. While on the other hand copper/brass/bronze tools did not alter the magnetism of the soil, lead to high quality soil, and required less work when used." – I have found contradictory statements on the use of iron in electroculture)<br />- <a href="https://www.electrocultureandmagnetoculture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electroculture and Magnetoculture</a> by Yannick Van Doorne<br />- <a href="https://store-6rzrkp4zq.mybigcommerce.com/content/Electroculture1927.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Electroculture</i></a> by Mons. Justin Christofleau</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>- <a href="https://www.simonegatto.net/en/blog/diy-electro-culture-how-it-works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Qui Ed Ora / Simone Gatto</a><br />- <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353451809_A_Review_on_Electroculture_Magneticulture_and_Laserculture_to_Boost_Plant_Growth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>A Review on Electroculture, Magneticulture and Laserculture to Boost Plant Growth</i></a><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oUpuqZqFDnuO_UGKD_OkgECzHFa7uptVbEcTvQIrzt_IXy21gJQ6osbKL8g9TEi7L104tmaluf4-rK06Sf2EBaHKFX0KQrCsIb4DyqAffA5iRvMVxNjhCvQky0oyY7dBRtXV84LMry1S166CLeE9ObBBXszt322v0wxs71CVX6-2ql2wyKIMUU4DRQ/s970/plant%20antennas_electroculture.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="957" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oUpuqZqFDnuO_UGKD_OkgECzHFa7uptVbEcTvQIrzt_IXy21gJQ6osbKL8g9TEi7L104tmaluf4-rK06Sf2EBaHKFX0KQrCsIb4DyqAffA5iRvMVxNjhCvQky0oyY7dBRtXV84LMry1S166CLeE9ObBBXszt322v0wxs71CVX6-2ql2wyKIMUU4DRQ/s16000/plant%20antennas_electroculture.jpg" /></a><i>Examples of different typse of plant antennas for garden and indoor plants, including a copper pyramid for seed germination. (image sources below)</i><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Now that we've grasped the basics of </span><span style="font-size: medium;">electroculture</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, we are ready to make our own easy plant antennas using copper wire and wood!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">YOU WILL NEED:</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN PLANT ANTENNA:</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br /></span> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><b><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Step 1 – Gather your materials<br /></span></span></b><br /><span>Collect your pieces of wood, and your conductive metal wire. A combination of copper and zinc seems to be best as it will work like a battery when the sun hits it.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span>(I actually used leftover wire from way back when I made this <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2013/09/diy-love-bracelet.html" target="_blank">DIY Love Bracelet</a> – zero waste at its best!)<br /><br />You might also want to have some pliers handy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG70g8ytarQ93SDNXebLeJBW1vsogi1Idf2wDP7CKT4pdESZF-SwZGtHQSwBV3voBvg-Ya5GZ8WFhmpKkewLUZUHwCRb5s6Ah-n6fCbr6gaJsePinKO3xXErQIG76Z46sIGaH4Iw3RxOzeyElis94gaCuhzTtNLlXtHPqWniqkiOtBM1OvoLG4mVtetw/s1204/plant_antenna_top.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG70g8ytarQ93SDNXebLeJBW1vsogi1Idf2wDP7CKT4pdESZF-SwZGtHQSwBV3voBvg-Ya5GZ8WFhmpKkewLUZUHwCRb5s6Ah-n6fCbr6gaJsePinKO3xXErQIG76Z46sIGaH4Iw3RxOzeyElis94gaCuhzTtNLlXtHPqWniqkiOtBM1OvoLG4mVtetw/s16000/plant_antenna_top.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>Step 2 – Wrap the wire around the wood</b><br /><br />Attach the wire to the wood by wrapping it around the stick, branch or broom handle. I used my hands to do this, but you can also use pliers.<br /><br />Starting at the bottom of your piece of wood, twist it around the base a few times to fasten, then wind your way up. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>If
you live in the Northern hemisphere, you can wind your wire clockwise
around the stick. If you live in the Southern hemisphere, you can wind it
counter-clockwise. But don't worry about this - either way should work!</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br />Shape the upper end of the wire into a curl, spiral or a triangle, if you like. As you can see, I had a lot of fun with this, haha! You could even add a decorative element to the upper end of the wire, like a crystal, glass beads or a charm. (I quite like <a href="https://www.etsy.com/at/listing/879281347/kupfer-kristall-quarz-zimmerpflanzen?click_key=5fa833c3a22c9efdccda66f4da46b662b2cfd690%3A879281347&click_sum=21ee64b3&ref=shop_home_active_28&crt=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these</a> for inspiration!)<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1BuFMbm4vK_o-8Bv3SnoAsVWJGTgDTEjTT_2Dxtu23voFokVcztChZ44uFkmAC0zMNj5dbrfTleqFzRaJ4dulOdLGzUY1dSJD3jl6Dg3U3US2P67yoNH2PvBnAqgzixBVGJ1q6VL4pRgmENzpbi9P_Ess3aXxIBd4fbHOD9bj4iPpc9CvqLw7Ie-BA/s1200/plant_antenna_bottom.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1BuFMbm4vK_o-8Bv3SnoAsVWJGTgDTEjTT_2Dxtu23voFokVcztChZ44uFkmAC0zMNj5dbrfTleqFzRaJ4dulOdLGzUY1dSJD3jl6Dg3U3US2P67yoNH2PvBnAqgzixBVGJ1q6VL4pRgmENzpbi9P_Ess3aXxIBd4fbHOD9bj4iPpc9CvqLw7Ie-BA/s16000/plant_antenna_bottom.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>Step 3 – Place the antenna into the soil</b><br /><br />Place the antenna into the soil, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>near the plant that is meant to benefit from it. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>Make sure the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>wire is in contact with the dirt</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span> (</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>about 6-8 inches / 15-20 cm would be ideal</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>).</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span>Enjoy your electrocultured plants! ☺️🌿<br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5MiGFuDfo5JJbWOhRWUQX_SV_ayEmQwIb1SI3SKa0dt64RY6hDYZ2VHQaTWmI3xbftpjFIY-NrSyb-96NiKI6chks7IspdQq7Wh46Lm1C8QkhmrXJYs29MRnpD6AAYgmffDURSLko8OT5z8AqCd59Dw6Zo4bbuwt7ZgiUONoDiWJ6aictDoz_HJw-w/s1200/plant_antennas_electroculture.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5MiGFuDfo5JJbWOhRWUQX_SV_ayEmQwIb1SI3SKa0dt64RY6hDYZ2VHQaTWmI3xbftpjFIY-NrSyb-96NiKI6chks7IspdQq7Wh46Lm1C8QkhmrXJYs29MRnpD6AAYgmffDURSLko8OT5z8AqCd59Dw6Zo4bbuwt7ZgiUONoDiWJ6aictDoz_HJw-w/s16000/plant_antennas_electroculture.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Have you heard of electroculture before? Do you have any experience with plant antennas? I'm curious!<b><br /><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><b>
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</p><dl><dd><span style="font-size: medium;" title="Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"><i>»Why don't we go and have a butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks, it's a bit cold, isn't it?«</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></dd></dl><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling<br /><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><img alt="https://d26oc3sg82pgk3.cloudfront.net/files/media/filer_public/ca/82/ca8236c2-4221-484d-bdde-230c6df07da4/harry-potter-wizarding-world-butterbeer.gif" class="transparent" src="https://d26oc3sg82pgk3.cloudfront.net/files/media/filer_public/ca/82/ca8236c2-4221-484d-bdde-230c6df07da4/harry-potter-wizarding-world-butterbeer.gif" /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Last month I shared my interpretation of the butterscotch-flavoured <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/12/madam-rosmertas-butterbeer-vegan.html" target="_blank">classic butterbeer</a> that is served </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">at <i>The Three Broomsticks</i> in Hogsmead, as close to what is assumed to be the recipe – a blend of malt beer (or substitutes such as cream soda or ginger beer), butterscotch sauce and whipped cream, as it is served at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. <br /><br />Today, however, I want to present to you my more delicious, creamy and cosy version of the popular magic drink. Made with wintry spices, milk, butter, and whipped cream, it perfectly fits the Christmas season.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> It is a very decadent drink that resembles a <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2017/11/gingerbread-chai-latte-vegan.html" target="_blank">gingerbread chai latte</a>, hot chocolate, or vegan eggnog.<br /><br />This recipe is short and sweet (literally, it is pretty sweet), and you can whip this up in no time, even without a magic wand! And your kids are going to love this, too.<br /><br />While this recipe doesn't exactly taste like the butterbeer in the books, it's super delicious and will bring back fond memories of the magical world. Enjoy this spicy warm version snuggled up during your next <i>Harry Potter</i> movie marathon :)</span><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7ggbiKYkBhx8yDD8yffoPY6GAaU9d_IfLExxKwc82VYVQYz4SZrIWIZC8TETcLIL0C_eqtFTdR8X5ZUqWhW4smBxfXU1t6tOQnCbmvBNbkJIDNFIBjUfnBj2rdLex6cjH6rHvPzSmgtV2Pz8k4jIJqvgC7KmwwzPe0EEZ05DRQ69tYEv4LtY9rnjUA=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7ggbiKYkBhx8yDD8yffoPY6GAaU9d_IfLExxKwc82VYVQYz4SZrIWIZC8TETcLIL0C_eqtFTdR8X5ZUqWhW4smBxfXU1t6tOQnCbmvBNbkJIDNFIBjUfnBj2rdLex6cjH6rHvPzSmgtV2Pz8k4jIJqvgC7KmwwzPe0EEZ05DRQ69tYEv4LtY9rnjUA=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhJomUfKRD8MDQvOW88fDWj1DwCWDws-qMY-whDpYq1Gwgd_tvyEbF6KvFWT33Ts6OzR3UN8Its1noBRW0BYFsnceXL6b7rPRUZzR1iThNK04IughpJ8R4E6nI-FBE0gFGVdF3-I4IEGFWAh0X70uqJWDqstBkYBogoTlO1M5ZTAx8Bthe6uIyyi2Tg=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhJomUfKRD8MDQvOW88fDWj1DwCWDws-qMY-whDpYq1Gwgd_tvyEbF6KvFWT33Ts6OzR3UN8Its1noBRW0BYFsnceXL6b7rPRUZzR1iThNK04IughpJ8R4E6nI-FBE0gFGVdF3-I4IEGFWAh0X70uqJWDqstBkYBogoTlO1M5ZTAx8Bthe6uIyyi2Tg=s16000" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">VEGAN HOT WINTRY <span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">BUTTERBEER</span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Preparation time</i>: 5 mins</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>Main ingredients</i>: malt beer<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">, sugar, butter</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>difficulty level</i>: easy</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>serves</i>: 4</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><i>suitable for</i>: vegan, <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">lactose</span>-free,
gluten-free, nut-free, alcohol-free</span></span><br /><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">2 cups (500 ml) </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">malt beer<br />2 cups (500 ml) full-fat oat milk <span style="color: #999999;">(I use<i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Alpro Not M*LK</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">1/2 cup vegan butter </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #999999;">(I use the German brand <a href="https://www.alsan.de/alsan-bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Alsan bio</i></a>)</span></span></span><br />1/3 cup to 2/3 cup brown sugar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <span style="color: #999999;">(depending on how sweet you like it – I prefer less sugar)</span><br />1 tsp ground cinnamon<br />1/2 tsp ground nutmeg<br />pinch of salt<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />vegan whipped cream</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, to serve<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">date syrup, to serve<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><u><b><br />Instructions:</b></u></span></span></p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">a small saucepan, heat up brown sugar and 4 tbsp of oat milk over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once the mixture starts to bubble lightly, switch to low heat, and carefully add the vegan butter, malt beer, remaining oat milk, and spices. <br /><br />Continue to stir until the sugar and butter have completely melted. W</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">hisk vigorously until frothy.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />Pour into
heat-proof mugs, leaving room for the whipping cream on top. Top with a generous dollop of vegan whipped cream and some date syrup drizzled over the whipped cream – don't skip this part, as it adds that lovely caramel flavour to the beverage! <br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Serve hot. Cosy up with a cuddly blanket and a <i>Harry Potter</i> book, and enjoy.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Yum!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOKERaNvUxBBsbw7aKPgYRskomgnTxZrvFcEYdq6QIo1y8ghJ2Tn0vK-hRf6ZTgoNck0HXMVJhCbNjQRGiw9rwCn5HJamOlUShQy1hgyNZTejvPsIXQEV5eu-VrYz4SycO5z7p5gQAsE-D-kfldmVoaxTnm1xBcplHGGrPRIRx15MMzQvaZ8IREtpwbw=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOKERaNvUxBBsbw7aKPgYRskomgnTxZrvFcEYdq6QIo1y8ghJ2Tn0vK-hRf6ZTgoNck0HXMVJhCbNjQRGiw9rwCn5HJamOlUShQy1hgyNZTejvPsIXQEV5eu-VrYz4SycO5z7p5gQAsE-D-kfldmVoaxTnm1xBcplHGGrPRIRx15MMzQvaZ8IREtpwbw=s16000" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkezGqxlldxV6db4thcYKzBICkGLBy7-m8S13pduVUHMNN-YgOElP6rpl6DAUv9gPaoqlC0_hRS23y_OggJZo42N0bk1NoXwy-jKN5Wbzgp2XLjjak4fJRL02DHhX9eImXoqnAvz7PUcFKWLkXysOqAK51nSUWDMFZIO7zzfnAXlTA3EGP8cqsauLTg=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkezGqxlldxV6db4thcYKzBICkGLBy7-m8S13pduVUHMNN-YgOElP6rpl6DAUv9gPaoqlC0_hRS23y_OggJZo42N0bk1NoXwy-jKN5Wbzgp2XLjjak4fJRL02DHhX9eImXoqnAvz7PUcFKWLkXysOqAK51nSUWDMFZIO7zzfnAXlTA3EGP8cqsauLTg=s16000" /></a></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVVTLLavpctRSnLB3IgHfVX6BXLIGXPnyDsEZeXI7COHPwazecvSbgPGzyuWfQhkoHC9Fk3SxBtpwGe1JcDKwPq090i45736qzusNqa58kCQaX4yNAGIocVedXBce-cCdtLJ09LGt0OTB2Ws76j9LonVY4w2J7djoouVYBrhl54ZxUkuLI6QR0QiB97w=s1200"></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also check out my other butterbeer creations:</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nLCjAO5Xi4zVtsGmoSPa2N5Hjz3zEMfMPtSPUynYwonPsbRFwWSC5UR9b__aJMgREKT0Lm8xYLsN4HZeayRVG-VyYj1zMM5E1Bxr9COTD02kASCJia7SZQk21thMt9SBZS6FrZLjYpyCpk-_ODMVEhHGMeg7jN7Z2NFe2kJeod6QMgWFmxe5h0X4PQ/s1200/IMG_2890.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nLCjAO5Xi4zVtsGmoSPa2N5Hjz3zEMfMPtSPUynYwonPsbRFwWSC5UR9b__aJMgREKT0Lm8xYLsN4HZeayRVG-VyYj1zMM5E1Bxr9COTD02kASCJia7SZQk21thMt9SBZS6FrZLjYpyCpk-_ODMVEhHGMeg7jN7Z2NFe2kJeod6QMgWFmxe5h0X4PQ/s16000/IMG_2890.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><b>Intention Journal </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The first thing I do in the morning after getting up and brushing my teeth is sit in my cosy spot in our living room and write down my intentions for the day. This can be as vague as<i> "I feel blessed and abundant"</i>, or as explicit as <i>"I effortlessly write 2000 words today"</i>. Make sure to write your intentions / affirmations in present tense, as if they had already come true.<br /><br />I actually use a weekly planner for this that was gifted to me because I like the daily text blocks and the top 3 priorities for the week. This daily intention journaling helps me tremendously to align myself and set myself up for a "successful" day.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLxytfkTLvrI_T0_gHifnWQRoeQlQvBi2BbYDhHKLKr4WavdTPICD1LRELCfCKL6itTbk579-9HYEA9QNY5_LgsMEGVI_KaOsyjQYOSW5vuq5dkQgQK5K2TrBrw0mZ1TmGXEE8RKyVB4F-KyX0ZA3lMCLkEiUGI-krj4Jq3IiKIeDyv0GtO6YAjAMLw/s1200/IMG_2892.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLxytfkTLvrI_T0_gHifnWQRoeQlQvBi2BbYDhHKLKr4WavdTPICD1LRELCfCKL6itTbk579-9HYEA9QNY5_LgsMEGVI_KaOsyjQYOSW5vuq5dkQgQK5K2TrBrw0mZ1TmGXEE8RKyVB4F-KyX0ZA3lMCLkEiUGI-krj4Jq3IiKIeDyv0GtO6YAjAMLw/s16000/IMG_2892.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Weekly Planner<br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />For my daily and weekly to-do list I use a weekly planner (not the one I write my intentions in!) where I note things like appointments, dates with myself, such as writing or doing a <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/11/cacao-ceremony-intentional-living.html" target="_blank">cacao ceremony</a>, as well as work tasks and household chores. I will sometimes use the spare page next to the weekly spread for notes like birthday present ideas or a packing list.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkEwuQzQGPZlVDNZy7kL4rytQtLVDhW3wO5G68RdVhmBmcyxaU-wrqyEhS0bHWQu_gEfRTwqXbHTZ2UNSL41cNHyihud9Ma4JIq0muNRGrjxPuxiIyLnbjVLr31eYn45FFi6GfADr6SZyUe0waolCA6-Py03zlj05y71xCT4y0BiGUg_ov3I_8mVrcg/s1200/IMG_2904.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkEwuQzQGPZlVDNZy7kL4rytQtLVDhW3wO5G68RdVhmBmcyxaU-wrqyEhS0bHWQu_gEfRTwqXbHTZ2UNSL41cNHyihud9Ma4JIq0muNRGrjxPuxiIyLnbjVLr31eYn45FFi6GfADr6SZyUe0waolCA6-Py03zlj05y71xCT4y0BiGUg_ov3I_8mVrcg/s16000/IMG_2904.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Vision Journal</b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b> <br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I've already mentioned in my blog post on <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/01/how-to-create-life-you-want.html" target="_blank">how to create the life you want</a>, I keep a special book for all the things that inspire me, that I dream of, that I want to manifest eventually, and that are part of my overall vision in life. I call it my "vision book". Fun fact, I actually bound it myself about 15 years ago, using my favourite wrapping paper back then for the cover and the back! (yes, I went to a Steiner school, lol.)<br /><br />The vision book is where all my big dreams go. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">But I also collect the small things that bring me joy, or that inspire me. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Things like my ideal day. People that inspire me. What I would do with 1 million dollars. My dream wardrobe. My soulmate. My (self) love language. My Big Five for Life. You get the gist.<br /><br />This is where I dream big and have fun. I also draw in this book, or put pictures in it, sort of like a scrapbook – or a vision board.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pZQh5gneVeOxW2fYDwxJ5GonLofwh5gIwoz-z7-BsRszcceiwR1PSz95wq7kul_PoHBoo6OfHoCsWipdPmyFaCzQGbYji8_QpOU5EuA_XfIxwrRlBKCtydn39bc1oEac1pMypXxij6rhyg-lNwiCxJC5rw1KQDTQmypVq0eRgPTom9u0rbpl7zESRw/s1200/IMG_2899.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pZQh5gneVeOxW2fYDwxJ5GonLofwh5gIwoz-z7-BsRszcceiwR1PSz95wq7kul_PoHBoo6OfHoCsWipdPmyFaCzQGbYji8_QpOU5EuA_XfIxwrRlBKCtydn39bc1oEac1pMypXxij6rhyg-lNwiCxJC5rw1KQDTQmypVq0eRgPTom9u0rbpl7zESRw/s16000/IMG_2899.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Scripting Journal <br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />When I actively try to manifest something, I do this in my scripting journal, usually during a cacao ceremony on a full moon or a new moon, or after <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/how-why-to-meditate.html" target="_blank">meditating</a>. Scripting is the act of writing about what you desire to have or to be in great detail. And in present tense, as if it were a diary entry from your future self.<br /><br />For example, this is where I would expand on what my ideal day (from my vision journal) looks and <i>feels </i>like in detail, from the moment I wake up, how I feel, what I do, who and what surrounds me etc., to the way I feel when going to sleep at night. <br /><br />I usually set the mood with this one, lighting a candle and/or turning on my salt rock lamps, burning incense, and sometimes even putting on some relaxing music. Give it a try, it feels great!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04tsd4JLZ1YivX-DHRh2BFWQtiHe7veDuLvamylBB6bXWppu7bLU05VgR54IOdmfyKc7cOg4MUQadkL8TQh1sDc5pMq_XLnuRrHw5dFC6fqZ8F74RYCSN6nXVkb55hj6FDKUPs16j07e7RRBDQui56jCFfFMVTDUdTsFGrbqzL9HbuOFk5hcq54BPpA/s1200/IMG_2896.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04tsd4JLZ1YivX-DHRh2BFWQtiHe7veDuLvamylBB6bXWppu7bLU05VgR54IOdmfyKc7cOg4MUQadkL8TQh1sDc5pMq_XLnuRrHw5dFC6fqZ8F74RYCSN6nXVkb55hj6FDKUPs16j07e7RRBDQui56jCFfFMVTDUdTsFGrbqzL9HbuOFk5hcq54BPpA/s16000/IMG_2896.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Healing Journal<br /><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last, but certainly not least – my healing journal. You could also call it my "self care journal" or my "soul journal". In this notebook I give space to all my thoughts and feelings that are currently on my mind and on my heart. My worries, my fears, my needs. This is also where I answer any <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/12/journal-prompts-for-new-year.html" target="_blank">journaling prompts</a>, like the ones I shared last week.<br /><br />For example, this is where I processed my emotions during the <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/03/3-month-sacred-woman-program-my.html" target="_blank">Sacred Woman program</a>, as well as during the <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/03/2-week-ayurvedic-cleanse-my-experience.html" target="_blank">Ayurvedic cleanse</a> and the <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/12/twelvetide-rituals-twelve-days-of.html" target="_blank">Twelve Days of Christmas</a>. I will also sometimes write down any significant dreams I had, or write out the Pros and Cons of a difficult decision that I need more clarity on. So yeah, this is my "messy" journal.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v8GAszeTrRbHk7MV7TPNAyvCqJew5PF53Li-ttMgbU91Ro14DQIj7E-d3_bOUZV1MESq_HkiskCquY1jZvVpTztm0LMzs8wLsWesL4gFXrdXqtvAjYC4DvrN5MXdYm9eY9mEKUn2jpl1T4p5Q5vbN9aGLYB0iJnRRgs86GziMdwSQBP1QaA8j1kQMQ/s1200/IMG_2881.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v8GAszeTrRbHk7MV7TPNAyvCqJew5PF53Li-ttMgbU91Ro14DQIj7E-d3_bOUZV1MESq_HkiskCquY1jZvVpTztm0LMzs8wLsWesL4gFXrdXqtvAjYC4DvrN5MXdYm9eY9mEKUn2jpl1T4p5Q5vbN9aGLYB0iJnRRgs86GziMdwSQBP1QaA8j1kQMQ/s16000/IMG_2881.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />So there you have them! All of the journals and planners I use for their different purposes, and that I all love dearly. I love going "shopping" for a new weekly planner and a new intention journal each year :)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Do you use journals and/or planners in your everyday life? If so, how?</b> <br /><br />I would love to know in the comments!<b><br /><br /><br /></b></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Here is some more input you might enjoy:</b></span><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/11/how-to-beat-creative-block-get-inspired.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ5MBa56YmOOSUjOV53FLf7rmgRKuEuoCwBTg73rOKwLuz0yyX-1BpLQ9YTFD8xMD43IhU7oMLGs6GGEJzLFD9rRfmO9CEBztwdWhLOQIoTSo7iq7nxGtX9DBmMSkYBlnBq0yG7spcfI/w267-h400/IMG_4630.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/11/how-to-beat-creative-block-get-inspired.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beat a Creative Block & Get Inspired</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/01/the-key-to-successful-manifesting.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMQr4ehdUuYhUmsweIrrnseQLwWof6xo6QTsxtkwEP8HuJuHJ6xXNa6mpGOvfgZKpy9e8YS1lpbQNjaJ9Q-q_arJQtpUlavDDSlnnTMLLOcEervXVYtbIcxNopXnba4Tv4eMKBJlk02W0kmC_qRv1Y74e8Zq37XZAyEECL-cVES9sz_zXK2kSgzWf2gg=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2022/01/the-key-to-successful-manifesting.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Key to Successful Manifesting</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/12/twelvetide-rituals-twelve-days-of.html" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOVENDA6OME6PwE6lL9XNeYdFwvuMZK7Ta5QWBVeU99hKDRfJhyUjyfzu_yC1DGiZlajZ4QDwVNrFAxwwj92DK4w4PlvmO62uAS3wPzF441Mpmsq9oR5WkPXqQZPwBNvZGdRGKceQxxiqV6hOAU_2pY8N9oafjIiBUfKkA1gegJ_YpTesw1HhoSa4wCw=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/12/twelvetide-rituals-twelve-days-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Twelvetide Rituals</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /><br />♥</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Energetically, we are in the midst of several shifts: the seasons are shifting with the winter solstice having taken place a few days ago; the lunar cycle has just transitioned from new moon to the waxing gibbous moon; and the transition from this year into the next year is just ahead.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">As you may know, we are also currently at the beginning of <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2021/12/twelvetide-rituals-twelve-days-of.html" target="_blank">Twelvetide</a>
(aka the Twelve Days of Christmas or Yuletide) which is usually
celebrated with daily rituals such as meditating, smudging and –
journaling.<br /><br />There is something magical about this time of year.<br /><br />A time of contemplation and re-connecting with your darkness (your wounds) as well as with your light (your truth).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />Rituals give me stability during times of shifts and changes. That is part of why I will often do a <a href="https://www.homesteadherbsandhealing.com/2020/11/cacao-ceremony-intentional-living.html" target="_blank">cacao ceremony</a> on a full moon, a new moon, my birthday, or the new year – usually accompanied by some journaling.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br />If you also find comfort in taking some time to reflect and align with your intentions, here are some prompts for journaling in preparation for the new year.<br /><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Journal Prompts for New Year's Reflection</b></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />End-of-Year Reflections:<br /></span></span></span></span></span> <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">What are the most important experiences I made this year?<br /><br />Where did I grow the most?<br /><br />What were my big "achievements" this year, if any?<br /><br />What were my small wins this year?<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">What were the biggest challenges for me this year?<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">What am I most proud of?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br />What do I want to do differently next time?<br /><br />What practices did I implement this year that benefited me, if any?<br /><br />What brought me energy this year?<br /><br />What drained my energy this year?<br /><br />How well did I take care of myself this year?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What (things / habits / thoughts / people) do I want to let go of?</i></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;">New Year's Intentions:</span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></span></b></span></span></div><p>
</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>How do I want to feel next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What word comes to mind to encapsulate the energy that I want to embody this coming year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What are my three priorities for next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Which area of life do I want to focus on the most?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What are my personal goals of intentions for the coming year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What are my career goals for next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>How will I take care of myself next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>What people do I want to surround myself with next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Are there any new habits I want to implement next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">What are the things / habits / thoughts / people) I want to have manifested by the end of the year?<br /><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>What is the first step I need to do next to reach my goal(s) for next year?<br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>What is the ONE thing I want to do / achieve / accomplish next year that will make me feel successful and proud of myself?</i></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
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