Lady's Slippers and No Knead Bread

It has been a little quiete in this space lately....but nevertheless there has been a buzz of summer activity.  In this post I wanted to share just a few highlights from over the past 30 days.

  

My valiant husband, of all days of the year...it was Father's Day...faced the enemy head on, rushing through forest and field, braving the mammoth armies of mosquitoes to bring home these.  The rare Lady's Slipper grows in droves near my In-Law's country property.

The same hero, who knows me only too well, surprised me earlier this month, with Edible& Medicinal Plans of Canada .  Regarding Lady's Slippers it says, 

"The rhizomes (the part most commonly used) contain an active compound called cypripedin. Rhizomes were used for menstrual disorders, headaches, insomnia, stomachaches, kidney troubles in children, urinary tract problems and nervousness" ...pg 200

One refreshing place we've been at is the lake.  Our family cottage was built by my Great-Grandfather.  They say 60-90 years ago there was a train called "the Daddy train" that went back and forth from the beach to the city.  The Mamas stayed at the lake all summer long with the children, while the Dads commuted by train.  I could get use to that!

You should know by now, if you've read this blog before, that I am ADD, and many times it is all just a run-on-sentence of rabbit trails.   ::  ::  ::  ::

I had seen this book online before, but it wasn't until I came across Heather's post that I actually got motivated to find Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day.  I decided to take it out of the library, since our cookbook collection needs some serious de-cluttering - before I add another book!

This method is fascintating because it is along the same lines as Traditional Foods, in that the grains are in a sense being soaked. The dough is made the day before (no knead), and then you take from the refrigerated dough as you need over the next 5-14 days (depending on the recipe).

This jewel of a grain grinder came to me for $25 from our Chiropractor - he seemed happy to get it off his family's hands - and said it was a lot of work.  It is manual labor - and I'm hoping that my valiant husband will one day hook it up to a stationary bike.

We enjoyed homemade bagels for the first time (recipe out of the same book), with our homemade yogurt cheese (which is just yogurt left to drain through a cheese cloth over night) - flavored with homemade jam.

So this is a summary of my month - I'll end with an online project that I really enjoyed; My interview with a fellow Canadian Mama-preneur, Miss Mouse and her lovely Etsy Store!  Below, is one of her lovely quilts.

Miss Mouse graciously contributed one of her handmades for the healthy challenge that I was hosting. And I'm excited to announce the winner tomorrow on From Home.