Vegetable Egg Drop Soup
Dairy Free / Goodness on the Side! / Savory and Splendid! / Soups

Vegetable Egg Drop Soup

With the eggs that we get faithfully everyday from our laying hens, I was trying to come up with another way to use some up. I then saw someone talking about eating egg drop soup on Facebook. Ding, ding, ding! Egg drop soup it would be. But, I wanted to make the soup a little … Continue reading

Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Mousse
Baking Goodness! / Desserts / Sweet Treats! / Using Freshly Ground Flour

Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Mousse

This past weekend we had our final extended family Christmas. I was given the responsibility of bringing a dessert to the gathering. I was supposed to be bringing one without dairy, to ensure that my youngest daughter would have a dessert that she would be able to eat too, since she is allergic to milk. … Continue reading

Hoppin’ John (A traditional New Year’s meal)
Dairy Free / Egg free / For the Holidays! / Savory and Splendid!

Hoppin’ John (A traditional New Year’s meal)

Happy New Year! Today, I made Hoppin’ John! This a traditional New Year’s meal, incorporating black eyed peas, or pigeon peas. I had always heard that eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day was traditional, but never knew why. So, I went to Wikipedia and learned what it had to say: “Hoppin’ John is … Continue reading