Homemade Shampoo and Oil Cleansing

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Root Vegetables

Did you know that some vegetables grow UNDER the GROUND?

It's true!

Carrots, beets, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, parsnips, onions, 

and more all grow under the ground.

You have to wash root vegetables really well.  They have dirt on them.  Why are they so dirty?

Because they used to be in the dirt, under the ground.  I think that's pretty cool.

 Today we made roasted root veggies.  We cut up a beet, parsnips, a sweet potato, a golden potato, and carrots.  Then we poured about 5 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil on top of the vegetables.  We sprinkled the veggies with salt and pepper, and mixed them up.  We dumped them onto our stoneware pan, and baked for one whole hour.

This was our first experience with beets!

Our roasted root vegetables are almost done.  We'll let you know how it goes!

Want to read more about root vegetables?
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Jamie O'Rourke and The Big Potato

Spinach, Sausage and Bean Soup

Very rarely is soup a big hit around here.  But this stuff is sooo good.  I'm thinking of a ton of cliches right now that I am trying to suppress....

It knocked my socks off!

It really hit the spot!

Warmed my belly!

I used our homemade bone broth from a previous night, after making a crock pot chicken.  And I used beans that I had soaked a cooked previously.  So this soup basically took like, three days to make.  I prayed it would be good.  I prayed so hard!  I would have been so sad if it wasn't.  The broth I used had a little spice to it because of the way I prepared it (see this post).  It was so flavorful and yummy, ya'll.  I just wish I'd had some sourdough to accompany it.  We had biscuits instead, with farm fresh butter and milk.  I wanted to take a picture of our table it had such an Amish factor to it.  When did I become Amish?  :)  Never thought I'd see the day.

Find the recipe here:  Sausage, Bean and Kale Soup

This recipe originally came from Rachel Ray, and even if you are not into Traditional Cooking, it's still easy to make with broth and beans of your choice.  I used spinach in place of the kale because I couldn't find it at our local grocery store.  It tasted great!

Please keep our family in your prayers, as Josiah is having a tonsillectomy on Thursday.  I'm looking up foods to try and hear gelatins are good for tonsillectomy recoveries.  So maybe you'll see some homemade "Jell-O" in the near future.  I also have my eye on some lemon and lime type recipes (Maryn loves lemon and lime), as well as homemade marshmallows.  Any suggestions?

Happy cooking!  And eating.  YUM.