Thick Italian Hot Chocolate
INGREDIENTS:
1-2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup (120ml) milk
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1-2 tablespoons of sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup (240ml) milk
4 oz (115g) dark chocolate (70%)
Whipping cream or whipped cream + cocoa powder or chocolate chips.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Chop the chocolate. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup milk and cornstarch. Set aside.
3. In a small saucepan place the remaining milk with the sugar, salt and cocoa powder. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, add cornstarch mixture, whisk until combined and cook for 3-4 minutes.
4. Add chopped chocolate, turn off heat and whisk for 2-3 minutes, until completely dissolved and thickened.
5. Pour into a bowl, garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
"If you can find a stewing hen all the better. Stewing hens are older chickens that can no longer lay eggs. They are tough birds only suitable for stews or soups but they have a lot more flavor. They have to be simmered a long time to be tender."
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodle Cookies 1 stick melted butter (1/2 cup) - 1 1/3 cup sugar - 1 large egg - 1 big boi splash of vanilla - 1 1/2 cup flour - 1 tsp cream of tartar - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp baking soda - pinch of cinnamon - pinch of ground nutmeg - 1/4 cup sugar - 2 tsp cinnamon 1. whisk melted butter and sugar until homogeneous 2. add egg and vanilla and mix 3. sift flour, cream of tartar, salt (If no cream of tartar can use lemon juice or white vinegar), baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg in, then gently fold until combined 4. chill dough for 30 minutes 5. scoop onto a baking sheet, and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture 6. preheat oven to 320° Fahrenheit and bake for 8-10 minutes or until gold and crispy Ingredients
Top Winning Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe!
Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Recipe by SimplyFoodByTy
Ingredients
• 1 pound cooked elbow macaroni, al dente
• 3 large eggs, uncooked and scrambled
• 2.5 sticks of Kerry Gold butter, divided
• 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
• Cheeses:
o (1) 8 oz bar of cream cheese
o (1) 8 oz bag of shredded Monterrey jack;
o (2) 8 oz bag of sharp cheddar cheese, divided
o (1) 8oz bag of shredded white cheddar
o 8 oz of cubed mozzarella cheese
o 16 oz of cubed Velveeta cheese
• 2 cups of whole milk (divided, see in steps)
• 1 cup of ½ and ½ milk
• ½ cup of sour cream
• 2.5 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk
• Seasonings:
o 1 teaspoon pepper
o ½ tablespoon of seasoned salt
o 1 teaspoon paprika
o 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
Steps 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2) Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water until it reaches al dente; drain the macaroni and pour into the baking casserole dish. 3) Add in one stick of butter to the macaroni; stir until it dissolves completely in the pasta and set aside. 4) Heat a heavy duty/deep non-stick pan on med-hi heat and melt 1 stick of butter. Add the flour and cook the roux until raw flour is gone and is thickened (1-2 minutes). 5) Add 1.5 cups of cold milk, continuously mixing the entire time. Also add 1 cup of ½ and ½ at this time. 6) Add the following cheeses: cream cheese, Monterrey jack, mozzarella, Velveeta, white cheddar cheese, and 1 of the bags of the cheddar cheese. Mix well on med-low heat. 7) Add the sour cream; mix it in very well. Proceed to add all of the seasonings and the sweetened condensed milk. Stir until cheese starts pulling off from the sides. 8) Add the last half cup of whole milk. Stir to mix in well (cheese sauce should still be thick). Remove from heat and set aside. 9) Pour the scrambled eggs into the macaroni and mix well to ensure the eggs completely coat the pasta. 10) Add batches of the cheese sauce on top of the macaroni and stir completely and carefully. Do not fret if some cheese sauce is left over—save it for another time! 11) Smooth out the mac n cheese in the casserole dish; add the last bag of sharp cheddar cheese on top and even it out. 12) Cut up the ½ stick of butter and sprinkle it on top of mac and cheese. Bake for 45 mins. 13) Let it cool for 10-15 mins."Herbal medicine can be broadly classified into four basic systems as follows: Traditional Chinese Herbalism, Ayurvedic Herbalism, Western Herbalism, which originally came from Greece and Rome to Europe and then spread to North and South America, and Arab traditional medicine, which forms the basis for alternative and herbal medicine in use today" (Saad).
Saad B, Azaizeh H, Said O. Tradition and perspectives of arab herbal medicine: a review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2005 Dec;2(4):475-9. doi: 10.1093/ecam/neh133. Epub 2005 Oct 17. PMID: 16322804; PMCID: PMC1297506.
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Hibiscus tea has phytoestrogens, along with Wild Thyme Tea, Rooibos Tea, Spearmint capsules, etc.
Phytoandrogens such as Korean Giseng (panax giseng), Ashwagandha, Pine pollen, Boron (chemical element), Fenugreek, Catuaba mix, Muira Puama, "Ajuga Turkestanica, tongkat Ali, saw palmetto" (look up side effects)
Teflon is a brand name for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a synthetic chemical compound that's used to create non-stick, waterproof, and non-reactive surface
Phytoestrogens & phytoandrogens don't work like gonandotropins in things like hormonally manipulated milks
"Calcium Alpha-Ketoglutarate -NMN -Omega-3 (fish oil) -creatine (can’t emphasize this one enough. Physical and cognitive benefits) -Methylated B-Vitamins (I have the MTHFR mutation) -4DMA, 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (marked cognitive benefits) -Curcumin - find a bio available version. This is for inflammation which is a major driver of aging. -Luteolin, Rosmarinic Acid, piperlongumine - all are natural senolytics. -reducing or eliminating excessive sugar intake is also HUGE. We are all on track to acquire type 2 diabetes just from increasing insulin resistance. Elevated blood sugars are hard on your circulatory system, clogging micro-vasculature, and that belly fat you can get rid of is the direct result of insulin resistance. We all know that increased body fat leads to increased Aromatase production which converts testosterone to estrogen. I’ve reduced my sugar intake and I take Metformin too. My stomach is flatter than it’s ever been, and I routinely have sex once or twice a day. Damage to your micro-vasculature is the fastest way to kill your ability to have an erection."
Pizzorno L. Nothing Boring About Boron. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2015 Aug;14(4):35-48. PMID: 26770156; PMCID: PMC4712861.
The Hidden Herbs by Annette Ray
Medical Herbalism by David Hoffmann
For actual historical herbal remedies, I'm pretty sure Hildegard von Bingens stuff has been translated into any language, and she did a ton of research back in her day.
Pharmako Gnosis, Pharmako Dynamis, and Pharmako Poeia by Dale Pendell. Explores the impact of plants and their products on the human body, mind, and spirit. Highly recommended.
Verdant Gnosis: Cultivating the Green Path (currently 5 volumes published) edited by Catamara Rosarium et al. (Visit Catamaras website store at https://rosariumblends.com to keep up on what she’s got available.) Note that the 6th volume has a slightly different title: Viridis Genii Series 6, Vol 1.
Mastering Herbalism: A Practical Guide by Paul Huson. This is the same author who wrote the classic handbook, Mastering Witchcraft. Highly recommended.
The Witching Herbs: 13 Essential Plants and Herbs for Your Magical Garden by Harold Roth. An excellent handbook on how to raise thirteen traditional witchy plants and herbs, and what to do with them once you’ve got them. If you plan to grow witching herbs then this book is a must-have.
Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers” by Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann & Christian Ratsch, and Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants by Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, and Wolf-Dieter Storl. Two solidly-researched clearly written and beautifully illustrated reference guides to the spiritual impact of herbs around the world.
A Modern Herbal (in two volumes) by Mrs. M. Grieve. Subtitled The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs & Trees with Their Modern Scientific Uses. An indispensable modern version of Culpeper’s Herbal.
The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green. An excellent how-to manual explaining exactly what to do to make a wide variety of herbal products. The main focus is on making herbal products to use for medical purposes, but the techniques easily apply as well to magickal products.