The Road to Health through Cooking & Gardening

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Slow Carb Recipes

Cover for Slow Carb Diet ebook by Dorothy Stainbrook

Green sencha and pomegranate brewed tea — Teas and Tisanes

Grow Your Own Food

Dorothy in the herb garden with dog and apples in background. — Edible Gardening Guides

Mexican Recipes

Two egg-battered chile rellenos in red sauce on a plate. — Chile Rellenos in Mexican Recipes

Winter Soups and Stews

Cheeseburger and pickle soup in a white bowl in Dorothy Stainbrook's farm kitchen

Creamy Cheeseburger Soup with Dill Pickles

Mexican chicken chili surrounded by 4 garnishes: limes, avocados, cheese, sour cream.

Slow-Carb Mexican Chicken Soup

Bowl of Italian white bean, sausage and kale stew.

Italian White Bean, Kale & Sausage Stew: Slow Carb

Bowl of turkey, black bean and butternut squash chili.

Mexican Chili: Turkey, Squash, Poblanos & Black Beans

Seafood corn chowder in a large bowl with a side of oyster crackers

Seafood Corn Chowder: Without Shellfish

Louisiana seafood gumbo in a white bowl

Louisiana Seafood Gumbo with Okra (No Filé Powder or Roux)

Bowl of Chile Colorado with cactus paddles (aka nopales)

Easy Pork Chile Colorado with Cactus (Nopales)

Large dish of beef birria stew with short ribs and garnished with red onions and parsley.

Birria Stew with Consommé: Birria de Res Con Consommé

Tuscan white bean stew in black pot with side of parsley

Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Stew with Cabbage (Slow Carb, 30 Minutes)

Bowl of osso buco with lamb shanks, carrots and broth.

Italian Osso Buco: Lamb, Beef or Oxtail Substitutions

Oyster stew in a white bowl on a patterned blue plate.

Christmas Eve Oyster Stew: Low-Carb

Bowl of pumpkin ancho soup with pumpkin seeds and sour cream garnish.

Mexican Pumpkin Ancho Soup

Grow Your Own Food

Italian garden mid-July

How to Start a Vegetable Garden: A Beginner’s Planning Guide

Balcony vegetable garden with dog drinking out of watering can

Mini Vegetables for Container Gardening: Best Varieties and Pot Sizes

Hands holding homemade potting soil.

Homemade vs Commercial Potting Soil: (Plus Preventing Damping-Off)

Italian Calabrian chile peppers on a wood board.

Italian Sweet Pepper Varieties: How to Grow and Cook Them

A variety of herbs and edibles growing in different size pots.

Growing Vegetables in Containers: 6 Keys to Success

Flowering chicory plants.

How to Grow Chicory: Varieties, Growing Tips, and Recipes

Blue Hubbard Heirloom Winter Squash.

Italian Winter Squash: Growing and Cooking

Italian kitchen garden design with scarecrow.

How to Design a Kitchen Garden (Italian-Inspired Example)

Teas and Herbal Teas

Layout of the ingredients of a ploughman's lunch at HeathGlen farm's table

The Ploughman’s Lunch: British Pub Food at Home

Pure Zen tea infuser portable thermos

Top 5 gifts for Loose Leaf Tea Lovers (+ Hibiscus Tea Recipe)

Tea temperature steeping infographic

Tea Steeping Temperatures & Times

Cucumber sandwiches cut in triangle shape

A Guide to Afternoon Teas vs High Teas

Turmeric chai blend of tea in white heart cup.

13 Turmeric Tea Blend Recipes

Green tea martini with lime slice garnish

Minty Green Tea Martini

Cup of chai tea with loose leaf blend on the side.

10 Creative Ways to Use Chai Spices (Beyond the Latte)

Basket of freshly harvested spruce tips.

Foraged Spruce Tips: Teas, Syrups & Preserves

Equipment needs for making herbal tea

Drying Herbs For Tea: + Iced Chamomile Tea Recipe

2 cups of Mexican ponche drink on red towel with lights in background.

Mexican Ponche Navideño: Christmas Punch

Finished white tea cocktail with slice of cucumber and lemon wedges with sparkling water.

White Tea Cucumber Cocktail or NA Drink

Crockpot holiday cranberry apple tea in 2 cups with a cinnamon stir stick.

Holiday Cranberry Apple Tea in the Crockpot

Several different drinks made with hibiscus flowers.

Cold Mexican Drinks for Hot Summer Days

Equipment needs for making herbal tea

Make Your Own Herbal Tea Blends

Garden arbor with roses in front

10 Best Herbs to Grow for Blending Herbal Teas

Cup of turmeric tea with tea ingredients on the spoon

Homemade Turmeric Golden Tea for a Hygge Lifestyle

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