Raising a healthy Jane (or just being a healthy grown-up Jane) comes from good food and proper nutrition. Grab your aprons, I’m on kitchen duty with food to spare and recipes to share! When time allows, here’s where you’ll find one of my how-to-convert-to-an-organic-diet recipes.
Are you a celery eater?
If not, natural health expert Dr. Michael Murray has five compelling reasons why you should become one.
Photo by Lombroso via Wikimedia Commons
In a nutshell, he says that celery:
Celery is one of those foods that you definitely want to buy organic every time. It ranks high on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list (number two in 2013), and USDA tests have found more than 60 different pesticides on celery.
Of course, now is the perfect time to plan for next season’s crop of this fabulous fall-flourishing veggie because in a year from now you could be in celery heaven. Tell me, who among us doesn’t love celery loaded with peanut butter? Or almond butter? Or tahini? Or cream cheese? Or … ? How do you take your celery?
Winnie Nielsen says: I love celery. So crisp and crunchy and cold! My Mom used to fill celery with egg salad as a salad type dish to go along with dinner. It is perfect for picnics too!
MaryJane says: Have never tried that. Today for lunch it is!
Winnie Nielsen says: Let me know the verdict from Idaho!
Terry Steinmetz says: We love celery! My hubby grew some in our garden this year as an experiment and we have more than enough for our winter supply in the freezer. Guess the cold zone we live at can still grow some warm zone veggies. I like to make celery with peanut butter or cream cheese & add raisins, cranberries, nuts, etc. Great, now I need a snack.
At our local farmer’s market here in Lancaster County Pa where I live, there is a stand where an old timer sells the best home grown ( and organic) celery you will ever eat. His family has been raising celery and selling it at that stand forever. It is a huge seasonal treat and people line up to buy his crop, which is nicely blanched so it is ever so sweet. I like my celery slathered with natural organic peanut butter, or served in a crystal bowl at Thanksgiving with black olives, radish ” roses”, and carrot slices. Remember when all restaurants served those , not the fattening bread and butter etc? It was just enough crunch to hold you off till the meal arrived. And, if you were a kid, you could put one black olive on each finger and do little finger puppet plays.
Winnie Nielsen says: Are these Damson Plums? My Mom used to make some killer Plum jam with these every year if they are the same fruit!
MaryJane says: Actually, they’re called Italian Prunes. They’re called prunes while they’re still on the tree.
Winnie Nielsen says: These mini cows are so adorable! You just cannot resist that face!!
Terry Steinmetz says: How precious!
Kim Platt says: She looks like she’s really enjoying the sunshine!
Kay (Old Cowgirl) Montoya says: I can just feel the soft beautiful coat it has and you know the white spot on it’s forehead looks like either an upside down umbrella or an anchor.
Luz Castro says: Me encanta esta idea! 🙂
Carolyn Greenwood says: Beautiful. ..
marartat rayaytat tatat em amuntat says: This is a beautiful and creative work of art I can’t wait to try it! Send me more please!!!
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Mary Kate Feighan says: Just wondering if this is a photo of mahonia or oregon grape berries? I live in Ireland and love your magazine!
MaryJane says: ‘Tis elderberries!
We stopped by the farm last week to meet the new baby cow, Eliza Belle. My sister and I had so much fun petting the new calf!
Winnie Nielsen says: These miniatures are the perfect size for little girls to be able to help take care of them and learn all of the animal husbandry skills required for ownership. Eliza is just a darlin’! What a sweet face!!
My DIL, Ashley, and son, Brian, brought their little bundle of baby joy to visit everyone at the farm yesterday.
Alina Kathleen Ogle is a little treasure, born at home, weighing in at 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Look at her … already reaching for the stars. Or would that be a touch-down pass?
She already has a little sass. 😉
Ok, that was exhausting! Back to sleep now …
Nice to meet everyone!
Winnie Nielsen says: Newborn babies are just the sweetest ever! Alina is beautiful. Before a blink of an eye, she will be joining her other cousins and romping about the farm! Congratulations Brian and Ashley!!!
Terry Steinmetz says: She is so precious! I was wondering yesterday if she’d been born yet. Thanks for sharing such great news! And congratulations to Brian & Ashley. Enjoy every minute you can.
karlyne says: Why, she’s almost as cute as my newest grandgirl! Adorable, obviously smart, family!
Laurie Dimno says: Alina is precious! Thank you for sharing her visit with us. Congratulations Brian, Ashley and of course her big sister too!
Babies are so precious :). Love the name, and what a beautiful little girl!
Kay (Old Cowgirl) Montoya says: Brian I am so proud of you and Ashley. When you were helping me to get set up and told me how close you were to being a Father I almost felt like I was a Great-Grandma. So Proud, and her middle is spelled the same as my youngest Daughter’s First name. Which some how makes me feel slightly more connected.
Love the pictures. I know Mary Jane you are busting at the seems with pride. Brian you were a God send in helping this old cowgirl. Mary Jane he is the best at helping people you should be proud of his help.
lynnia says: BORN AT HOME……THE BEST PLACE FOR A BIRTH TO HAPPEN
THIS COMING FROM AN OLD HOME BIRTH LAY MIDWIFE
BUT STILL FACT AND TRUTH
BEAUTIFUL BABY
AWESOME PARENTS
PEACE AND LOVE FROM MY HEART
XXO
Debbie Fischer says: She is so beautiful our future little farmgirl. Look at the smiles on their faces all are happy.
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Ahhhh, the glory of Fall!!
Beautiful! Fall just makes my Heart Happy!
Nothing matches her beauty.