My Everyday Magic

Two fairies in the kitchen!

Hey Fairy Friends!! With springtime finally upon us, I’m beginning to see the first signs of delicious FOOD popping up – quite literally!!! We planted some seeds and seedlings a few weeks ago and oh WOW how they have sprung up!! So nice to see fresh, green veggies after the pathetic selection of winter. Hopefully we’ll be in our new place soon so we can put everyone in the ground- for now some nice pots are working for us!! Especially since it keeps the furry friends from stealing our bounty… I’ll have to share some pictures with you guys next week!

What is your favorite spring/summer food? I can’t wait for huge, ripe, colorful, juicy TOMATOES to eat with fresh basil and yuuuuummm… mozzarella (one of the many reasons I could never leave New Jersey – it’s where all the Italians are!!)

My Everyday Magic:

~Looking forward to more gorgeous weather, but appreciating the rain!

~Lovin’ my job, my sweetie, my car, and my LIFE!!

~My fantastic friends, old, new, and returning!!

~Celebrating my sweetie’s graduation this week!!

~ YOU!! What’s your magic this week?

My Everyday Food Magic!

I have been eating some of the most delicious food lately – I’m reveling in the bountiful harvest that surrounds me in my new state!  Eating good food is such a pleasure for the senses – taste, touch, smell, sound, sight – it’s all involved.  I love how eating healthy food makes me feel instantly ALIVE and full of happiness and energy!  I love cooking intention into my food – being mindful while I prepare and eat food really makes everything taste better!  So today I’m celebrating some of the yummy meals and treats I’ve been enjoying the last week or two:

*Hungarian Mushroom Soup – with mushrooms harvested by my partner near our house!

*Creamy Potato Leek Soup – from veggies on our friend’s farm – so rich and delicious!

*Apple Cake – such an indulgent treat!

*Fresh tomatoes from our friend’s farm sprinkled with a bit of salt – really, nothing beats this flavor for me!

*Homemade caramel – no words for how good it tastes!

*Eating more fresh apples, pears and plums than I could imagine!

*Homemade pasta sauce using nearly every veggie possible!

*Raw apple pie!

*Baking fresh bread almost daily!

The list goes on and on…

What tasty treats have you had lately?  How do you nourish your body, mind and soul through food?  Take out the time today to really experience the ritual of eating your food.  Thank it, savor it, share it and have a delicious day!

The Sparkle Fairy!

Food Magic!

I’m finding as the weather is turning cooler that I’m being pulled into the kitchen ~ and I’m being inspired to try new things. This is some of my food magic!

* My 5 year old being under the weather yesterday which inspired me to make my own healing brew from our garden ~ echinecea roots, peppermint leaves, and licorice flowers (Anise-Hyssop, for inquiring minds). He had two cups and feels MUCH better today!

* Realizing that my summer “potions” are giving way to autumn “brews” and being so excited about creating new things!

* Spending 4 hours in the kitchen yesterday (yes, while my children watched TV!) making brews, homemade juices, and roasting my very first chicken! Yes, this was my first roasted chicken ~ my dear hubby usually cooks such things as I’m not really into dead carcasses (as stated previously to Sioux yesterday!) but I did it and was even adventuress enough to stuff lemon rinds and bay leaves into the cavity! Oh, and it was goooood!

* Making homemade broth from said-carcass even as we speak!

* Homemade juice made with carrots, celery, 1 clove of garlic, and an orange. It wasn’t too tasty, but you could feel it doing it’s job!

* Homemade orange and carrot juice ~ which tasted MUCH better!

* Planning on making Zucchini-Love-Bread today! And maybe I’ll bring some to my neighbors…or maybe not!

* Stopping at the farm-stand yesterday and getting raspberries, ever-bearing strawberries, watermelon, and CIDER!!!

* Looking forward to Cider-Donuts!!!

* Chocolate ice-cream with chocolate sauce and peanuts!

* Planning on fermenting some foods this winter and learning how to make our own kombucha and mozzarella cheese!

* Researching all the foods I can grow indoors!

* Discovering my dad has some heat lamps I can have to grow our own foods in the basement!

* Cheetos!

What are you eating? Post in comments below. I love you!

The Sparkle Fairy talking with her mouth full!

Food Magic!

It’s so funny that when The Rainbow Faery started this category of “Food Magic,” I just couldn’t relate all that much. And that was just a few short weeks ago! Now I’m using food as a sacred form of healing and nourishment for my family. I’m trying new recipes, new kitchen gadgets, and new concepts ~ it’s a totally new dimension for me! I’m cooking with love and intention and involving the children as much as I can. I feel like I’m remembering something from my ancient roots ~ that food can be a wonderful source of healing, prevention, togetherness, and sacred ritual. And of course LOVE! Food prepared with love and gratitude is the most healing thing we can put in our bodies!!!

* “Last call” strawberries that I feel so lucky to have found at the Chester’s Farmers Market!

* The strawberry jam I made that reminds me of my dear Grandmother’s, who went to the Angels one year ago. Making her jam was like having her visit me in the kitchen!

* The homemade strawberry ice-cream I made with organic sugar and raw milk! My Grandfather made homemade ice cream for us every time we visited! It was a wonderful day of having both my Grandmother and Grandfather with me!

* All the children at our house yesterday who finished off the strawberry ice cream with delight and gratitude!

* The government absurdly outlawing the sale of Kombucha as of yesterday, which has motivated me more than ever to learn how to make my own!

* My skin being so soft from eating coconut oil and taking cod liver oil that I don’t need to use face lotion any more!

* Learning about healing weeds and herbs from Susan Weed’s books, which are so magical!

* Coming up with new juicing combinations with my 5 year old!

* Planning on making organic blueberry muffins and chocolate chip ice cream for my in-laws who are coming this weekend!

* Discovering all the edible flowers I have growing in my yard!

* Cheetos, because they’re still my favorite fairy food!

What are you eating today? Post in comments below and remember I Love You!

Rainbow Faery!

My Everyday FOOD Magic!

I just LOVE food and right now it is practically my main focus in my life! I’ve recently discovered that I’ve been dealing with candida overgrowth issues for a large part of my life and am finally making the changes needed to heal my body! So here is some of my latest FOOD magic! (And other everyday magic too!!)

(also just wanna say that I too have been super busy lately, and enjoyed coming and catching up on Kate’s faery awesome birthday, and all the wonderful music magic from yesterday!)

*21 days of writing and yoga!

*  I made millet for the very first time!

*Our sprouts are growing and thriving!

*My boys ate raw veggie sticks with a dip I made, this is after a long pause from them eating any raw veggies!

*Loving the way I feel!

*My energy levels have increased!!

*My moods have been pretty balanced!!!!!!!!

*I wake up feeling good and get to sleep just fine!

*EFA’s, cultured veggies, systemic enzymes, unrefined oils, liquid & powdered greens, apple cider vinegar, stevia and more are very good friends of mine right now!

*Cleansing!

*My boys being on board with getting strong and healthy!

*Having the energy to do all these extra dishes that seem to be a side effect of all this cooking!

*I’m going to try making my own young coconut water kefir!

*Doing T-tapp alongside all these nutritional changes!

*Dry skin brushing!!

*THE most healing soup ever, made with malunggay (or moringa olifeira) leaves, ginger, garlic, onion, spinach, kang kung, spices, and salmon…made it tonight to help get rid of the mucus issue we have going on.

*Taking time before bed to BREATHE and SMILE

*LAUGHTER THERAPY!!!!! It really is the best medicine. 

What kind of foods are making you jump for joy lately? What’s nourishing you? Come and share your food (and LIFE) magic in the comments below! Live well and laugh lots!

Rainbow Faery

My Everyday “Food” Magic!

*FOOD!!!!!! I LOVE food, and I am fascinated by the cycle that mother nature has designed so perfectly. We are indeed, what we eat. That said… here is some of MY everyday FOOD magic!

*Smoothies! I make mine with bananas, berries (both which I freeze), almond butter, coconut oil/milk, fresh, powdered or liquid “greens”, some pomegranate juice (or whatever we have), and a little bit of yogurt or frozen yogurt. YUM!!!

*SOUP!!! I love the versatility of soups…you can make the same recipe a thousand times with a few variations here and there to suit your needs. Like chili, how many ways can we make chili?! Lentil soup, curries, mmm….my mouth is watering already…

*SALAD!!! Another infinitely versatile dish, LOL! Lettuces and herbs of all kinds, fruits and veggies like tomatoes, radish, cucumber, carrots, lemon, mandarins, potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, green beans, beets, sweet potato, avocado (my all time favorite!!!), onion, nuts, seeds, oils, beans and on and on and on!!!

*CHOCOLATE! Yes, I am an unashamed chocoholic, and the darker the better. Our own Flower Faery has recently inspired me by reminding me of coconut oil’s ability to solidify when cold enough…so I’ve been mixing it with organic dark chocolate sauce, pouring it over ice cream and voila! Coconut chocolate shell!! Delicious and divine.

More of My Everyday Magic

*I’ve started composting again!!!! Finally!!!!

*I’m growing flowers!!!!

*Helping a friend with a bit of housework =)

*TONS of inspiration!!

*Finding my phone that I thought was lost!

*Loving on my boys…I am so blessed with such adorable little teachers!

That’s some of my super yummy food magic today… what foods make your heart (and your tummy!) sing? Come and share in the comments below so we can all savor our magical foods together!