Like Mother, Like Child :: Yummy Yeasty Popcorn

My little YEASTY BEASTIES! One of my earliest memories as a child was eating popcorn just like this at preschool. It is, by far, our favorite snack. As soon as I turn on the air popper, Emily comes walking as fast as her little legs will carry her, yelling "bopcone, bopcone!" 

Then we all have the biggest smiles as we sit down on the kitchen floor around this huge bowl.

Yummy Yeasty Popcorn:

Pop half a cup of popcorn in an air popper

Heat  a combination of olive oil, butter, unrefined coconut oil (LOVE this oil for cooking and body care)

and three pressed garlic cloves 

Pour over popcorn and sprinkle with

a dash of kelp powder, loaded with minerals

lots of nutritional yeast (found at most health food stores) for protein and B vitamins

Creamy Vegetable Chowder

We had a fun but cold day playing in the rain today for our Nature Awareness Class. We had a dear friend missing from that community today. We miss him dearly. Hopefully this chowder will help warm our bones and our spirits.

This recipe is adapted from a chowder in my favorite cookbook, Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special.

Creamy Vegetable Chowder:

saute one onion in

1 Tsp evoo

add 4 celery stalks, chopped

4 large carrots

5 red potatoes

4 cups water

1 bay leaf

1 tsp marjoram

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer until tender

use immersion blender to puree half until creamy

add one red bell pepper

one bag TJ's organic foursome frozen veggies(peas, corn, carrots, green beans)

or chopped zucchini and peas if in season

cook for a couple of minutes

lower heat and add

1 cup milk

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

4 oz cream cheese

heat gently and serve with a zippy salad like arugula tossed in a lemon vinaigrette