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~ This Week's Fairy Offerings ~ Tea & Tarot |
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Vintage! Hello Kitty Cup Saucer Roses Lace Filigree 2001 Sanrio Co Japan Collectible Green Tea - Made in China
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FEATURED ARTICLES
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~ Last time at Meadow Sweet Grove ~ A Calendar of Yuletide Doings ... COVID Style! Even if Christmas sees us home alone this year, or with limited family or friends, here are some suggestions from the Meadow Sweet Grove fairy folk to make your season bright! Although 2020 might not allow for as much merry-making as is custom with Yule; you can still experience the magic of Christmas: ... Continue reading: a-calendar-of-yuletide-doings-covid-style.html 
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~ Chicken Cheddar Casserole ~
This is a wonderfully easy and yummy meal to make for dinner inspired by a soup recipe that I have altered somewhat to turn into a casserole. It uses up left-over cooked chicken and requires few ingredients. Reduce wet ingredients for a "dryer" pasta meal or increase for a "soupy" casserole. Adjust cooking time accordingly. It's all up to you! |
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What you need:
1/2 cup shredded carrot 1/4 cup chopped green onion 2 tablespoons butter 1 to 1/2 cups milk 1 cup chicken broth 1/8 cup flour 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/8 tsp pepper 1/2 to 1 cup cooked chicken; shredded, cubed or ground 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 cups cooked pasta |
What you do:
Add the carrot and green onion to melted butter and cook slightly in frying pan. Combine and whisk milk, chicken broth, flour, Worchestershire sauce and pepper in a separate bowl. Add to frying pan. Cook and stir over medium heat under thickened and bubbly. Stir in cooked chicken and 1/2 cheese. Pour over cooked and drained pasta in casserole dish. Cover with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered at 325° for approximately 1/2 hour. |
When I made this meal ... I realized I didn't have any carrots. Then I remembered that I still had some out on the front brick patio (mid-January!) in a suspended iron planter. I had grown some in pots, elevated, away from the slugs which had ravaged our garden this year. Anyway - they were just enough to complete this meal. These winter carrots were lovely, fragrant, crisp and sweet.
You can always scrape a meal together somehow!
You can always scrape a meal together somehow!
Bibliography: Fix It Fast Cookbook, Better Homes and Gardens, 1979
Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2021
Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2021
Did you know that articles from past weeks are archived in my Blog? Check it out here! a-calendar-of-yuletide-doings-covid-style.html
FOLKLORE & MAGIC
~ Meeting the Eternal Green Man ~
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Green Man Tile in Meadow Sweet Grove's Kitchen
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I've always been drawn to the Green Man, so much so that when my husband recently installed tiles in our kitchen; he thoughtfully incorporated our very own Green Man over the kitchen stove!
To me, the Green Man represents divinity in nature and is the male counterpart to Mother Nature. His face, most often formed or surrounded by leaves, is literally "fused" with nature and creation. His gaze is generally (but not always) one of benevolence. Sometimes, though, tendrils grow from his mouth, and even his eyes, nostrils and ears - then the overall feeling is one of the harsh reminder of the reality of death; our eventual return to dust and the earth; but also a visual representation of the rebirth and regrowth that is nature's life cycle.
I am very fond of old churches and architecture and am always delighted to find the Green Man incorporated into various structures; keeping everyone safe and reminding them of their inescapable relationship with nature. You can find him in many countries around the world - and through a variety of artistic expressions: from architecture to theatre and from jewellery to poetry. I guarantee that once you start truly "seeing" the Green Man - he will begin "cropping up" in more and more places ...
The Green Man as Keystone Above Windows in Victoria, BC, Canada
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Modern Green Man Sculpture in a Shop Window in Glastonbury, Wells, England
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The Green Man as Keystone Above Window at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, Source: Pinterest (The Enigma of the Green Man)
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Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan, 2021
Did you know that articles from past weeks are archived in my Blog? Check it out here! old-father-christmas-his-yule-goat.html
