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Decorating for Yule ... Naturally ! There are lots of little natural touches you can add to your home to "bring in the green" this Winter Solstice, Yule and Christmas Season! Here's a few quick and easy ideas:
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~ Hamburger Soup! ~ 
Ever have one lonely hamburger left over after a barbecue or hamburger night? That's all you need for this recipe. Just freeze any left over, cooked hamburger patties and you will be ready to make this meal, anytime you desire. This recipe is perfect for a rainy night when you want to make a meal without having to run out to the store. It's great on a budget too or when you want to clean out the fridge or pantry! Note that you can make this soup with numerous substitutions ... depending on what you have on hand. Bonus: Kids absolutely love this soup. |
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You will need:
2 c beef broth 2 c chicken broth 2 carrots 2 stalks celery 1/2 c chopped yellow onion (or 1 tbsp dried minced onion) 1/2 tin lima beans (drained) * 1/2 tin kernel corn (drained) (or 1 c frozen) (or 1 cob boiled) 1/2 tin baked beans 1 tin condensed tomato soup small handful of chopped rosemary (or 2 tsps dried) few leafs of chopped sage (or 1 tsp dried) 1 frozen cooked hamburger patty THRIFTY TIP: Freeze remaining portions of tinned lima beans, corn and baked beans for future use. *Lima Beans? My kid loves them which is why they are included. But you could substitute any legume you prefer such as kidney or scarlet runner beans. Recipe for your own baked beans here: comfy-baked-beans.html |
What you do:
Heat broth in a dutch oven and add chopped carrots, celery and onion. Add frozen, cooked hamburger patty to the mixture. Bring to a boil and simmer. When the patty and vegetables soften, remove patty and cut into small chunks. Return to pot. Then add fresh or dried herbs, tinned beans and corn. Add the tin of tomato soup (do not add extra water). Simmer for 15 minutes. This recipe is not exact! Alter quantities to taste or adjust to availability of ingredients in your garden, fridge or pantry. Substitutions:
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Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2020
Inspiration: Lesley Silverstone (my lovely mother-in-law)
Inspiration: Lesley Silverstone (my lovely mother-in-law)
Did you know that articles from past weeks are archived in my Blog? Check it out here! decorating-for-yule-naturally.html
FOLKLORE & MAGIC
The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel (1863)
~ Make an Offering to Venus, Goddess of Love ~
~ Make an Offering to Venus, Goddess of Love ~
Venus, the Goddess of Love, is very accustomed to receiving petitions from those hoping to attract a lover. Valentine's Day seems an appropriate time to appeal to this lovely lady, and Friday just happens to be the day of the week sacred to her. How fortuitous that this Valentine's Day, 2020, falls on a Friday! So take advantage of this opportune timing and make your appeal that day.
To craft your petition or wish, look no farther than Frankie Avalon! All the components of a successful spell are here. Modify to suit your desire.
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1. Address the Lovely Lady:
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus Venus, if you will 3. The Caveat: A girl who wants my kisses and my arms A girl with all the charms of you Venus, make her fair A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair And take the brightest stars up in the skies And place them in her eyes for me 5. The Offering: (He's bargaining here a little bit, but we can take this as the offering!) Venus, if you do I promise that I always will be true I'll give her all the love I have to give As long as we both shall live |
2. Make your Wish:
Please send a little girl for me to thrill 4. Show some Faith: Venus, goddess of love that you are Surely the things I ask Can't be too great a task 6. Releasing the Wish: Hey, Venus, oh, Venus Make my wish come true |
A rose would make a nice offering to Venus
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Bibliography/Sources: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon, written by Ed Marshall; The Book of Spells by Nicola de Pulford, 1998 Meadow Sweet Grove © V. Buchanan 2020
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