Category Archives: herbs and spices

Lacto Fermented Produce

Posted on June 3, 2024 by okieranchwife

So we are having a bad rainstorm today with marble size hail. Since I can’t be in the garden I decided to do this post I have been thinking about for a while.  I have been experimenting with fermenting for … Continue reading →

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Spicy Corn Salad

Posted on May 11, 2024 by okieranchwife

This such a great side dish. I found it back in 2019 from watching a cooking series on OETA, Oklahoma’s public TV channels. It is a Nick Stellino recipe. While he cooks mostly Italian food, this is a Tex-Mex style … Continue reading →

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My Homemade Herb And Spice Mixes

Posted on May 6, 2024 by okieranchwife

No photos on this post. Sorry. Oh okay. But it is not cooking related. This is in my living room with some of my own photos from traveling through Scotland. That was during my previous life. The photos are the … Continue reading →

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Yarrow in my backyard – Achillea millefolium

Posted on May 1, 2024 by okieranchwife

Most people try to eradicate this herb when they find it in their yard. Once again I am not one of those people. I love it’s strong herbaceous scent when I cut it in the yard and hang it in … Continue reading →

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Sodium Chloride – NaCl and Beef Summer Sausage

Posted on February 9, 2024 by okieranchwife

The following is my opinion. I’m not a health practitioner. I don’t play a doctor on TV and I haven’t stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in years.. Folks, it’s salt. There are more than 30 references to salt in … Continue reading →

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OkieRanchWife’s Homemade Mulled Apple “Cider”

Posted on November 12, 2023 by okieranchwife

So, it was a gorgeous day today on my homestead. I spent the afternoon gathering up dead twigs and Sweetie Annie stalks that was killed by our first freeze last week. I burned them a little at a time in … Continue reading →

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Homemade Orange Peel Vinegar

Posted on October 25, 2023 by okieranchwife

Yesterday while I was in town on errands,  I was blessed with two boxes of culled produce from the locally owned grocery store.  The boxes included two 3 pound bags of mandarin oranges, two bags of green grapes, a bag … Continue reading →

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Sweet Annie Sweet Wormwood Artemisia annua

Posted on September 19, 2023 by okieranchwife

This is sweet annie on the side of my house. Possum, one of the outdoor cats, is keeping his eye on me.  Several years ago I traveled back to that Northeast state where I was born.. When I was living … Continue reading →

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Tuna Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing

Posted on May 2, 2022 by okieranchwife

Right after I graduated from college, I made this salad quite often because it is very economical. Also I was a terrible cook then. I have redeemed myself on that score. Now I make this dish because it is something … Continue reading →

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Butcher’s Block and Random Thoughts

Posted on December 9, 2014 by okieranchwife

For those of you who have been following for several years, I thank you! And for the people who are fairly new to my blog, I thank you too! I do appreciate all of you who read my recipes and … Continue reading →

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