Garlic Oil

This is something we use for ear aches, viruses, coughs and all kinds of other ailments in our family.  We try to always have some on hand!  You can add mullein for an extra punch as well. 

 ½ cup crushed garlic

 ½ cup olive oil

Mix thoroughly.

Add another ¼ cup olive oil

Let stand 10 days on sunny windowsill.

Strain on day 10.

You can use the garlic that as in the oil as a condiment if you like. 

You can decanter after that to get the last little bits out.   2 tsp garlic oil equals about 1 fresh clove.

Vegan Miso soup (not traditional :) )

I made this raw, because I was nursing a sick child back to health. I used my awesome blender. This could be done in a normal blender or in a pan and then blended or not blended at all. It's pretty flexible, but oh so easy! If you don't have a blender that you can use to heat your soup to just warm and not cook the garlic, then you can press the garlic in last (if this is important to you) and then let it sit for a few minutes to warm it.

I added the following to my blender:

5 1/2-6 cups of water

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

6-8 baby carrots

4 cloves of garlic (though less if it's your first time and you don't need it for healing :)

1 small onion

1/2-1 inch ginger or 2 TBS minced ginger like "Ginger People" minced ginger

3 heaping TBS of yellow miso (you could use any miso though)

2 heaping TBS bouillion (I used the homemade raw veggie boullion I made)

2 TBS Nama Shoyu/Braggs Liquid Aminos/Soy Sauce

Turn on the blender until it is warm and not hot. Unless of course your blender doesn't work that way. Then do the garlic like I suggested and smear the miso at the bottom of the bowl (1/2 TBS) and then pour the soup into the bowl.

Enjoy! We surely did!

Pizza or pasta sauce

This is a super simple and flexible sauce. We LOVE it on our pizza and we stole it from Alicia. :)

2 roasted garlic cloves--you can also crush them and cook in 1/4 cup oil and add (though I always use fresh, I am too lazy)

2 14 oz cans of diced/whole etc tomatoes. I even use fresh ones and it turns out great!

2 tsp Italian mix (or any Italian herbs you have on hand--basil, marjoram, oregano, sage)

1/4 tsp pepper

Blend in your blender and put on your pizza. I have read that you can let it "marinade" for awhile and it makes a great raw (assuming you use fresh tomatoes and garlic) tomato sauce for pastas.

I have also been known to blend other veggies into it...like summer squash, cauliflower, spinach etc ENJOY!

Hair-Raising Cider :)

Hi there everyone!

I really like this recipe because it's easy to get the ingredients and it can be used immediately. This recipe is from the book "Family Herbal" by Rosemary Gladstar.

1 quart RAW apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup fresh grated horseradish
1 chopped onion
1 head of garlic, peeled and chopped
2 TBS turmeric
1-2 pinches of cayenne pepper.

Cover and let sit in a warm place 3-4 weeks. Strain this and then add 1 cup honey, rebottle and regrigerate. You can take 1-2 TBS daily as a tonic or if you are sick then you can take it from the first sign of symptoms and every 2-4 hours until your symtpoms are gone.

Some people like the flavor okay, some don't care for it. However, it works great and has very familiar ingredients, all of which you can purchase at your local grocery store!

3 Bean Mexican Soup

16 oz jar of salsa

15 oz can of mexican stewed tomatoes (I also use crushed, whole)

3 cups of vegetable broth or chicken broth

1 Tbsp chili powder

½ tsp minced garlic

1 tsp cumin

3 15 oz cans of beans (kidney, pinto, chickpeas, black & etc.)

15 oz can of hominy (optional, I don’t use)

15 oz can of corn or frozen corn (I just throw some in)

3 cups of cooked chicken (opt.)

1 medium zucchini chopped and diced (opt.)

I put the first 6 ingredients in the blender, even the garlic whole so I don’t have to mince it. I then put it all in a big pot and add the beans, corn and sometimes zucchini if I have some. If you are serving it with chicken add it now. Warm your soup and serve.

I used to blend up the zucchini also so my kids couldn’t tell it was there but now I know they like it. I also make my own bouillon found at this website http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/homemade-bouillon-recipe.html

I add 3 Tbs of my own bouillon to 3 cups of water instead of chicken broth. It is so much cheaper than the products I was buying and so flavorful for all kinds of soups.

Onion Soup for the Sick

Okay, so this doesn't have to be for someone who is sick, but we love it. The onions are like noodles and it is perfect for people who have colds, flus or just want to get warm on a rainy day. This is inspired by a recipe found at www.herballegacy.com/recipes.html

2-3 TBS olive oil or oil of preference
4-6 large onions thinly sliced (I like to use my mandolin slicer for them)
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp thyme
5 cups water
2-3 vegetable bullion cubes
3 TBS Tamari/Shoyu or Soy sauce
Fresh garlic cloves for pressing at the end...

Saute the onions in the oil and salt until translucent. Add the mustard and thyme, stirring until mixed and then cover. Reduce heat to low and cook for about 35 minutes. Add the water, sauce and bullion cubes. Simmer around 10 minutes and then season to taste. We like to add a little of Italian seasoning to this too! Even clove has been known to be really tasty and healing. For people who eat meat you can put bite size pieces of chicken in at the same time you saute the onions.

Right before serving press the garlic into the soup and serve up!

Garlic Oil

With Spring coming, but nasty coughs and colds sticking around, I decided to post on garlic oil. This is something that has been FANTASTIC for our family by boosting the immune system, great for ear infections, it's awesome! For extra pain relief, you could make mullein oil first and then make the garlic oil.

For one batch, you will need:

1/2 cup FRESH minced garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup olive oil to be added later.

You will want to mix the first 2 ingredients well and then add in the other 1/4 cup of olive oil. This will fit perfectly into a half pint jar. Then we put it in the windowsill for 10 days. On the 10th day you can strain it and then put it in the fridge. You can strain it with paper towels, coffee filters, muslin, cheese cloth etc. You can then put it in the fridge. It will separate even more and then you can decant it and continue to store in fridge. If you have an ailment, you don't have to wait the full 10 days, but it gets stronger each day! We love this and rub it on our feet, put it in our ears, rub it on chests etc. Enjoy!