1. FREE FOOD!!! 11 Ways

    Purslane & PansyEdible “Weed” & Edible Flower Throughout last week the Grand Rapids Press and The Rapidian ran the story Hunger Challenge chronicling two ambitious young writers, Jacqueline Prins and Samantha Dine, who agreed to eat for a week on a budget of $30.59 each. This is approximately “what a person on food stamps would have to...
  2. Back to School Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies (GF w/ a V option;)

    Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies(GF w/ a V option;) For withstanding another whole summer with moi (the watering, the weeding, the many Rawlucks, the prayer bell wake up chimes, and the general “we have so much time to get organized-ness!”), I thought my little ducklings deserved a yummy treat when they...
  3. So Stinkin’ Hot Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (V/GF/R)

    Yep, it was HOT this week! In the middle of the record breaking heatwave I was asked to come up with a vegan culinary delight to demo on the hip Grand Rapids lifestyle show, eightWest, WOOD-TV8. So, I’m standing outside a restaurant on my cell phone discussing segment options with one of the...