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The Irish Washerwoman and Grandma Fannie’s Soap

The Irish Washerwoman and Grandma Fannie’s Soap

by MarianBeaman | Mar 17, 2021 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, neighborhood, Recipes, Uncategorized

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Even if you’re not Irish, you may feel an impulse to wear GREEN today or maybe even sport a derby hat. Our family is mostly of German-Swiss ancestry, but once we lived in the Killarney Shores neighborhood of our city with streets named Emerald...
Mennonite Man Crafts a Valentine Menu

Mennonite Man Crafts a Valentine Menu

by MarianBeaman | Feb 10, 2021 | blog, book review, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Recipes, Uncategorized

Mennonite Man, Willard Roth, reared on Iowa farmland, has a long career as             Journalist             Author             Church leader             World traveler . . . and always a Cook and Entertainer   Mennonite Men Can Cook Too (2015) is a compilation...
Wordless Wednesday: Drying Rose Petals

Wordless Wednesday: Drying Rose Petals

by MarianBeaman | Oct 14, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Recipes, Tips, Uncategorized

      Click below to hear the crackle of baked petals, sort of like crunchy leaves in autumn . . . in Florida, not! RevCrunchingPetals7704.TRIM         How it began:   A fresh-petal illustration from Mennonite Daughter, Chapter...
Remembering Sunday Dinners, PA Dutch Style and a New Author

Remembering Sunday Dinners, PA Dutch Style and a New Author

by MarianBeaman | Sep 23, 2020 | blog, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Recipes, Uncategorized

    The tradition of Sunday dinner with guests, thriving in our Mennonite (and larger) community as late as the early 1970s, was an expression of a communal spirit. It was an equally culinary and sacramental Sabbath experience. Now, except among the Plain...
Simple Snack or Supper for this Season

Simple Snack or Supper for this Season

by MarianBeaman | May 6, 2020 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, meditation, Recipes

Avocado Toast is yummy! Have you tried it? Great for mid-morning snack, 4 o’clock tea, or simple supper   Assemble your ingredients: 2 small or l large avocado; seasonings, salt and red pepper flakes; tomato slices (optional). Avocado, nature’s...
A Souper Day!

A Souper Day!

by MarianBeaman | Jan 15, 2020 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Recipes, Ukraine, Uncategorized

  Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor. ~ Marge Kennedy   Has a tub of soup or stew been bubbling away on your stove tops lately? At the...
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