Haha! I LOVE this shirt and I would absolutely wear it. But first, let me ask–do you “get it?”
If you don’t–you’ll just need to Google it. If you DO get it–let me explain why I love it. No, I’m not now, nor have I ever been into the dark arts or anything satanic or creepy like that. But as it turns out, neither were most of the poor souls who were wrongfully put to death, in Salem–back then.
Many of those women were midwives, birth workers, herbalists and healers who used oils and plants and tinctures to actually, honestly help people in pain. For that- thousands of them were accused of witchcraft and hung or drowned or burned.
By those standards, my daughters and I would certainly have been on the hit list. It was a crazy, terrible time.
I know the world is pretty nuts right now, but I think it’s still a better time to be alive.
In fact, I’d wear this sweatshirt proudly, with gratitude…and a big old grin.
I’ll admit that I haven’t always been a huge fish fan. Oh, sure I like fish sticks and if I’m feeling fancy, I might have halibut on the occasion of a blue moon.
But my son is trying to be much more healthy so one night he brought home an enormous salmon filet. I had no idea what to do with it. Seriously, no idea. But when I saw the price tag on that crazy thing, I knew we needed to figure it out. After an evenings research, I found a lovely little fool proof recipe that is so easy, and SO delicious–that I might, just possibly have made it four times in the last couple of weeks.
I couldn’t help myself.
Let me tell you how simple it is to make.
First, you’ll need a cast iron skillet. Get it warming. Then gently rub a little olive oil onto both sides of the fillet. Salt and pepper lightly. Set the salmon into the hot skillet and turn down to medium heat. Set the time for about 6 minutes–depending on the thickness of of your fillet. Now, don’t mess with it. I know you’ll want to poke it and scoot it around in the pan, but don’t. When the time is up, gently turn your salmon over and let it cook, undisturbed for another 2-3 minutes.
That is IT!!
Serve as is, or with Malt Vinegar….mmmmmm.
You’re gonna need to put me in your will for this one.
And oh, my goodness, I’m feeling very clever right now. It just hit me one night–while I was sound asleep–maybe I dreamed it, I don’t know. But I woke up thinking, “I need to make my own throat drops!” These ones will not just soothe a scratchy throat, but they can actually strengthen the immune system against the nastiness that is causing it in the first place. So there.
I have recently become an enormous fan of essential oils–I know, I know, I was a bit slow to catch that train. But I’m here now and I’m pretty excited to find all these unbelievably simple ways to help the sweet little moms and dads that I teach every week…plus my own family and friends. So my Honey Spice Throat Drops are a good place to start.
Put all the ingredients except essential oil in a heavy pan and cook slowly over medium heat until it reaches the “hard crack stage.”
Because area, altitude and climate can make such a difference in candy making, PLEASE click on this link and test your thermometer for your area. It will make all the difference in whether or not your drops are too soft, just right or burned. For example–at sea level, Hard Crack is between 300 and 305 degrees. But here in Utah, where we are waaaaay above sea level, Hard Crack is about 275-280 degrees. BIG difference. If you do this test and follow the directions~ your drops will work.
Resist the urge to turn the heat up higher to speed up the process. It will burn unless you keep it on medium and check it often. Once you can drizzle a spoonful of the syrup into a cup of cold water and have it turn to brittle threads–take it off the heat immediately. Wait about 30 seconds to a minute and then add the essential oil. Stir.
Pour into a buttered cookie sheet. Fold edges of the candy into the middle with a metal spatula until cool enough to handle.
Working quickly, pull and roll into long strips…
and cut into nickle size pieces.
Allow to cool completely and harden. If your drops have been cooked long enough, you’ll be able to store them in a ziploc bag.
If they are a bit soft and still sticky, wrap them in waxed paper squares and store in a ziploc bag.
Just wait until you tell your friends what you just did.
You’ll likely be worshiped as a Goddess of Health and Happiness.
Make sure your essential oil is the purest grade available. If it does not say that it is ingest-able, then it isn’t–so in that case don’t use it in this or any other recipe.
The clock is ticking on this creepy cast. It will be 10 weeks of this dreadful thing on the 19th of this month!! Can I just say Hallelujah?!!!
When you don’t have the ability to scratch your foot for MONTHS on end, you get very, very….*ahem* creative with solutions to a wild itch.
I was absolutely told specifically, NOT to try to scratch my foot with a hanger. But I absolutely told them specifically not to make it so tight around my toes. So there you go.
This is me walking right up to the hospital to have pre-surgery lab work done. I am so, so brave. Nobody is even with me to drag…ummm… I mean, to walk me in there.
I’m practicing my adult skills–that I must admit, don’t come out to play very often.
