Santa Day Fun

I wrote recently about making kneophla soup for Santa Day and my dilemma (homemade kneophla vs frozen).  We gathered on Thursday night to  create our soups and sandwiches. I made a separate pot with the homemade kneophla, which worked well. I had a friend taste both and she told me she could taste the difference–the homemade…

Superfood Solution

Like most aging folks, I read up on nutrition and try to eat well. However, I am often perplexed about how to eat daily all the nuts, seeds, oils and fruits in the superfood category. You know the ones I mean: flax-seed meal, cranberries, olive oil, almonds, sesame seed, blueberries, sunflower seed, dark chocolate.  I can…

Tradition Sighting: Real Kneophfla

My goal this Christmas season is to find and focus on local traditions. I live in a mother lode of Americana on the North Dakota prairie, and I delight in witnessing locals cling to their ways. Enter into evidence Item #1: homemade kneophfla (spelling varies, pronunciation is either neffla or nip-fla, not sure which since I don’t…