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Monday, March 7, 2011

Hearth and Soul Blog Hop vol. 38

HEARTH and SOUL HOP!
Welcome to the Hearth and Soul Hop #38!!

From the very beginning of the Hearth and Soul Hop my dear friend Heather of Girlichef fame has been a creative and driving force to the Hop - we have been very blessed to have her as part of the team. For personal reasons she has decided to step away as a host of our hop - and we will miss her dearly. But we know that this is right for her and we wish her EVERY GOOD THING!!

Be sure to check out the new  Hearth and Soul Hop blog.
Right now it holds all of the past hops in one place and our mission statement.
You can still link up through one of the hosts OR you can link there.
It is in its infancy but I envision great things going on there! Click over and check it out!


Thanks for stopping by and linking up and/or just checking out the great real food, soul loving links!

I am looking forward to another great Hop!
Take a few minutes to read our mission and the "rules" if you haven't in awhile - lots of thought and love went into making them.

The hop has become my favorite place to find new recipes and to share in all the lovely stories that come from your hearth and soul! 
Thank you for letting me have a peak into your kitchen.


Mission:

Food from your hearth, to feed your soul. Food that follows your intuition. Preparing food from scratch to nourish your family…body, mind AND soul! Food made with your own hands…infused with energy and passion and intent. Real food made by real people to feed real families (big and small, in blood or spirit). Ingredients from scratch, be it something grown in your garden or raised on your land…food foraged in the field or woods…food from local farms, farmers, or farmers markets…or even ingredients chosen by you from your local market that will be turned into something that feeds your soul. Tapping the food memory that each of us has stored inside; letting it guide and influence our own time in the kitchen.

We hope to embrace not only the “expected” areas of real food, but also those who want to incorporate healthier choices without sacrificing their love of food…how it tastes, the memories it conjures up, the comfort it brings. Yes, we’re trying to steer clear of packaged, processed, and boxed foods in favor of real foods….without absolutely excluding the sometimes frowned upon white sugar or flour (because the body craves what it craves…and sometimes things just don’t taste the same when you replace these). Making conscious choices and being present in the now with what your body needs…and taking steps towards exploring and enjoying healthier choices. If you take the time to listen, your body will tell you what it needs.

The warm comfort of the home hearth…stories, anecdotes, lessons, adventures, journeys, recipes, meals, beverages…we want to share the “why” of how food feeds more than just our bodies…how it also feeds our souls. After all, aren’t these the essential ingredients in defining real food? Please share links from your Hearth and Soul Hop with us each week.* Each time you link to the hop, you will get exposure over 5 blogs and receive feedback in the way of a high quality comment on your linked post, because this is personal for us…we want you to know that we appreciate that you’ve taken the time to create a post, add a link back to the hop, and add your link! We’ll be sure to acknowledge this with a comment and a tweet on Twitter (using hashtag #hsoul).

Rules for linking:

-One link per week, please-Must include a link back to one/any of the host sites (through worded link or badge) in individual post, not on sidebar…although we love having links on your page, as well (this benefits all of us). You will be sent a gentle reminder if no link is added to your post, we understand that sometimes people forget…but if it becomes a regular occurrence, (even though we don’t like to do it) your post may be removed. It’s just not fair to those who do take the time and show the grace to link back.

-Try to link a post that you think fits into the mission. You don’t have to link up every week…link up when you can. We welcome posts that are shared in other events. If you have an older, archived post that you want to add, we welcome that…as long as you go in and add a link back to Hearth and Soul.

Linky will stay open from 10 pm Monday to 11:59 pm Wednesday (Eastern time).

Your Hosts:
Hunger and Thirst
Frugality and Crunchiness with Christy 
Alternative Health and Nutrition News
If you'd like to use a badge, please feel free!

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This linky list is now closed.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for hosting! I have posted my Cuban Sweet Potato Salad. I can't wait to see what everyone has linked up this week. Have a great Tuesday! Candace

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  2. Sometimes I feel like someone else wants to pull the strings like we are big puppets, toys to their greed and profit.

    Chaya- Actually, it is a great honor to host and to be able to read all of the wonderful recipes submitted. But let's all work together to spread our enthusiasm for real foods.

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  3. Thanks for the kind words, my friend =)

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  4. Thank you for hosting again today. This week’s recipe is quite a lovely one and very basic, an old fashioned pear cake using raw honey.
    Blessings! ~ Carmen

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