This conversation was recorded a while ago and we really covered a lot. Naming this episode was a challenge. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

This is a short solo episode recorded in my car. Haha. Life has been chaos but here we are. I love you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

Find Ni on Instagram and youtube @primordialtarotgarden. Find my work on Patreon.com/sleepyhousehealing or on Instagram @sleepyhousehealing. As always, I'm grateful for feedback so feel free to share your thoughts [email protected]. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

Find Aud on Instagram @deer.trod.hearthstead. Find Naomi on Instagram and Patreon @sleepyhousehealing. The meatloaf and mushroom gravy recipe Aud shares in this episode is listed below. 🍄 Meatloaf •1/2 ounce-ish dried mushrooms or about 1oz fresh mushrooms. •1 1/2-1 3/4 cups not-quite-boiling water if using dried mushrooms •1/4 cup oatmeal •1 tsp of salt •black pepper (I measure with my heart, probably about 1/4-1/2 tsp) •1/4 tsp celery seed •1/2 tsp dried thyme or about double to triple that of fresh •2-ish tbsp butter •1/2 cup-ish of chopped foraged greens, peppers, etc. •1 med onion, or foraged/wild equivalent •1 clove+ of garlic/wild garlic (I usually use a whole bulb) •1 lb ground meat or meat substitute Directions: 1. If using dried mushrooms, soak them in the hot water for 20-30 minutes. 2. Drain mushrooms. Save the water. Trim any woody/unwanted parts of mushrooms and then chop. If using fresh mushrooms, wash, trim, and chop. If making mushroom gravy, set aside about 1/3 of mushrooms. 3. Preheat oven to 350* F. Line or oil 9x12 pan or 2 loaf pans. 4. Combine oatmeal and about 1/4 cup of saved mushroom water in large mixing bowl. Add salt, pepper, celery seeds. Mix. 5. Melt butter in skillet over med heat. Add mushrooms, peppers, greens, onions, garlic, etc. Sauté until onions are translucent. Remove from heat. S 6. Scrape contents into mixing bowl with oatmeal mixture. Mix well. Add meat/meat substitute and thyme, and mix with hands until well combined. 7. Shape into loaf/loaves and place into pan(s). Bake for 45 min to 1 hour, until 165*F. Mushroom gravy. •1 tbsp bacon drippings or butter. •1 small onion/wild onion equivalent •2+tbsp finely chopped mushrooms (or reserved from meatloaf recipe) •1 tbsp flour/cornstarch •1 cup broth or reserved mushroom water •1/4 tsp liquid aminos, soy sauce, or Worcestershire sauce •salt to taste •black pepper to taste Directions: 1. warm/melt butter or bacon drippings in saucepan over medium heat. 2. Add onion and mushrooms. Cook, stirring often, until onions are translucent. Add flour/starch until well combined. Cook for about a minute. 3. Stir in broth or reserved mushroom water. Stir constantly until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat. 4. Stir in salt, pepper, and aminos, soy, or Worcestershire sauces. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

We dedicate this episode to the memory of Margaret Pellegrini. Little Margaret as we called her brought us so many stories that continue to inspire us. This episode contains recipes, a little family mystery, and a several fragments of my Nahnah's never before recorded tales. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

This episode dives into my own journey with disordered eating in the South where food is so important to our culture. Be warned this gets really personal and my language is not perfect. I'm am still struggling and if you are too this may be helpful or may be hard to hear if you are in a tender place. Take care of yourself first and only listen if you have the space. I end the episode with my Granny's chocolate gravy recipe. You read that right. Chocolate. Gravy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support

This podcast is about Home our relationship to it, as simple and complicated as that can be. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ramblinbackhome/support