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June 21st, 2010
"The Crock Pot!" How easy can it be! We wish you were here, Melissa brought 4 totally delicious crock pot creations. "This is alchemy at its finest, humble ingredients become Gold!" It's true as we taste chilli, split pea with ham, minestrone with ground beef, and lentil soup with kielbasa sausage. She gives you recipes, very easy instructions, and costs -based on a 5 quart Crock they range from less than a $1.50 to $5- slow cooked all day and you have gourmet flavors! It is your friend. Plus how to make your own homemade broth... tastier and economical. Now about salt & pepper, especially if you are used to restaurant or packaged food, the difference of sea salt, and when salt should be added in the cooking process to get the result you want. Why does salt make sugar sweeter? She will also make cupcakes for you! (only local orders, sorry) Why she doesn't buy spices at the grocery store (rip off) and where the best places are to buy your spices. This was certainly a rough hour for your hosts, but somebody had to do it! See The Alchemist Blog that accompanies this talk. |
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May 27th, 2010
"Canning Bread? And Starting Chickens!" Often asked question, can you can bread? Her research on this and why it's not safe, and why would you want to can bread when the ingredients store very well and it's so easy to make? The best way to start out with chickens, how to purchase, choose breeds, and deciding to have a rooster or not once you understand their attitude! How to handle broody hens, and what the difference is in egg colors, white, brown, green, blue, etc.. How to choose a good source for chickens, what to ask and what to look for regarding how the chickens are treated and fed. Toxic chemicals for worming can be dangerous, Melissa describes a non toxic natural insecticide and the parasites cannot develop immunity to it. How to handle free range chickens when you are visiting a potential source. There are several things to look for when picking up a chicken to determine its health. Once you have your chickens what to do if one gets sick. And what if you have too many eggs? Several ways to freeze them, make powdered eggs (for baking) that can be very convenient. See her The Alchemist blog for this an more. |
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January 26th, 2010
"Cleaning Green" Starting out with beyond the ordinary house cleaning and addressing the issue of clutter, Melissa brings up a fun way to deal with being overwhelmed by house cleaning. Beside her own she brings tips from a professional. The old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" (Ben Franklin) applies, little things you can do to prevent facing big cleaning jobs. The main thing here is how to avoid using chemicals that are not good for septic tanks, the city sewer, or the body. You can clean green by making alternatives from things you probably have in the house, vinegar, water, baking soda, etc., all nontoxic and save money too. We go through the whole house, from floors and carpets to down the drain, as Melissa gives a recipe for what's best in each case. A new way to attack toilet stains with drywall sanding screen, a unique shower head solution, the best way to run the dishwasher and why cut down on soap, and what not to put together on the dishwasher, cutting boards, pots & pans, windows, removing odors, getting rid of mold so it never comes back, making your own drain cleaner, and more. |
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October 20th, 2009
"The Beauty of Simple Things" Listener Question: When making preserves why does the fruit separate from the juice? There are several reasons why this happens, and Melissa has the remedy. Making your own laundry detergent - it's easy on the environment (yours and Earth's) the washers, including 'high efficiency' machines, has only 4 ingredients plus water, economical... how does 2 cents a load sound? Vinegar can be used as a softener. It takes a lot of chemicals for clothes to smell "Downy fresh" ...and Nancy goes to break in the beginnings of Downy withdrawal (could it possibly be addictive ....hmmmm.) It's delightful to remember that Melissa comes from the Hollywood life style, an actress, and self-described high maintenance princess, and now she grows her food and cleans the chicken coop! Un-limitedness! With great advice: "If you consume something it's good to know how to make it." For example she tells us all about how to make tortillas, easier than she thought, and using a tortilla press, or not. Then the beginning of her research on important things to know about wintering chickens, more to come on that next time! |
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August 25th, 2009
"Taste of a 1000 Years" Simplicity can be exquisite such as flat bread, amazingly easy and made just as our ancestors did on a hot stone. Get your note pad as Melissa gives numerous ways to use this, real fast food at it's best. And all about zucchinis, if you are growing your own you probably have a "Leave a zucchini on your neighbor's porch Day!" well here you can find great ways to use them, make them last, and what to do with ones that have grown way too big. Next an in depth class on chickens, what they love and need, what is grit, and the funny ways chickens think and how to influence their behavior, it's a hoot! More on people food, reducing the waste in your house, salt, sea salt, kelp, and more. This hour is a window with a view into a preservable lifestyle that can be attained by simply doing simple things differently. |
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June 29th, 2009
"Basic, Easy, Quick, and Delicious!" That it is with Melissa, such a great source of information ....experience from experimentation! We begin with three incredible edible beer breads and strawberry bread with strawberry butter. Your family will call you a gourmet cook and think you spent hours in the kitchen... yet it takes minutes and you can start your fresh baked bread while preparing dinner; the how to recipes; ways to use over-ripe bananas, make dog treats, jam, very simple ways to make your own baby food, eliminate risk of harmful additives and much better for your baby; how to know if your baking powder is to old; more on sea salt; then all about the care and feeding of her chickens which produce the best eggs we ever tasted! You can see the chicken coop "Mansion" on her Blog. Learn about the natural protective covering on the eggs, safe ways keep eggs up to one year, how to make hens lay in winter, what happens when one hen goes on strike and wants to be a mom? Don't worry, the rooster will arrive soon! And the best places to get chicks, although Melissa didn't want to wait for eggs so she "cheated" and got laying hens. |
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September 29th, 2008
"Bread School Has Begun!" First, personally verified and recommended by BTO is The Imagine Inn B&B that Melissa and her husband operate exclusively for RSE students. You can be sure of a lovely experience with large private rooms surrounded by nature and Melissa's cooking! School gear, airport shuttle, everything you'll need at this wonderful place to stay when preparing for your event. "It's really an honor to have people come here from all over the world!" We begin bread school with the one great thing about french bread, it only has four ingredients! Especially for the beginner Melissa gives an outstanding step by step description, "simplicity at it's finest." Tips on yeast, oven thermometers, a funny little fact about the "upper crust" and throwing ice cubs in the oven? A listener mentioned "No-Knead" bread which Melissa says is easy and great. Best ways to store your bread, what not to do, and other flours (avoid bleached flour) you can use for variations, "once you get the hang of making bread you can become an alchemist!" Pictures and recipes are on the Blog. "I want to inspire people to make bread and show how easy it is so they will enjoy it and not be intimidated." Plus with rising food costs, best to "roll your own"! |
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August 28th, 2008
"Taking the Fear out of Bread Baking" Melissa, a lovely addition to our preparedness series, will teach us how do bake our own bread, but first about her. She wanted to be a performer and did become an actress in L.A. was compared to, and portrayed, Marilyn Monroe roles. She saw the "Bleep" and was so excited, she watched it six times in the theatre, Fom it she knew about Ramtha's school but it sounded like camping, and that was not for her. A mysterious seizure that resulted in several days of coma, coming out of that greatly changed, and a friend who told her if she could handle RSE then so could Melissa. She did and that changed everything. Seeing Ramtha in L.A., and listening to Greg Simmons gave her enough to know how to focus and move to WA in 4 months! "I've never been so passionate about anything in my life!" Now she loves to teach how easy it is to bake delicious bread, even for those afraid of attempting it or having tried and 'failed.' Starting with Irish Soda Bread, great with stew or soup yummm! Very simple ingredients and techniques, it is bread you don't have to plan ahead for, and having a go at it replaces that fear of failure with the joy of your own creation! It's personal evolution with a side benefit of having wonderful bread (Melissa will gently progress us to more goodies.) This is a very fun hour, you can do it, and you will love it! (see link above to her blog with pictures)
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Melissa Graham was born and raised in Orange County California and at 25 moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She studied at the renowned Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas for 6 years. There she learned important life lessons as well as the importance of how your attitude affects every aspect of your life.
