Healthy eating

In April I had the opportunity to take a class from someone I have long admired and whose book, The New Wildcrafted Cuisine, I own: Pascal Baudar. Despite this admiration, it took me a while to [...]

Well, that was a long hiatus, wasn’t it? I have a good excuse. Really. Here it is: I’ve been moving. Since my last post? No, but it certainly feels like it. Moving is physically, [...]

Sometimes there’s nothing better for dinner than breakfast. It feels a little decadent, a tad indulgent and super comforting. But apart from good old bacon and eggs, the trouble with most [...]

Necessity may be the mother of invention but nothing motivates me to get creative in the kitchen like homegrown produce without a purpose. And yesterday provided me with plenty of motivation as [...]

I like granola. A lot. When done right, it is crunchy, chewy, and a little sweet. Plus, it adds a hefty amount of flavor and fiber to my morning yogurt. I like creating granola recipes because [...]

Being a woman of a certain age (fine, it’s 52) who is dealing with certain hormonal fluctuations (thanks, perimenopause!), I began experimenting with herbs and potions to help stave off the [...]

For three years I’ve had a little Calamondin citrus tree growing in a pot in my backyard. This year was the first that it bore any fruit and was the first time I had an opportunity to taste [...]

A few weeks ago, the first little pickling cucumbers of the season appeared in my garden. I have been waiting (im)patiently for them since last December when I ate the last pickle from the [...]

My husband and I both have birthdays at the end of May. We were married on the 16th of that month as well. For years we have celebrated these as a combined occasion, usually with an extended [...]

According to Urban Dictionary, a ‘Spirit Animal’ is “meant to be a representation of the traits and skills that you are supposed to learn or have. Online, saying something or someone [...]