herbs

Confession: I gave serious consideration to planting only tomatoes and basil this year. Why waste time on the other stuff when all I really want is bruschetta, right? Well, when my schedule suddenly opened up last month, I thought I may as well ma...

Welcome to my newest series…Herbs and Children! These past few months I have been learning so much about herbs and how to treat a variety of illnesses, infections, skin conditions, emotions, and other issues in children. While I am far from an expert...

Welcome to the May 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Emergency Preparedness This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their plans ...

How incredible would it be if with one click of a button, you could own almost every book you would ever need to create the perfect health library? While I am sure that your answer is ‘yes,’ you are probably wondering how this would even be afforda...

The most spectacular place I visited last summer was Mount Shasta Lavender Farm. Its extensive fields of lavender nestled against a hillside in the high desert north of Weed are possibly the most stunning sight in the North State. Click here to read la...

There has been a shake up in the world of fermentation recently. Tomorrow I am opening that can of worms of my blog, but before I do, I wanted to share a post that completely knocked me off my feet. The Ancient Art of Fermentation by Gail Faith Edwards...

grI ran across this recipe somewhere online, possibly one of the Face Book ads.  It is adapted from Julia Della Croce's recipe in William Sonoma's The Pasta Book.  I took a few liberties and made it a little like a Carbonara.  It's a gre...

My regular readers probably know all about my love and admiration for Mr. James Beard (1903-1985), American food authority, but if you’re new here, maybe you don’t.  Here’s the deal.  I LOVE THIS MAN.  He was such a champion for food in general, but especially regional American cuisine–and helped regular Americans realize they could...

Ahhh...I have a new love. In preparation for making Thanksgiving stuffing, I stopped at the bakery outlet for the first time in years. What deals! There's nothing like getting two loaves of french bread for $1.29 and four loaves of whole wheat, no HCFS...

It's the beginning of November, and the front yard garden is still going strong. We haven't had any truly cold days, and everything is continuing to grow. I cut the dried blossom stalks from the artichokes in September. You're supposed to cut the whol...