By Jeanie Rose | Garden
One of the most compelling reasons for growing your own fruit and vegetables is that you can use open-pollinated seed. An open pollinated seed can be saved from the new plant and used in the next season. Whether it is an heirloom variety (a subgroup of open-pollinated) or not is inconsequential. Open-pollinated seed has not […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Body Care
Amanda’s note: In another recipe from her coconut plantation in India, Ramya describes a traditional use of rose for cosmetic purposes. For more ideas from Ramya, check out her website WildTurmeric.net. ***** I love using rose water for making cosmetic preparations as it gives amazing results. Rose water made from pure pesticide-free roses has health […]
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By Amanda Rose | Oregano
I mentioned this tea in a post last week and thought I would expand because it’s just that cool. First, I should add that never in my entire life had I considered making this into a tea. Oregano is for pasta sauce and Mexican food, right? It’s not for tea. The only reason I considered […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Greens
The dinner salad profile has morphed amazingly in the last 30 years. Sweeping popularity of the Cesar Salad brought romaine lettuce to the market as a shining star. It had been available prior to the Cesar rage, but few shoppers chose it over iceberg lettuce. I can remember romaine nestled in with some wilting heads […]
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By Amanda Rose | Mustard
A gourmet condiment is a game-changer. When we land a good mustard especially, we look for ways to use it, spreading it on anything that looks like a bread or tortilla or any little wedge of cheese. It’s great fun to enjoy a mustard with depth and this is how you achieve it in your […]
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By Amanda Rose | Cabbage
My mother was not much for salads. What she called a salad was a wedge of iceberg lettuce doused with a mixture of ketchup and mayonnaise. Ugh! I grew up salad-less, except for visits to Nana’s house — my Gram. Nana always had fresh leaf lettuce growing among her pansies. With such availability, she served […]
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