By Jeanie Rose | Persimmon
Late fall days in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California can be gray and leaning toward foggy. Driving down the back roads, you get the impression of color being drained from all vegetation not gone dormant. At least, that is the impression until you come upon a persimmon tree, bare of leaves yet covered […]
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By Amanda Rose | Winter Squash
The best pumpkin pies have no pumpkin whatsoever. Butternut squash has a flavor that is more dense, it is sweeter, easier to peel and cut, and is widely available in the marketplace. You will improve your pumpkin pie considerably by not choosing pumpkin at all. In fact, canned pumpkin is usually butternut squash. 🙂 If […]
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By Amanda Rose | Dairy
Amanda’s note: Here is another great recipe from Ramya Venkateshwaran, writing in India from her website WildTurmeric.net. We asked her to share her process for making ghee (clarified butter) and were delighted with the wealth of experience evident in the article. ~~~ Ghee occupies an important place in Ayurvedha and is regarded very highly in […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Eggplant
The days are growing shorter, as happens every year. 🙂 And every year I go through the same emotions of letting go of the robust summer garden with its avalanche of tantalizing vegetables. In July and August I had to harvest every day to stay ahead of the ripening abundance. Now I walk through the […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Body Care
The last six weeks has been more difficult than usual as we recover from our big forest fire. It was actually a little one for the forest, clocking in at under 10 acres, but it was big to us given the circumstances. Apparently when you are evacuated from a deep sleep to a 20-foot towering […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Onion
Just the memory of this dip makes me want to run to the kitchen and caramelize some onions. This is a dippy treat for all onion lovers. I have adapted the recipe a bit from Kitchen Simplicity (here). Thank you, Cheri. We’re loving it! The only thing that keeps this dip from being an almost […]
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