By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
While we are not vegetarian, be assured that each summer season we enjoy many meals that are primarily from our garden. This could sound boring except that I consider cooking an art form. No one gets bored. Guests are shocked occasionally, but never bored. 😉 As any artist, I am always on the hunt for […]
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By Amanda Rose | Sage
There are some experiences adults should never have, some we cannot ever even talk about, and yet, there we find ourselves dead in the middle of it, silent. On occasion, time itself affords us an opportunity to make mention and so time has passed and I mention how I came to love this particular herb, […]
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By Amanda Rose | Nuts and Seeds
Amanda’s note: Here is another wonderful article by Ramya Venkateshwaran who we found writing in India from her website WildTurmeric.net. Here she provides a recipe for a popular candy in India that also helps keep you packed with iron. You know you’ve just to do your part eating your iron… 😉 *** These sesame seed […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Summer Squash
Chocolate and zucchini play well together. If the game is hide-n-go-seek, zucchini almost always wins. It stays perfectly hidden under the rich chocolate goodness. We already know this from the many times we have surprised guests with our chocolate zucchini cake. Looking for something more totable than cake, I found this recipe for zucchini brownies. […]
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By Amanda Rose | Nettle
My poor son Frederick suffers fairly severely from seasonal allergies. In the spring of 2012 his allergies were so bad that we allowed him regular over-the-counter allergy medication for about six weeks. There were days that his symptoms were so bad that we watched the clock eager to give him his next dose. At the […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Turmeric
Amanda’s note: Here is another wonderful article by Ramya Venkateshwaran who we found writing in India from her website WildTurmeric.net. I asked her to write about her family’s process for drying turmeric and I was blown away and immediately ordered dried turmeric root. You’ll see why. 😉 We Indians use turmeric powder in almost all […]
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