September 2010

As fall hits the Rocky Mountains in Colorado where I live, my thoughts turn to cooking again.  On Saturday I went apple picking with some friends and while our intent was to press cider, I snatched up a few apples to cook with over the next few days.  Seems I got a bit over my [...]

good night sweet summer. thank you for the gifts you gave us and thank you for the warm sunshine on our shoulders. hello dear autumn, thank you for the harvest of blessings we have in our lives and please help us to prepare our hearts and bodies for the upcoming dark months. xo ps. unless [...]

While we all love our mothers and fathers, I thought this was spot on! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR MOTHER unless she is who you want to be.  You do not have to be your mother’s mother, or your mother’s mother’s mother, or even your grandmother’s mother on your father’s side. You may [...]

Did you know that most ancient cultures viewed spices as valuable medicine?  At one time, Black Pepper was worth more than gold!  Some rumours claim that Christopher Columbus was actually in search of pepper when he braved the cold ocean waters in search of the new world. While traveling in Indonesia years ago, I was [...]

I once knew a nutritionist who had a McDonald’s burger and fries sitting on her book shelf for 5 years.  That was 2 years ago.  It never broke down in the normal way food decomposes.  To this day it looks just the same as it did 2 years ago.   I wonder what that means [...]