Nothing says spring to like the intoxicating scent of lilac blossoms. They remind me of the sweetness of childhood, my mother’s birthday, and the hope and renewal that spring rains bring. The fragrance so heady and delicious I’ve always want to eat them – and you can! While I enjoy lilac blossom tea with a…
Making your own sauerkraut is easy. All you need is some cabbage, salt, and a container. That’s it. I love making traditional foods like sauerkraut because it connects me to the timeless culinary wisdom around the world. Naturally fermented foods (also called cultured foods) populate our gut flora with good, healthy microbes that are the…
This recipe is from traditional healers of Mexico, who shared it with Stephen Harrod Buhner who shared this publicly on Facebook and in his (incredible) book, Sacred and Healing Beers. Everything Buhner writes is extraordinary. He’s a prolific, and poetic writer. He’s written so many books I still haven’t had a chance to read them all.…
I remember the day I met the Elder tree (Sambucus nigra) like it was yesterday. I was twelve years old, and it was the first summer at my grandparents new home in rural Ontario. My grandfather called me out to the backyard to meet him near the bayou of the lake. There, growing elegantly amidst…
