Real Food
Lilac Blossom Cordial
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…
Read MoreNettles: Magic, Myth & Medicine
As we near the spring Equinox and the pagan holiday Ostara the nettles beckon from the field behind my home. Ostara, or spring equinox, is the holiday celebrating birth and renewal as the sun warms the earth. The sun coaxes the plants upward to receive nourishment. New life sprouts out of the dark, rich, soil.…
Read MoreHow to Make Sauerkraut
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 traditions around the world of people culturing vegetables to sustain health. Naturally fermented foods (also called cultured foods) populate our gut flora with…
Read MoreHawthorn: Myth, Magic & Medicine for your Heart
Register for The Alchemy of Herbal Medicine – Online HERE. Botanical Name: Crataegus spp. Common Names: hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry. Crataegus is a genus of several hundred species of shrubs and trees in the botanical family Rosaceae. The species often found where I live in southwestern Canada are C. monogyna, C. laevigata. The rosaceae family…
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