I love our lawn. It’s large enough for an animated game of badminton, for the dog to zig-zag wildly across it and for large family gatherings around the fire pit. I also take pleasure in the creeping Charlie, dandelions and plantain that tiptoe through the grass and give it an embroidered appearance. But not everyone […]
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It’s hard to believe that this simple Italian salad has such a unique flavor from common ingredients. You have to taste it to believe it! I grew up eating this with crusty, homemade Italian bread still piping hot from the oven. My mother served it around Christmas and into January. Ingredients 3 oranges Sprigs
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These cheeping babies outside my door have made me aware of their presence lately by their constant squawking. Not to get too philosophical, but passing by them the other day made me stop and ponder our role as parents. Like these little birds, our children are completely dependent on us. If the mama bird doesn’t
Lessons in Parenting, Bird Style Read More »
Tell us some of the important nutritional basics for nourishing our kids: The most important basics in the kitchen are also the most interesting to kids so they can easily get involved. Making raw cultured dairy such as raw yogurt and kefir are science and life projects at their best. So are fermented vegetables.
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In a food processor, blend the following ingredients: 2 cups almond flour 8 free range eggs 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 teaspoons vanilla ½ teaspoon Celtic salt ½ teaspoon baking soda Butter a hot griddle or cast iron frying pan and when good and hot, ladle a small amount of batter on to the sizzling
It’s Sunday Morning Pancakes!! Gluten-free Style Read More »
After the extravagances of past decades, we’re finally seeing a shift in thinking with regard to the use of medications. Yes, I know, every other commercial is a company pushing their newest drug. Yet, in spite of this, there is a ground swelling of those who remember life without drugs and recall a healthier world.
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Joette Calabrese,HMC,CCH,RSHom Published in Wise Traditions, Fall 2010, “Psychiatric Skin” Marley MacAfee has doe eyes and a temperament to be reckoned with. Some might politely say she’s spirited. But may I be frank? Marley has been known to have violent tantrums and can be a destructive drama queen. We’re not talking about little anger fits,
It is powerful, usually right on the mark and if we deny its existence, we’re always sorry later. Yes, mother’s intuition is real. Today, many have lost the confidence our strong ancestors had built into them. Drugs are handed out like candy. In fact, if refused, we are often met with angry words and condescension.
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On the weekends, our boys join me at the Chautauqua Institution, while I teach during the weekdays. Chautauqua Institution is a not for profit, adult educational enclave dating back to the early 1800’s. Situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Chautauqua, it’s one of the several Finger Lakes in upstate New York. www.ciweb.org Here we
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Nutri-Tip! Dandelions; as kids we loved them, as homeowners we find them annoying. Allow me to encourage you to find your way back to loving them again. It might just bring back childhood memories of joyful summer days. Dandelions make the perfect spring tonic. Just as the flowers emerge, find a clean patch away from
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