A wee bit of kitchen witchery happened tonight. Thought I’d share. So, what is pinole? As I understand it, the word pinole arrived in California with the early Spanish colonizers who had been in Central America before arriving here. They called the local toasted seed foods they experienced with First Peoples of North America, pinole…as … Continue reading
Super Seed Bars
Cooking and kitchen witchery, to me, are an endless, unraveling narrative…of places I have been…people I have known…and flavors I have explored. Take this recipe as an example… A friend of mine, from my San Francisco days, gave me this recipe to try. I was on my way to the desert to camp and needed … Continue reading
For a Friend – For Raw Cacao
Vanilla Orchid * Peppermint Honey * Lavender Citrus * Cloud Forest – Superherbs & Mushrooms * CBD Alchemy * Cacao Alchemy * Appalachian Wild Chai Y’all. I’m helping a friend from Asheville, NC area get the word out regarding his amazing, ethical, organic, and raw chocolate goodness! The thing is, his business is not only … Continue reading
Ginger-Garlic Cabbage Goodness
When my daughter started getting teeth, I began to explore meals that I could rotate throughout the month. I crowd-sourced ideas on Facebook from my friends. Many suggested curries. By sifting through their suggestions, some recipes on-line, and my own leanings, I created a Ginger-Garlic Cabbage recipe that has become a staple in our home. … Continue reading
When I Fell in Love with Dosa and Idli
In 2006 I traveled to Tamil Nadu, a region in South India, to visit the long-time social experiment, Auroville. Back in the 50s a French woman named, the Mother, and Pondicherry native, Sri Aurobindo, created a formula for harmonious living…they launched that vision in the real time with an intentional community. When I visited Auroville, … Continue reading
Donna’s Beets with Walnut Chutney
A little taste of some of my pandemic cooking (hope you all are well). Not survival food, but food for the soul. Very nostalgic making this one. Beets with walnut chutney. This was one of my favorite dishes that they chef (Donna) would make at Southern Dharma Retreat Center when I worked there as Retreat … Continue reading
ReSTOCKing the Freezer: Bone Broth
I started off this week by reSTOCKing the freezer with bone broth (you see that little pun nestled in there? Aw yeah). Chicken back, two chicken feet, some old turkey bones, kombu seaweed. All of these meats/bones are from a local, traditional farmer. I then add a splash of apple cider vinegar. Some sea salt. … Continue reading
The Modern, Manufactured Woman
A rant? A poem? You chose. The modern manufacturing of the detached, disempowered feminine We try to suppress her cycles with birth control pills. We don’t give her space or support to breastfeed. We expect her to be back at work two weeks after birth. We don’t give her space to feel, grieve, express her … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Paves
It was 2007. San Francisco. Coconut butter had just come on the scene. For me, at least. I stuffed dates with its textured, coconut-fleshy fat goodness and dunked them in chocolate to cool and harden (and soon after, completely devoured). About that time, my friend shared some recipes with that illuminated some alternative fudge-making ways … Continue reading
Dear Madhupa Maypop, Thank you & Farewell
I finally got around to changing the name of my website. Many of you know about my site, Madhupa Maypop. There have been so many mispronunciations and question marks about this name, that it’s just high time to change it. And, it’s high time to step into my own name. It’s newness. It’s rightness. It’s … Continue reading
