“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” ~ Mary Oliver I’m still collecting my thoughts around the coincidence of two bear dreams. They were not dreams I had. They were dreams that two friends had of me and a … Continue reading
Gluten-free Galette: A Tasty Way to Enjoy Seasonal Fruit
I’ve moved a good bit over the years. However, my roots are deep in the South and, when I add up the years, most of them have been in the South. I lived in western North Carolina in the hollers of the Southern Appalachian mountains for a few of those Southern years (it is definitely … Continue reading
Forest Bathing, Mississippi-style
Between cutting down the old-growth cypress forests of the Mississippi Delta, the clear-cutting of the coastal long-leaf pine forest, and the cutting and then conversion of the beech-magnolia climax forest to the monocropping of pine trees for the paper and wood industry… there is not much left to speak of when it comes to … Continue reading
Finding our way home
“Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a part in their immortality.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art of Living Finding our way home I am German. I … Continue reading
Bottomland Hardwoods
Bottomland Hardwoods the leaves crunched beneath our feet as we kept pace with the afternoon sun. a sharp call, like a tropical bird, echoed across the forest. we froze for reasons we didn’t know. “pileated woodpecker,” i said. and then, we continued on… small things caught my eye like the glossy red dogwood berries glimmering … Continue reading
Satsuma-zest Almond Meal Carrot Cake: Wake Up Cake
Lawdy be! Gluten-free’s gone crazy on this one. This has to be my favorite gluten-free dessert recipe yet. It is one tasty, moist, flavorful, AND easy to make cake. So, while everyone is snorting refined sugar and artificial food colorings this Christmas…take a sweet stand and bake this as an act of kitchen counter-culture. Be … Continue reading
Winter Warmth: Chicken Bone Broth
Key themes for winter: * stillness * storage * retreat * restoration * receptivity * kidneys * adrenals * cooked foods * bone broths * spices * roots * soups & stews * warming foods * immune support * nourishing * “For many of us, our interest in seasonality is somewhat selective. We want the … Continue reading
White Clover Pudding: A Recipe for Comfort & Healing
***Such a sweet lil’ recipe from Gather, that I wanted to share here on my blog. I like that it is a restored pioneer recipe using powdered gelatin, a very nourishing food (think joint repair and health as well as gut repair).*** Little did I know when I first came across an old pioneer recipe … Continue reading
Black Bean Brownies (GF, DF)
I’ve been asked by friends to post this recipe. It is one of two easy-peezy, nutritive, and delicious desert recipes that I like to make. Why are they so easy? I do the magic in a blender. Over the past 10 years or so, due to digestive complaints, I’ve navigated various food ways to find … Continue reading
Eggstatically Alioli
My recent addition to the kitchen is Spanish alioli (what the French call aïoli and what we may want to call garlic mayonnaise in English). Ah. But don’t call it garlic mayonnaise. I got the stinkiest of stink eyes from my Spanish friend when I did that. I must say. Where has this condiment been … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 