Summer Gumbo
Gumbo - Another one of Clara's favorite dishes, gumbo starts showing up in my kitchen when the summer garden starts to explode and well into the cooler fall and winter [...]
Before You Go-Tips & Herbs To Take With You When Traveling
We love vacation and travel! And nobody wants to be sick while they are hiking in the mountains or exploring a new country. It makes sense to both prepare [...]
Bitter–The Flavor Of The Fire Element
Whoever coined the phrase “bitter hearts” was right. Bitter is the flavor that goes directly to the Heart. Bitter. Even its name can make us cringe, and it’s [...]
Roses–A Fragrant, Cooling Delight at the Table
Summer, sunshine and roses. What a delight roses are to have in the garden, offering a variety of colors, blossom shapes and fragrances. Long a symbol of love, war, politics and [...]
Clara Has Graduated!
Clara has graduated! On a very breezy evening 524 students graduated from Boise High School. That's a lot of kids heading out to start the next stage of their lives. [...]
Keeping Cool–Handling Summer’s Heat
We love our Summer and sunshine here in Boise. It's time to be in the garden, rivers and mountains. However, from late Spring into early Summer the temperature can swing [...]
Lavender’s Lovely Energetics
What does the word lavender bring to mind? Images of vast fields of spikes of purple and blue waving under the Mediterranean sun? Fragrant bundles of Herbes de Provence, [...]
Rhubarb–Spring’s Clearing And Cooling Vegetable
Grandma June had a monstrous rhubarb plant that covered the edge of pathway leading to berry patches. Every Spring we harvested the stalks for strawberry rhubarb pie, jellies, jams [...]
Cherries–Nature’s Blood Cleanser
It's time for cherries! If you've ever picked cherries, likely you have an appreciation for how much labor goes into caring for and harvesting the delicate, tart orbs. You [...]
Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb’s sour flavor is often overly tempered by too much sugar. I prefer to keep it clearer, using either maple syrup or honey and controlling [...]