All About Apples
The year my daughter Clara was born we were lucky enough to have access to our friend's ancient and over-productive apple trees. We had bushels. We ate them fresh, [...]
14 Tips To Simplify Your Meals
"What's for dinner?" It's a common question that can turn into an amusing - or annoying - game. When you have a busy schedule it can be a daunting [...]
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Chocolate Zucchini Cake - Many of us are overrun with zucchini in summer. What better way to use up some of the summer squash than to make them into a [...]
Late Summer–Eating With The Seasons
The foods of the Earth element and the Late Summer season are about creating strength of form in the body. They nourish the digestive system. Earth is stability and integrity [...]
Late Summer’s Energetics–The Season Of The Earth Element
The days are growing shorter, yet there is still light. The air is cooler in the morning and evening, yet it warms up in the afternoon. We are harvesting [...]
Enriching Yin
Feeling hot, thirsty, dehydrated or dried up? Then it's time to enrich Yin. The concept of Yin and Yang are part of the founding principles of Chinese medicine (Asian [...]
Tomatoes – The Fruit Dressed As A Vegetable
It's very hot this year, which means tomatoes will soon be running amok in my garden and kitchen. This sounds funny if you know me. I don't love tomatoes [...]
Cherry & Apricot Fruit Gratin
Cherry & Apricot Fruit Gratin - Fruit gratins are a wonderful way to use up summer's delicate fruits. Rather than a heavy milk/cream batter that we think of for root [...]
The Energetics Of Alcohol
A blog by request - Just before the last holiday, I had several conversations with clients about alcohol. There was the usual question, "I know, it's bad." Like so many [...]
Raspberries–Red, Black & Gold
It's raspberry season again! Growing up, the summer holidays of Memorial Day, Independence and Labor Day brought a short break from gardening and farm work. There was always the family [...]