Playing With Pumpkins & Winter Squash
“Squash would be great for you to eat.” It's a common recommendation that I make. And for good reason. Pumpkins and winter squash are the perfect food for strengthening [...]
Autumn–Eating With The Seasons
Eating in Autumn Autumn corresponds to the Metal element in the 5 Element theory of Asian (Chinese) medicine and rules the Lungs and Colon. To embrace Autumn choose foods [...]
Autumn’s Energetics–The Season Of The Metal Element
Autumn's arrival shifts the Qi that had been expanding outward (Yang) in the Summer to begin to shift inward (Yin). We glide through Late Summer at the equinox and then [...]
Grapes! Understanding The Energetics Of Grapes
Summer is surrendering to Late Summer and Autumn--which means the grapes are ripening--harvest will be a bit early this year. As a child on my grandparent's small farm, I delighted in [...]
Nuts! A Look At The Energetics Of Nuts
Late summer to early winter is the peak harvest time for nuts. Nature's little powerhouses, nuts possess all the energy, nutrients and materials to create a towering, strong tree, making [...]
Warm Autumn Salad
Winter squash are one of my most recommended foods, as they are staple for the healing and maintaining the Stomach and Spleen–the Earth element organs. Small winter squash start coming [...]
Rosemary–For More Than Remembrance
"As for rosemary, I let it run all over my garden walls, not only because my bees love it but because it is the herb sacred to remembrance and to [...]
Yam I A Sweet Potato?
Are you eating a sweet potato or a yam? It can be confusing, especially with the long tradition of candied yams at the Thanksgiving table. The garnet yam you so [...]
Elderberry Syrup and Tea for Colds and Flu
As Autumn creeps in I stock my cupboards with a few items to prevent and treat colds and flu. Gan Mao Ling, Kwan Loong oil, vitamin C, Immustim and propolis, [...]
Dutch Sage, Apple & Pear Sauce Cake
Grandma Niesing, a large Dutch woman, owned a rambling farm just down the road from my grandparent’s. Though not actually related, the families had known each other for so long, she [...]
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