Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
It’s time to call Elmer Fudd. Remember the bitten tomato I shared earlier this week? My cantaloupe vine was also chewed off at the stem. And more tomatoes are half eaten. I originally thought it must be squirrels, because we have a fence around our garden. But two days ago I went out to water and a …
From time to time, I’ve taken liberties with this Simply in Season experiment. Like when I had guest posters make the cranberry recipes because I’m allergic to cranberries; or decided to forgo the persimmon recipes because I couldn’t find them locally. When I first saw the Cream Soup recipe, I thought to myself, “Cream soup? I only …
I work for an organization that does community development internationally, and am on the board of an organization that does it in the United States. And yet I have trouble defining what exactly “community’ is. The women in the photo above are learning about nutritious foods. I met them when I was visiting Bangladesh in …
Sometimes, we must sacrifice. My lettuce had bolted and turned into a vine. My fennel was dried up. So I took out my scissors and cut them out. I left the few remaining pea vines that are dying out. You can see that Grigio still likes to nibble on them. See, I have come to …
Long lists of herbs and spices used to intimidate me. And I would burn something while I scrambled around the cupboard, trying to find a spice and the measuring spoon I needed. Then I heard about mis en place. Basically you measure out everything ahead of time – before you start cooking! Brilliant, huh? This …
