The recipe I use for pesto is from The Moosewood Cookbook. Here’s my copy of that cookbook. Can you tell it’s well-used? Here is the recipe, with notes on substitutions to make it vegan. It says it makes enough for six servings, but I think it makes more than that.…

I’ve been a muesli fan until recently, really, because granola is usually too sugary for me.  But at the same time, muesli could use a good toasting. Enter homemade granola, where you can control the ingredients! I had a granola recipe from a friend. It had lots of ingredients that…

Skaneateles, NY Featuring handcrafted leather and textile goods made at the homestead of the owners along with other handcrafted and USA-made goods. I’m on vacation in Penn Yan at Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in upstate New York. My friend and I took a day trip to the…

It’s not a plant, but it’s what plants need to live. And so do we. Water Our bodies are made up of 50-65% of it. 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with it. There is rain, snow, steam and there are oceans, lakes, streams. Water It’s all over the…

I’m not sure where I got this recipe—so I apologize in advance for the plagiarism—but I wanted to share it because regular oatmeal is so blah for me, now. This is my favorite cold-weather breakfast! And it makes enough for at least 3 breakfasts (3-4 cups). FRUITED OATMEAL 1 3/4…

The basics Choose your combination of fruit.Add some nuts and/or seeds.Add some cinnamon (nutmeg words, too) Other add-ins/ons: Unsweetened coconutDried fruitUnsweetened yogurtGranola or muesli Sample Recipes Apple Strudel 1 applea handful of raisinschopped walnutsa dash of cinnamon Tropical Treat 1 orange1 kiwi1 datechopped pecansunsweetened dried coconutground flax seeds Banana Bowl…

This is a post I wrote on my old blog, revived here because it still applies. And, truth be told, I have struggled at times to stay away from junk food. Because sugar is a drug. So I write from a place of humility, knowing how hard it is to…

Always the curious gal, when I hear multiple times that I would have been considered a witch in days of old, I take that as a message. I’ve always wondered what makes someone a witch, anyhow, so I decided I would get past the fear that was instilled in me…

I became a vegetarian when I was a late teenager. I was a new driver and I remember that year there were a lot of dead squirrels on the road. I adored squirrels and used to sit and watch them frolic in my backyard, scampering through the trees. My mind…