by Randi Ragan | Jan 15, 2012 | Healing With Plants, Kitchen Rituals, Seasonal Goodness
Savor Citrus Season Mother Nature was surely looking out for us by offering up to us in the coldest, dreariest time of year, the fruits I like to call “sunshine in the palm of your hand”. Citrus fruits come ripe in the dead of winter and we crave their lively, sunny...
by Randi Ragan | Nov 20, 2011 | Heart & Soul Tending, Kitchen Rituals, Seasonal Goodness
Give Thanks For Abundance As we begin to think about the seasonal ritual of a Thanksgiving meal and its true meaning of expressing gratitude for all we have, here are some worthwhile facts to ponder about the food we don’t eat, and instead, throw away. (Inspired...
by Randi Ragan | Oct 28, 2011 | Heart & Soul Tending, Kitchen Rituals, Seasonal Goodness
Green Halloween Tips: The Politics of Chocolate I saw a headline recently that made me laugh and cringe at the same time: “Beware: Child Slave Labor Made Your Kit Kat Bar!” And then I realized, that is exactly the truth that needs to be emphasized more...
by Randi Ragan | Aug 27, 2011 | Kitchen Rituals, Seasonal Goodness
Beat The Heat of The Dog Days Of Summer It’s always about this time of year that most of us begin to feel beaten down by the relentless heat of August, with the feel of cool Autumn breezes either a longed for memory, or a future of wishful thinking. Beat the...
by Randi Ragan | Aug 9, 2011 | Healing With Plants, Kitchen Rituals
Herb Drying 101 Herb Drying For Beginners The classic picture in most people’s minds of dried herbs has them hanging in bunches from broad wooden beams in a gloriously rustic kitchen. Hanging herbs to dry is one way to go, and if you have a naturally sunny and...
by Randi Ragan | Jul 7, 2011 | Kitchen Rituals
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish…. They are, sadly, on their way out. A report by the Species Survival Commission, released this past Spring, found that 40 species of fish that live in the Mediterranean could disappear in just a few years due to...
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