So, the Big Changes.....

I did find what I was looking for - and more - at the Soulcraft Intensive experience at Breitenbush Hot Springs, in beautiful, beautiful Oregon ( Read more... )

Easy and smells sooooo good....it's feeling wintery in my household

Roasted Yams with Honey Butter4 Yams peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes ( Read more... )

A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter ( Read more... )

This was delicious!

Garlic Chick Peas and Mustard Greens2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan ( Read more... )

Sagelands Vineyards, Washington State's Columbia Valley

2002 Sagelands Vineyard Merlot Four Corners

An excellent value found now at Ballard Market, just $9.99, compare $14.00 MSRP. Just let it breathe a little bit to allow the full flavor come out.

This bright garnet-color Merlot displays a vibrant nose of ripe Bing cherry and mixed berries ( Read more... )

Finally!!! My finger is FREE !!!! No "buddy wrap," no splint, just an elastic "protector" should I feel the need to wear one. The physical therapist showed me the magic of moist heat to dissolve stiffness and promote movement in my painfully stiff joints, and all the little exercises I should do to get my damn hand back. God I look forward to ( Read more... )

New Roots Organics continues to impress.

Tonight was about delicious fresh crab cakes (Oregon crab) from the Fresh Fish Company down the street, with a vegetarian variation on Swiss chard and golden raisins and garnished with some fresh chopped tomatoes and carrots ( Read more... )

Yum!! There are two very happy tummies in the house tonight, thanks to New Roots Organics. We both enjoyed a very tasty all-organic dinner. Well, I haven't yet opened the bottle of organic olive oil (so happy this is now available), but everything else was pesticide-free! It does cost a bit more money to eat this way (and I acknowledge my ( Read more... )

You can find strange things in my refrigerator, and lately one of them is Cream Style Herring Cutlets.

Gross!!! Kaj got me to eat rollmops once, but this somehow seems particularly unsavory!

Any opinions?? Am I nuts, this is good stuff, or?

I can't bring myself to try it

I've been on a dietary trek for the last few months, trying to finally get my weight and fitness level under control ( Read more... )