It is rare that I get up on my soapbox and start ranting. But this makes me so angry and frustrated. In the USA, at least, food manufacturers are
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Do you remember your first time? A love affair with coffee.
Coffee falls into the stomach … ideas begin to move, things remembered arrive at full gallop … the shafts of wit start up like sharp-shooters, similies arise, the
Stinging Nettle Soup Recipe
Want a quick, easy and nourishing soup for Spring? Want to eat more greens? Want to do both of these things while saving money on your grocery bill?
DIY coconut lime deodorant
Update: since it’s original publication in 2012, this is THE most popular recipe on my site, and I’ve heard from women (and men!) around the world saying that
Wild Clivers Cold Infusion for a Spring Detox
It’s early Spring, and while walking the other day, I found one of my favorite early-spring greens … Clivers! This plant has lots of names – clivers, cleavers,
Want to pick wild plants? 4 foraging rules.
Last summer, as I was walking to the local park, I noticed a huge rosemary bush growing through a crack in the sidewalk, leaning up against a building
Make your own hair rinse – vintage style
Isn’t it just amazing when you find a vintage recipe that is perfect as-is? I just love that. When something that our great-great grandmothers used is still amazing,
Handmade beauty: luxe facial oil
Facial skincare is an expensive habit. I should know, Sephora gave me a gold card because I used to buy so many beauty products there! But yet I
Can’t sleep? I need YOU!
I had an awful night of insomnia last week. The worst ever. Probably due to my giving up caffeine for several weeks, and then succumbing to delicious espresso in
How to Make Sloe Gin
Sloe berries are one of those wild fruits which every British person can identify, and which no American has ever heard of. “Oh, are you sure they’re not