Archive for Herbs

Make Food, Not War!

While standing in line at my local Whole Foods, I happened to look up to see the phrase, “Make food, not war.” It appears that everyone attempts to leave his or her mark on the world. People may take great courses of action, or simply think great thoughts and hope their actions and thoughts become [...]

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Indispensable Kitchen Utensils ~ Part 1 of many!

Here we introduce to you a multi-part series where we will discuss another tool which can help you to grow, clean, cook, and prepare healthy treats in your own kitchen.  Some of these items will sound familiar, while others you may be hearing about for the first time.  There is no need to be intimidated!  [...]

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As the humble grass

As the humble grass “But now I will speak to you of mysterious things, for I tell you truly, the humble grass is more than food for man and beast. it hides its glory beneath a lowly aspect, as it was told of a ruler of old that he visited the villages of his subjects [...]

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Camu Camu to the rescue

Probably by now we are all very aware of the benefits that all vitamins bring to our existence, beyond the fact that they are essential and this in it self encompasses to clarify and bring to an end all the potential fuss nutritionist, doctors or any other expert can make on the matter.  Plane and [...]

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Mizquitl

You might better know it by the name ¨Mesquite,¨ the common name given to basically any leguminous pod grown from any of the prosopis varieties, which grow all along the Americas.  Maintaining an especially important presence in Southern United States, Mexico, Peru and Argentina. Much is being done to propose the use of this plant.  [...]

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Sacha Inchi

Sacha Inchi Now that we are back from the holidays and had our share or tummy aches (weather these where from eating too much, not enough or anything in between) I figure, it would be nice to kick of 2010 with an article on Sacha Inchi. We all have been almost forced to adapt these [...]

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