DIY Coochie Steams!

Any kind of healing tenderness to the Cooch is of great benefit to humanity and the earth at large.  Treating vaginal issues can be challenging! Yeast, Bacterial vaginosis, and atrophy are all issues that are difficult to resolve. As a healer, Coochie Steams have been a great asset to my practice as a DIY for […]

Black Locust Vermouth

Black Locust Tree History and Uses Black locust trees, Robinia pseudoacacia or false Acacia, are abundant in our Sierra Foothills. The trees were probably brought here by the Europeans in the mining days. On my recent trip to Southern California, I discovered them in my old stomping grounds in Topanga! They are a fast growing hardwood. […]

Spring Sorrel Soup, “Potage Germiny”

Early Memories of Sorrel Soup My first job beyond babysitting was at 12 years old at a print shop in San Francisco, HJ Carl & Sons, on Capp Street. We constructed,  deconstructed, and hung metal print plates, flyers, and posters of recipes for local restaurants every Saturday. Lunch was delivered warm from Jack’s restaurant, and […]

Violet Gelatine!

VIOLET GELATINE My favorite food to make for dear friends who are recovering from any major life transition is gello! I spell it with a “g” because it is different than our childhood treat. It is made with grass fed gelatin (available at HAALo) and because you can create your own amazing flavors as wild […]

RIPE NOW!! WILD CALIFORNIAN ROSE HIPS, A.K.A. JIN YING ZI

WILD CALIFORNIAN ROSE HIPS, A.K.A. JIN YING ZI:  A Native Local and Traditional Chinese Plant Food Medicine! Written by Anna Wederitsch LAc Ah, the rose. Though most cherished for its intoxicating heart nourishing and heart opening (and heart qi moving) essential oil, few realize the potent healing properties contained in its fruit, hips, or haws as […]

Pokeberry Jelly

Below our home and out back behind the old barns, which are falling down plank by plank from the drilling of the wood bees, there is a pokeweed forest growing. An old cedar came down two winters ago, and it seems all these dormant poke seeds finally saw the light to germinate. Poke, Phytolacca americana, […]