Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
Way back in August I had the idea of writing a seasonal e-book (you know, it's what ALL the cool bloggers are doing). Or maybe a series of daily posts on the topic. Know what? Life happened. So then I thought, if I don't have time to write it, you probably don't have time to read it. So I've distilled my thoughts down to 10 simple tips - so you can have the best holiday ever.
In an ideal world, one would grow all the fruits and vegetables that one could possibly need for canning, jamming, fermenting and freezing on their very own homestead. Organically, of course. But this is the real world.
One of the reasons I started this blog is because I wanted to learn how to eat in season. Hence why I started cooking through Simply in Season Expanded Edition (World Community Cookbook). You might think that since I grew up in a farming community I'd know what's in season like the back of my hand. You'd be wrong.
One morning I made steel cut oats while I was getting ready for work, and I realized the brown sugar was rock hard. I went to my cupboard, and the honey was crystallized. So I rummaged through my cabinets and found some fancy vanilla sugar. I don’t remember when I bought it, but I suspect …
There’s something about a new year and a fresh calendar that puts me in the mood for planning, cleaning, and prioritizing. Maybe it’s because fall is usually a heavy travel time for me at work which throws off cooking and cleaning routines. Then there are the Christmas and NYE festivities which eat into my normal …
