Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Blessings for the winter solstice – pecan fudge pie!

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

May the trees rest peacefully this winter, under their blanket of snow. May the earth continue her turning, gently nudging the darkness toward light. May all beings be happy, fed, and warm. The winter solstice gathering at Monkey Valley was cancelled due to early snow and overworked snow plowers. I drove ...

Saturday morning cookies at Monkey Valley

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

I woke up this sunny morning with a yen for chocolate cookies... for breakfast. With a cup of decaf... served on the porch. The wonderful thing about Saturday mornings is there's time for indulging such fantasies. So I got out the silver mixing bowls and baking sheet, and the delightful measuring ...

Soapberry Indian ice cream

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Indian ice cream—a gift from the land At the August vision fast at Monkey Valley, the spot where our council circle met had some translucent reddish-orange berries that looked very succulent. I licked one and found it to be very bitter. The faster asked what they were, but I didn't know, and ...