Saint John’s Wort: Shine Your Light
Little Valkyrie Once upon a time, there was a fierce young girl whose strong heart burned as bright as newly burnished steel. She [...]
July 2020
June 2020
Summer Solstice Apricot “Dutch Baby”
Dutch? German? Finnish? My pancake has an identity crisis. Discover how food can be a gateway into learning about your ancestors and where they came from.
April 2020
Why We Bake in Times of Crisis – Podcast
The latest Old Ways for Modern Days podcast episode is now available. It’s a quick 20 minute episode! Artistic Sardinian Bread by [...]
March 2020
Always Be Prepared (Food Security) – Podcast
Food security is an important topic due to what is happening in the world right now. The uncertainty many people feel right now ab [...]
July 2018
Bumper Crop Blessings: 3 Mediterranean Ways to Use Zucchini
Do you ever stop to think about why we still celebrate many ancient harvest festivals? Halloween, also known as Samhain, Thanksgiv [...]
My Family Eats on Less than $400/Month: Modern Peasant Primer
I have a family of five – three adults and two children, aged 5 and 2. We eat on a budget of about 70 € EUR a week, which is aroun [...]
May 2018
Bread Salad for the Modern Peasant
Peasant bread salad I have found that some of my best and most inspired dishes come from when the cupboards are almost bare. It [...]
The Many Uses for Rose Petals
I am a late but ardent lover of roses. For a long time, they were just too ordinary for my tastes, nothing but a generic way to sa [...]
January 2018
Medieval Chickpea Flour Pan Cakes
Pancakes are possibly the ultimate comfort food in the breakfast category, however, don’t limit yourself, they can be served any t [...]
The Sea Provides: Appreciating Struggle
How is it possible to appreciate the struggle? Just when you think you’ve had about enough from the department of “Life Lessons” i [...]
