Lately I’m less interested in what the experts have to say about what it means to be mindful and more committed to taking an inward look at what it means to me first.  It’s not an easy thing to define. Go ahead, try it.  In your own words: What does it mean to be mindful? I’m … More Any-Squash’ll-Do Cookies

After posting a picture of muffins I was serving up with beef barley soup on our Facebook page Kneading Life/Mindful Homesteaders , I got a lot of private messages asking for the recipe so I thought I’d take a minute to transform it from the cryptic notes on a scrap of paper in my recipe … More Hopi Pale Gray (or other) Squash Muffins

I could eat oatmeal every morning and a hummus wrap for lunch for the rest of my life and revel in the sameness. I thrive on predictability and continuity. To say that recent changes have upset my apple cart is far too mild. My apple cart lost its wheels and is lying in a ditch … More Just Passing Through….

I love to tweak recipes. Sure, there is an occasional flop or wish-I-hadn’t-done-that but when I get something right it rocks my world.  Adding cardamom to a ginger cookie was one of those moments.  I bring this up because I want you to know I am not a person opposed to change, or at least … More This Teacher’s Need for Pandemic Pauses!