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Slainte | Oats: The Original Comfort Food
Call me crazy, but oatmeal cookies have never had a spot on my favorite foods…
Sláinte! Christmas – Winter Solstice
Christmas season is the time to eat, drink and be merry! Wherever one goes it…
Sláinte! Samhain: The Celtic New Year
Halloween is a night of magic, mystery and merry making. Ghosts haunt the imagination and…
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Sláinte!: The Tree of Life
Though I am at most times a mild-mannered pacifist, last week I had a meltdown. But I had a good reason. I was fighting to save a tree. Every winter […]
Sláinte!: Runny Honey
One day last summer while inspecting the progress of my vegetable plants, I heard something that sounded like a giant cell phone on vibrator setting. Turning in the direction of […]
Sláinte!: Penny Wise & Tasty Too
As I sit and write this during the global economic meltdown of October 2008, I admit to getting tired of listening to all the pundits predict that 2009 is going […]
Sláinte!: All Hail the Humble Spud!
Back in first grade my See Spot Run primer told how Dick and Jane grew potatoes in their backyard and roasted them in an autumn leaf bonfire. If those kids […]
Sláinte!: Dancing at Lughnasa
Of all the months of the year, only August has no “official” holiday. That’s poor marketing if you ask me. Holidays generate more “stimulus” to the economic calendar than any […]
Sláinte!: Holy Wells
The sacred nature of water was revered by our ancestors for its healing powers. It always amuses me when a phone call with someone on the East Coast includes the […]