A traditional home-cooked Lebanese food of vegan black eyed peas with greens known as “selek bi loubieh”. The black eyed peas are simmered in garlic, cilantro and onions with cho… Read More

Foraging for wild plants can be a fun and rewarding way to connect with nature and discover new flavors and ingredie… Read More

I have to admit that my garden contains more than a few weeds. I don’t like using poisonous sprays, and I’m always looking for better ways to manage all these uninvited plants… Read More

Click here to book for my tour and visit Culpeper’s Spitalfields with me! Ragwort in Hanbury St (The concoction of the herb is good to wash the mouth, and also against the quinsy and… Read More

Trini green seasoning is a sauce commonly used in Trinidadian cuisine. It is a very flavourful seasoning that you can use as a marinade, a sauce, or a condiment. In my exploration of Trini c… Read More

How to dye fabric using natural materials Winter is here, windy, snowy and just plain miserable in many parts of the country. I came across an old book that explains how to dye fabric wi… Read More

The liver is the only organ of our body that if injured, can regenerate on itself. Liver enlargement is an indication of liver disease. The liver enlargement shows no medical symptoms. Liver… Read More

Young shoots of plants, which are widely considered to be weeds, in the spring becomes the true storehouse of vitamins, mineral salts and other necessary for good health chemical compoun… Read More

ELDERBERRY: Elderberries are a rich source of vitamins A, B & C, potassium & antioxidants, mildly laxative, diuretic & diaphoretic.Elderberries soothe so… Read More

The LA Times reported an interesting story of a doctor that recovered from the symptoms of the so called ‘COVID-19’ using an experimental treatment which included high doses of V… Read More

SYMPTOMSVisibly distended veins, especially in the calves and inner thighs of the legs. They are enlarged, bulging, bluish, and lumpy. Small ones can appear red and spidery. There may be ach… Read More

I’m creating a super-list of the best vegetable varieties to grow. Out of curiosity, I threw myself on the mercy of Twitter. I asked the garden and allotment bloggers which one vegetab… Read More

Ragwort in Hanbury St (The concoction of the herb is good to wash the mouth, and also against the quinsy and the king’s evil) Encouraged to view the plaque upon the hairdresser at the… Read More

For ages nature has provided man with colour in his surroundings; and over the last 5,000 years or so man learned to transfer some of her colours to cloth, paper, wood, leather, soaps etcThe… Read More

Collard greens are vegetables that are members of the cabbage family, but are also close relatives to kale. Although they are available year-round they are at their best from January through… Read More