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• Avocado & Buttermilk Mask for Dry, Dull Winter Skin

  

  Keeping your skin healthy and happy during the winter season is no easy task. Indoor heat from any source —  forced hot air, radiators, wood stoves, fireplaces, or space heaters — plus exposure to outdoor cold and wind can literally suck the life out of … Read More

  Health & Well-being

  by Stephanie L. Tourles

• Slow Cooker Bolognese + Buttermilk Caesar Salad

  

  I cook dinner for my extended family every year right before Christmas, and while I’ve made fancy four-course feasts and expensive roasts, this meal is still everybody’s favorite. Unlike the tomato-heavy bolognese sauces you might be used to, this traditional Italian version is made with … Read More

  Recipes

  by Nicki Sizemore

• The Gift of a Quilt Is an Act of Love

  

  There is something magical about being part of a practice that traces back through the centuries. The history of quilting is one of countless stories and untold hours with needle, thread, and cloth. From a utilitarian point of view, the fact that we still make … Read More

  Crafts

  by Thomas Knauer

• Weaving with Paper: Swedish Stars

  

  Paper opens a whole new world of weaving. These Swedish stars are made using a traditional Scandinavian paper weaving technique. You can choose to work with the most ubiquitous of papers — newspaper, brown craft paper, maps, sheet music, or even pages from used books. Read More

  Crafts

  by Gwen W. Steege

• Celebrating Cultural Diversity, One Bite at a Time

  

  One of the best ways to teach our children to appreciate cultural diversity is through tasting and cooking foods from around the world. No matter where we are from or where we live now, we all have this in common: everyone eats. With so many … Read More

  For Kids

  by Deanna F. Cook

• Fall Medicine and Magic from Four Bewitching Plants

  

  In her introduction to The Illustrated Herbiary, herbalist and author Maia Toll writes, “When someone asks, ‘Do you think this herb will work for me?’ two different songs play through my mind. The first is the song of the chemicals, the … Read More

  Health & Well-being

  by Maia Toll

• Slow Cooker Overnight Pumpkin–Brown Rice Pudding

  

  A few decades ago, slow cooker recipes relied on a slew of processed and/or canned ingredients that could be dumped in and abandoned. While those recipes admittedly required very little work, they made up for it in their, let’s say, “strange” flavor and texture … Read More

  Recipes

  by Nicki Sizemore

• Bringing Houseplants Indoors: A What-to-Do Checklist

  

  There are many houseplants that love to spend the summer outdoors, where warm temperatures and abundant light help support strong seasonal growth. Every houseplant grower can recall a day when a sudden cold snap caused them to rush to get plants back indoors in one … Read More

  Gardening

  by Barbara Pleasant

• From the Publisher’s Desk: Fermentation Comes Full Circle

  

  A couple of years ago, when fermentation authors Kirsten and Christopher Shockey were considering their next project, I asked Kirsten if she’d ever made miso. She said she hadn’t, but she was curious about it. Passionate curiosity is a quality that comes naturally to the … Read More

  Inside Storey

  by Deborah L. Balmuth

• Make Your Own Miso

  

  Miso is more than just soup stock. It is an umami-rich, salty fermented paste, traditionally made with soybeans and a grain koji, generally rice koji or barley koji (with the exception of an all-soybean miso). It is a quintessential Japanese seasoning that is also a … Read More

  Recipes

  by Kirsten K. Shockey and Christopher Shockey