Rustic in Review

Need an excuse to cook up some wholesome family meals? Then I have two books that will give you plenty of ideas for a complete meal: The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food [Goodreads.com] When Ian Knauer was a cook in the Gourmet test kitchen, he quickly became known for recipes so…

The Wolf’s Bane

Venom of suggestion There are so many plants that are harmful if consumed, they might look like berries, mushrooms, or in the case of wolfesbane, small little gnome hats. The good thing about the plant is that it is so unmistakable. You won’t mistake it for something that it isn’t like you can so easily…

Put the Rustic in Country

How can it be that there are those who can look at the current rustic culture movement and not see the country inspiration that they are inspired by? This is something that is beyond my understanding. I don’t look at the different aspects of my life and deny that they were inspired by other people’s…