The moon is new! It is also the weekend of the national holiday we call Thanksgiving. It is the one time of year when nearly everyone in America prays over their meal and gives thanks for the food on their plates. It is the one day when the web of connection that feeds us all on every day of the year emerges from the mists of invisibility to shimmer in the light, and all of us glance at it for a moment of wonder and awe. It is a rare occasion when America as a whole expresses its gratitude instead of its longing or dissatisfaction. And to me, that makes it a precious moment indeed. MORE...
Jessica Prentice
Those animals which I use for riding and loading, Which have been killed for me, All those whose meat I have taken, May they attain the state of Buddhahood very soon! Ladakhi prayer, translated from the Ladakhi by Helena Norberg-Hodge1 In mid-autumn, when the air is growing colder and the nights longer, comes the Blood Moon. Also called the Hunter’s Moon by indigenous peoples in the Eastern woodlands, this phase of the year marked a time when northern dwellers of many cultures would work to ensure that they had a store of meat to last them through the winter. They did this by hunting wild game or slaughtering farm animals. It was a time of year when blood was shed. The subject of meat eating is one of the most controversial topics among people who care about food, ecology, spirituality, human culture and the lives of animals. Deciding not to eat meat is often either the first or the most profound decision a person makes about their diet in response to political or spiritual convictions. MORE...
Jessica Prentice offers us her wonderful recipe for chips or fries using tallow, lard or poultry fat. If you still think all that animal fat can't be good for you, check out Lori Lipinski's wax on fat. Personally, since using more animal fat in our diet, my skin is more soft, my hair more lustrous, my musculature more toned and my sexual desire stronger. I've never felt so good and my husband agrees - he thinks I feel good too. It hasn't made me fat to eat fat, grains do that to me, so much for the low fat paradigm. I'm grateful I have found fat freedom and these freedom fries top it off. MORE...
Often in Spring we are craving simple foods. This meal helps you feel clean and light and it is quick to make. MORE...