Just taking 15m of baby dude's nap time to do more herb related reading but not directly school related 🤪 This is actually a surprisingly short (sweetly so for me) book by just one of the many important herbalists today. I'm loving the illustrations.
And just found out vanilla beans take about as long to mature as the human gestational period. Weird.
Always fun when a book on your wishlist pops up in your neighborhood Little Free Library! I feel like this will come in handy in those (many) moments when I don‘t really need a recipe but could use a little inspiration re: using up something in my fridge/garden/pantry.
pickA surprisingly accessible, well-written account (not at all dense) of medieval Europe‘s fascination with/demand for spices & the resulting consequences. From spices as aromatics & flavorings in food to their medicinal uses (spoiler, sugar used a lot!) from trade with Islamic Empire to European expansionism, from highly spiced food to the rise of French cuisine & the end of the popularity of spices in Europe, this book covers a lot. Fascinating.
Starting the day with some nonfiction reading about medieval Europe, spices, and the spice trade.
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When I need some spiritual guidance, I go to this book and my pups. #carpediem
#OminousOctober part II for today. Prompts 6 #Spices 10 #Pumpkin 13 #Orange
It's a delicious homemade vegan pumpkin soup from a bar in the neighborhood . They have a few dishes (and wines) they offer at the bar & To Go in a food vending machine. As I'm useless at cooking to a point I even burn water when making coffee 😅, I sometimes treat myself to a takeaway from their vending machine.
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#ChaiLatte part II - well, this must have been some time at the beginning of this month. Chai Latte and reading on the couch.😊
As I said, I only now discovered I have pics fitting some #OminousOctober prompts - better late than never, right? 😉
@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks -Thank you so much for the warm welcome! 🍂🧡 @RaeLoveToRead I know you do love chai latte! That's why I tag you, dear! 😊🖤
#Spices #autumn #autumnalvibes #hotbeverages
Why did I discover the #October #Photochallenges only now? 🤔
Might be because work was intense over the last weeks - but now I have a bit of time off work! 😊
Made myself some spicy #ChaiLatte...
#OminousOctober #day6 prompt #Spices #spicy #autumnal #autumn #autumnvibes #fallvibes
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@RaeLovesToRead - dear fellow #chai and #yummy food and drink enthusiast 😊🧡
pickI'm so glad I gave Dracula another chance! I enjoyed the writing the first time around, but got bogged down as the story kept going and going. The second time I did an all-night Dracuthon and there was something about it. Either everyone's excitement infected me or it was better free of expectations, but I loved it! Obvs there are some racist/cultural things of it's time I don't agree with, but I'm so glad my class that made me re-read it! 🧛
