It's flu season... and that means keeping nourishing medicinal foods on hand that support the immune system and rebuild the body.  I store organic whole chickens in my freezer, and pull one out on any given week when I want chicken for my recipes. TO MAKE A HEALING BONE BROTH: (use any of the following) 1 whole frozen or fresh chicken Onions w/ peels, quartered Carrots w/ skin and ends, chopped in thirds Celery stalks w/ ends, sliced in half Fresh or dried herbs (plenty of all your favorites) Salt & pepper Fresh lemon, quartered Fresh turmeric and ginger roots...

I've been concocting herbal experiments in the kitchen since I was just a kid. It's part of how I was raised. My mom used to take a little of this and a little of that, and make simple herbal remedies for the various ailments that affected our family of 9. 12 years ago my dad told me that if I decided not go to college, I needed to do something better. I was homeschooled with my 6 siblings on our 5 acre property, and the sky was the limit. We ran and played, planted vegetables and sold pies to the...