Look what is blooming outside my kitchen window…in December.
It reminded me of an old 16th-Century German Christmas carol, “Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen”, or “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.”
“It came, a flow’ret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.”
beautiful! i have some silly calendula on my steps doing the same thing!
hi lara,
i wasn't sure how to email you, so i thought i would comment on your latest post instead. first, i wanted to say that i recently stumbled upon your blog and have been enjoying it so much. thanks for taking the time to write about these things. inspirational!
also, looking back in your archives i see you go camping a lot! i was wondering (though it may not be the approriate season… it is december after all) if you wouldn't mind writing a post about what you eat while you backpack? my husband and i have recently discovered backpacking. i love Nourishing Tranditions-type foods… but how do i work that in with backpacking? please help! i have no doubt you're knowledgeable about the subject.
Even if you don't have the time to write a post like that, thanks again! i'll continue to enjoy your blog from Idaho!
Meg
Hi Meg,
I haven't written one yet on backpacking food, but there will no doubt be one in the future. I haven't figured out how to incorporate Nourishing Traditions food into backcountry cuisine, but we are already doing gluten-free backpacking food for my son, so that's a lot to figure out on its own. We do a lot of organic dehydrated beans and rice with corn tortillas. Dehydrated corn chowder from the bulk bins is a great meal. The challenge is keeping the pack weight down without sacrificing good food too much. I'm always trying to figure it out. We dry a lot of our own fruits and nuts. The crispy nut recipe in Sally Fallon's cookbook is a great one. I heard of a woman who dehydrated leftovers of her meals for a year in preparation for the Pacific Crest Trail. I was really inspired by that. I will think on this more and get some helpful information out there on the subject one of these days.
You're in a great place for backpacking! We went to college near the Idaho border and did a lot of our first family trips in the panhandle. It's an outdoor paradise!
Happy trails,
Lara