Star anise, cardamom, cinnamon
Tag: cardamom
Cloves, cardamom, star anise
Anise, cloves, cardamom — for a hot bath with Bosc pears and blueberries
Today’s rub
A very mild breath of cardamom
Vialone nano rice, muscovado, saffron, nutmeg, star anise, cardamom, cloves , vanilla
Juniper berries, star anise, lavender, and cardamom in mortar
D’Anjou Future
Elettaria cardamomum
New Bed
Resting
Cardamom Coffee
Today’s Mortar
Prolonging Transcendental States
“Transcendent states are often desperately short-lived: a few moments late at night or at dusk; on a plane or train journey across wide open country. But we can, through certain ingredients (especially lavender, cardamom, turmeric, and cinnamon), access them a little more systematically and thereby loosen the grip of our insistent egos.”In “Thinking & Eating”,… Continue reading Prolonging Transcendental States
Lavender and Cardamom
Multi-Dimensions of a Celebratory Day
Multitalented and multitasking frequently had a somewhat disturbing effect on my approach to life. I see it as inherently human to have a variety of abilities, talents, knowledge sources, and as equally natural to operate on a variety of levels and areas simultaneously. Hence, I find it a tad redundant pointing to these as exceptional… Continue reading Multi-Dimensions of a Celebratory Day