Sharing my Spoonflower fabrics and a little of me.
Quilter's Comfort's Spoonflower Fabric 2
Monday, January 27, 2020
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Gathering of Crows Celebration C
Greetings
in 2020!
I
imagine that your lives are as full and layered as most of the people
I know, even if we don’t yet have our jet packs!
Yes! I am
excited to live into this year and hope it really is 2020 clarity for
me and you!
We do live in amazing times, and I am happy that the
natural world is a large part of that even if I recently learned of
the removal of nature words from the Oxford Children’s Dictionary
(a few years past)! Among the many words removed were dandelion,
hazelnut, spinach, poplar, otter, raven and doe. I hope that they
find their way back into future children’s dictionaries.
I am
fortunate to be living among the trees, and for the really fine heart
friends, family, and connections that accompany me on this journey.
Gratitude always, and love!
2020 UPDATES
I am really pleased to share my designs through my studio on Spoonflower! There you can choose from my developing collection of designs based on my artwork. Many of you know that I have been exploring suface design of fabric since the late 1970's! I am amazed at how much time has past and the arts and artist I have met, and now after so many years, I am really applying some of my college learned design skills!
available as finished products, pillows, table cloths, wallpapers,
bedding and other items. I love the quality and feel of the petal
Signature Cotton fabric I have printed on so far. I am eager
to explore some of the other fabric choices, but first
to create something with my new beauties!
I am (as usual) excitedly developing my design collections to enjoy and be enjoyed!
This is a broader look at where things are with me and quilterscomfort.
1.
Teas are available on the menu at the Runcible Spoon.
2.
Wholesale for teas and L.A.O. Seasonings is available. Nightshade Free!
4.
Turtle Dome progresses – the septic system is now installed.
5.
Hart Rock still exist at https://quilterscomfort.com/hartrock.htm
6.
I have been on Instagram for about a year as:
Quilter’s
Comfort Blog will
turn toward fabric design, pleating, and quiltmaking projects.
If
you have a professional interest in design for clothing, interior design, fiber arts or quilting, etc., please check out
my fabrics! Licensing is available. Custom design projects may be
considered.
Local
Food Bloomington
will continue to turn its focus toward the home table, food security
resources, and all changes to the website will be reflective of that.
The
domain name Indiana Holistic Health Network is for sale.
May
our individual and collective thoughts, words and actions reflect
loving, connecting energy patterns into our world.
Thank
you for sharing the journey,
Patricia
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Mango Tart Fruit Flight
Here is the recipe for Mango Tart Fruit Flight Jam I posted recently to @localfoodbloomington on Instagram. The picture above shows the jam on French Toast made using one of the Ezekial Breads, local eggs and half and half (I was out of my usual Almond or Coconut milks). I don't recall whichEzekial bread, maybe sesame with fresh organic blueberries!
A couple of days ago after experiencing a 100% buckwheat pancake at a friends, I decided to experiment at home to see if I too could have fluffy buckwheat pancakes without the addition of any wheat flours. I mixed up a batch of organic buckwheat blueberry pancakes using a blend of organic buckwheat with some brown rice, rye flours, a few tablespoons of my sourdough starter, and the blueberries. I added a little cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, ginger, and coriander into the mixture to add additional subtle flavors.
I topped the pancakes with organic butter and three different Quilter's Comfort/Grandma jam/jellies. A smear of Papaya Butter maded with local honey(you know that even using different local honeys will give slightly different taste), Red Bud Flower Jelly and Mango Tart Fruit Flight Jam! Oh my! Try something like this! Flavor to flavor to flavor, really switches things up just a little bit. I really enjoyed the additional playfulness with my food.
I made one of the blueberry buckwheat pancakes and cooked until mostly done. Plated it, cooled, covered and transported to a friend who refrigerated it over night, heated it for breakfast. I received a note saying "I made organic blueberry syrup for pancake & added fresh strawberries. Oh my gosh! Delicious! Thank you so much!" I had Mango Tart Fruit Flight jam for her, but forgot to leave it.
Mango Tart Fruit Flight
-1 bottle of Bell's Larry's Passion Fruit Flight
-2 limes (organic) for their juice
-1 cup filtered water (steep herbs in heated water)
-6 teaspoons of Quilter's Chamomile HipHop (it adds a additional depth for your mouth to explore)
-a pinch of organic rose petals
-1 fresh mango (peeled and cut unto small chunks)\
-3 cups of sugar (organic)
-2/3 cups pectin (I think that may be about 2 boxes)
Follow the Instructions for jam making inside the pectin box or from a favored recipe book.
Makes aproximalely 12 - 4 oz canning jars plus
There is but one thing that I would do differently, if that; it would be to use honey in the making.
If I have the opportunity, next spring, I will make a new small batch and test out the honey idea.
Life is a mystery, and you never know what adventures lay before you!
In my experience, and I have been making beer jellies/jams almost ten years; you have to tweak every beer recipe. Yes, tweak beer by beer to find just the right ingredient balance of flavors. Each beer has its only story, and you only have a glimpse of it based on the senses you bring to your tasting.
Allow your life to take flight!
Enjoy and find love in the moment!
It is really important!
More than a few often heard words.
Now is it!
Make the recipe. Use my recipe
and add your own tilt of wing!
Venture to new places!
Recipes can be wings, taking you to new places.
Find recipes you like and fly!
Thank you for reading. If you make this leave a comment here or at @quilterscomfort or @localfoodbloomington
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Blueberry Lemon Whole Wheat Sourdough Pound Cake with Rose Petals
I picked up my copy of The New York Times Natural Foods Cookbook by Jean Hewitt at some point in the late 1970's while living in Tucson, Arizona. It joined the shelf beside a little bread book from a Safeway store checkout display, and the first cookbook I had purchased after moving away from home, Betty Crocker. That was in 1974. Here it is 2019, and I am still baking my favorite cake recipe from the Natural Foods Cookbook, Whole Wheat Poundcake. Through the years, I have played with this recipe, often adding different inclusions like nuts, chips, seeds, homemade jams and jellies, chocolate chips, carob chips and using a variety of grains (this one has brown rice flour and buckwheat).
Organic Blueberry Lemon Whole Wheat Sourdough with Rose Petals is my latest bit of play with this recipe. For this experiment I included my wholegrain sourdoughstarter (whole wheat, brown rice, buckwheat and rye) in making a half batch of the recipe. In this half recipe, I used 2 eggs, ½ cup of sourdough starter, ¾ cup almond milk, 1 tablespoon of rose petal sugar, (organic cane sugar with organic red rose petals – these have been infused for more than a year so the sugar is very full of the rose scent), 1 table spoon Chia seed and 1 tablespoon of crushed red rose petals. Using two baby bundt pans, I filled each with half of a regular quantity of batter and 2 mini bundt pans filled as I normally would. Each of these was cut horizontally and spread with Quilter’s Comfort’s Blueberry Lemon Jam. The mini bundt had their holes filled with the jam. Icing was made using cream cheese blended with the Blueberry Lemon jam and liberally applied. The jam was very chunky with blueberries, so the icing is pretty fruity lumpy. Yum.
This cake may appear dense looking, but it is light and melts in the mouth! Because I am playing with the inclusions, the next time I bake this, I will reduce the almond milk, leave out the chia, and as usual change up on the jellies. Perhaps next time, I will use Quilter’s Comfort’s Rosehip Cranberry Jam, or really go out there with a Mango Rose Chutney! I will make these changes and watch how they are reflected in the whole grain texture.
Note: Please only use organic roses in cooking to avoid pesticide poisoning.
Enjoy my twist on the poundcake with a steaming cup of Quilter’s Comfort’s I LOVE Me tea! May these teas hold the intention to support your self love in healthy ways. May the vibrational intention of I LOVE Me be with you in every sip!
Much love in all,
Patricia
Sunday, February 3, 2019
FREE FIRE CIDER FROM PATENT
From Rosemary-
Hi Friends,
It’s winter and definitely time for Trademark Free Fire Cider! This years flu season has been setting records! Make sure to get your Trademark Free Fire Cider brewing! Its one of the best tonics to keep you healthy during the winter months and to ‘keep the bugs at bay’. And while you’re at it, try this great recipe for Trademark Free Fire Cider from Mountain Rose and my Fire Cider chutney (see recipes below). We’re hoping the Pirates won’t try to trademark these recipes as well!
Unfortunately, the issue surrounding Fire Cider’s trademark
continues and the law suit that Shire City served to the ‘Fire Cider
Three’ ~ is ongoing.
We continue to need your support in helping us win this case! We
are waiting to hear our trial date! We do have costs surrounding this!
Please consider donating to these costs.
You can help support the Free Fire Cider campaign in many ways!~Donate to the trial costs!
~Make your own Trademark Free Fire Cider!
~Teach a Trademark Free Fire Cider class!
~Don’t buy pirated herbal products (the brand with the pirate on the label)!
~Ask your local stores not to carry trademarked Fire Cider!
Thankfully, many stores have opted to stop selling trademarked Fire Cider. Stores who have continued to sell the Shire City Brand usually state that they want their costumers to have the freedom of choice, but there’s NO choice when there’s only one brand allowed to be sold. Thanks to Park Slope Co-op in NYC for supporting the boycott! TO - Rosemary's FREE FIRE CIDER web.
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Fast Turtle, Update
Regardless of what I say, I am always going to have a wonky presentation here. I'd thought I would have published the Tasty Little Nightshades Article. As they say life happens, not to mention life happens to tech and I think that as I write this, I've just completed a boomarang move in hosting services . Updates for the Quilter's Comfort website for the New Year, are now being published. Because of the amount of time working with cyberspace, it has prevented work in the real world, such as packaging of my products.
*Quilter's Comfort is active on Instagram @quilterscomfort, https://instagram.com/quilterscomfort
I enjoy the pace of this social media platform and the new "friends" I am making. I am also on Instagram @patriciaccolemanart, https://instagram.com/patriciaccolemanart. Visit me there to see a few pictures and Quilter's Comfort's IGTV.
*The Tasty Little Nightshades Poster is Available for order.
* I will get the nightshade article here asap. Thanks for your patience!
.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
QUILTER’S COMFORT BULKS UP!
QUILTER’S COMFORT BULKS UP
WITH DISCOUNT CERTIFIED ORGANIC BULK HERBS!
There is a lot going on with
Quilter’s Comfort and me. Bulk herbs at 5% bulk
discount every day, MUSTARD CLUB, Dome home building
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| Tulsi Basil- Holy Basil Rama |
I am in the process of
transferring host and if you don’t see the web site at any point, know that it
is being migrated to the new host and, you know that if necessary, you can
contact me. I am consolidating resources
and considering the sale of my top domains.
Grandma’s Traditions was
prepared (finally) to go live and in the middle of a transfer, so I will be
sharing what info about the MUSTARD CLUB, DISCOUNT BULK ORGANICS, and
more. A new herb I am very excited
about, Tulsi Basil, aka Holy Basil information is featured below. Send me an email
if you would like some Holy Basil and I will send you an invoice.
My weird allergies have
sometimes been on a wild rampage. For
years they have played games with my scheduling and some ways of being in the
world. Many times, I am playing catch
up. This time they have bounced me to
where a friend is launching a crown funding campaign to raise funds for a house
that I won’t be allergically responsive to.
If you are interested in that, I’ve just set up a Blog – Aircrete Builds. https://aircretebuilds.blogspot.com.
I am looking forward to the
web being simple again. I know its not
happening. Everyone is being forced to
upgrade to https so that their webs won’t be labeled unsafe! To satisfy this external push is costing
small businesses a more money and a lot of time if they handle their own web
services. I have learned that each
hosting service has its own way of doing things. Some, in recent experience, attempt to thwart
your way and others, seemingly recognizing that this is part of the business
and have things set up so that transitioning from them is easy. For that, I even considered staying with
them, but can not build the way I want to.
SALE - Quilter’s
Comfort has certified organic Krishna and Rama Holy Basil Herb!
Who
knows what beautiful, delicious, sustainable stories we are capable of allowing
into being.
Quilter’s
Comfort introduces EVERYDAY discount certified organics (5% off retail every
day) and Grandma’s Mustard Club members getting 10%-15% (sometimes more!) off
all products available to the club, including Quilter’s Comfort, Grandma, other
Grandmas and a few Grandpa Makers.
My
youngest had asked for Holy Basil some months ago, and I kept putting it on a
back list. Fortunately for me, it finally
rose to the Order Now list with two varieties among new items for Quilter’s
Comforts Certified Organic Discount Bulk Herbs, Every day discount certified
organics. My first bulk box to arrive
contained Krishna and Rama Holy Basil,
Mugwort and Plantain. Feet from who know
my foot tea in all parts of the earth were softly singing, YEA!! Re-acquainting myself with Tulsi (I loved
that name from the first), I hope to remember its properties with ease. I am impressed with this adaptogen
normalizing abilities, and hope that they may hold some answers to relieving various
stress conditions and relief to my environmental/chemical allergy. I am every hopeful. I did not purchase any Vana, wild bush basil
(Ocimum gratissimum) and will do so in the future; but make note here Do not
use Vana during pregnancy.
We
all live in a nerve pushing world of over stimulation. Most folks have experienced some life
scenarios that pushed major adrenaline buttons, and from that end, early in my
journey, tulsi was enlisted as an herbal ally.
It was the beginning of the 1980’s, I lived on a bank off of a real Plum
Creek, had goats and chickens, and grew an amazing garden that included Holy
Basil, Tulsi! I lost sight of it for
quite a while. Now my attention has
returned thanks to the persistent asking of one of my lovely daughter, and her
knowing use of Tulsi because of gifts from her partner’s mother.
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| Tulsi Basil - Holy Basil Plant, Wikipedia |
HOLY
BASIL in general often refers to either, Krishna or Rama (Ocimum tenuiflorum
/Ocimum sanctum (tulsi) interchangeably.
It is a member of the mint family and well grounded in the ancient
Ayurvedic Medicine system. Krishna has the highest
concentrations of adaptogenic triterpenoic acids which enhance the body's
natural response to physical and emotional stress. Rama has significant amounts as well. Holy Basil is known for its ability to fight
free radicals and promote a general sense of calm and well-being.
Quilter’s
Comfort introduces Everyday Discount Certified Organics (5% off retail every
day) and Grandma’s Mustard Club members getting 10% sometimes 15% (sometimes
more!) off all products available to the club, including a number of organic
commercial brands, and Quilter’s Comfort, Grandmas and a few Grandpa Makers
products. Mustard Club Members can have
their products included in this discount offering.
Here’s
how to understand Quilter’s Comfort and Mustard Club Pricing. Our example is for our new product Holy Basil.
Non
Mustard Club Shoppers - $8.25 for 4 ounces
Mustard Club Members pay $7.42 for 4 ounces.
Join the Grandma’s Mustard Club for $63 each
year and save all year long! And, some
of you will enjoy knowing that you are part of what keeps the grannies and
grandpas off the streets with a roof over their heads. Thank you!
Send me an
email if you would like some Holy
Basil and I will send you an invoice.
Tulsi
is a powerful corticosteroid modulator, reducing stress from (adrenal) hormones
moving about the body and assists in the normalization of cortisol making it an
ideal aid in our hyper-stimulated digital culture. It lowers stress in loud environments, and
has been found to be useful in cases of social anxiety; an aid to those with
sleep problems, forgetfulness and exhaustion.
According to the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, holy
basil has antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties.
It
is considered to be a prophylactic and known as a life-extending
substance. Research is also showing it
to be a modifier in glucose regulation; it is anti-histamine, anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant, and an immune system modulator.
This diuretic is considered quite safe to use. It has had a long history of successfully
treating fever.
Holy
Basil contains ursolic acid, a carboxylic acid present in a wide variety of
plants in the form of a free acid or an aglycone of triterpene saponines.
Ursolic acid blocks the inflammatory enzymes cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase,
inhibits tumors (through the inhibition of MMP-2 and 9). It has been used to
treat photoaged skin because it inhibits the appearance of wrinkles and age
spots by restoring the skin’s collagen bundle structures and elasticity. C. Cardenas, A. R. Quesada, and M. A. Medina,
“Effects of ursolic acid on different steps of the angiogenic process,” Consume
a cup of tulsi tea daily gives you the benefits of the phytonutrients in Holy
basil. These help make it is an
excellent antibiotic, germicidal, fungicidal, and disinfectant agent and
effective protector of our body from all sorts of bacterial, viral, and fungal
infections curing internal and external disorders of the skin without any side
effects.
Holy
basil promotes eye health, is anti catarrh, it has been found to aid in
normalizing blood pressure, it nourishes the cardiovascular system and inhibits
platelet aggregation/ profound antiatherogenic!
Research by N. Singh, P. Verma, B. R. Pandey, M. Bhalla on Therapeutic
Potential of Ocimum sanctum in Prevention and Treatment of Cancer and Exposure
to Radiation shows it be an Anticancer and antioxidant offering important
protection against radiation and chemotherapy poisoning and can heal damages
from treatment induced damage. It is
also been used in recent study successfully to treat anxiety disorders.
Send me an
email if you would like some Holy
Basil and I will send you an invoice.
Ocimum
Basilicum, Tulsi can be used fresh as you do other culinary basils. Our Southeast Asian native has respectable
amounts of vitamin A and C, calcium, zinc, iron and chlorophyll. It enhances
metabolism. When used as a mouth rinse
it is beneficial for dental health, helps treat bad breath and because of its
powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-infectious properties make it a strong
treatment for all gum disease according to J. Kukreja and V. Dodwad in Herbal
Mouthwashes—A Gift of Nature. I read
that every Indiana home had this plant because
of its usefulness. I can understand why!
Both
Rama and Krishna are pleasant to sip with
woodsy, earthy notes; Rama being of a little mellower and cooler flavor. Quilter’s Comfort’s Holy Basils are certified
organic unless wild-crafted or stated locally sourced.
As
we are each unique chemical bodies with different chemical response mechanisms,
we always recommended that with any new herb, begin with small doses until you
are sure that your body and mind are having a positive experience. If you have questions, contact an Herbalist,
Naturopath, or other wellness provider for advice and of course, it is very
important for you to do your own research.
Remember, Holy Basil may modify glucose regulation. I advocate using your local library and book
store collections and reputable resources to
know more. You can find a lot of useful
information about health and wellness on the National Institutes of Health’s
Website. Check this out - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296439/
In
Vibrational Medicine Holy Basil is a powerful bio-energetic field harmonizer
restoring and balancing the subtle electromagnetic fields generated by the mind
and body. Tulsi is considered to be one
of a handful of unique herbs that can balance the chakras (the vibrational energy centers of the body).
It is beneficial during times of grief.
This plant is directly associated with Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth,
love, and prosperity. Don’t be
surprised if you experience some mental and emotional catharsis after sipping
your cup of Tulsi. It is an intense healing plant.
It seeks to facilitate clearing out old, stuck energy and emotions that are
hindering your health and well-being and restoring systemic (mind, body, spirit)
order.
Resources If you are a gardener, you might consider growing your own Holy Basil. It is cultivated as you would any other type
of basil and does well in containers. Wherever
you plant your tulsi, it needs at least six hours of sunlight daily. When you are planting in the ground, puts at least 15 inches between plants. Water as needed, but don’t over water. Pinching growing points back will allow your
plant to bush out. As leaves mature,
pick to encourage more leaf growth. The herbal qualities and nutritional benefits are best when gathered for drying before flowering.
"Tulsi is said to penetrate the deep tissues, dry tissue secretions
and normalize kapha and vata. Daily consumption of tulsi is said to prevent
disease, promote general health, wellbeing and longevity and assist in dealing
with the stresses of daily life. Tulsi is also credited with giving luster to
the complexion, sweetness to the voice and fostering beauty, intelligence,
stamina and a calm emotional disposition.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296439/
There
is a lot more to Tulsi!
~Journal
of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
~Brain Health - https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/basil-benefits
~Benefits
Cortisol Levels - https://draxe.com/holy-basil-benefits/
~Your library has a herbal resource section and people to assist you in finding more.
TULSI, sacred herb has been
named the
Elixir of Life and the Mother Medicine of Nature.
May you enjoy consuming Holy Basil (Tulsi) and receive its maximum benefits!
Send me an
email if you would like some Holy
Basil and I will send you an invoice.
Questions? Please ask.
Thank you!
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