My readers who have been following the Crossroads for awhile might recall that in the past, to celebrate the Winter Solstice, I did a month’s worth of posts entitled “The Yule Series” in which I shared information about various aspects of the season’s holiday celebrations – such topics as the meaning of solstice, the return [...]
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The Yule Series
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Beasts and Animals, Divination, Food, Herbs, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Sunday December 25 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Yule Series
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Beasts and Animals, Divination, Food, Herbs, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday December 8 2008 | 1 Comment »
My readers who have been following the Crossroads for awhile might recall that last year, to celebrate the Winter Solstice, I did a month’s worth of posts entitled “The Yule Series” in which I shared information about various aspects of the season’s holiday celebrations – such topics as the meaning of solstice, the return of [...]
Happy 50th Birthday, Ocean!
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Art & Literature, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Food, Universal Issues, Women on Friday October 24 2008 | 16 Comments »
Yup… that’s right, folks! Yours truly has reached a milestone in her life – I was born on October 25, 1958 and thus will be celebrating my 50th birthday this Saturday. Fifty years… wow. That’s five decades, half a century. It’s been a pretty interesting 50 years. I think there have been more changes in [...]
Life, Cappucino, Love, and Penny Lane
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Beasts and Animals, Empowerment, Food, Humor, Nature, Photography, Poetry/Prose, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Universal Issues, Women on Saturday June 14 2008 | 9 Comments »
I look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those are the days when I drop my client off at her day program and then head a few blocks over to Penny Lane for a large Cafe Mocha. Penny Lane is a funky, bohemian-style independently owned coffee shop located in the Haynies Corner Art District in the [...]
Beltane ~ In Search of Sweet Woodruff
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Earth Day, Food, Herbs, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, witchcraft on Thursday May 1 2008 | 14 Comments »
Sigh… I give up. I’ve searched high and low at all the garden centers all around this area in hopes of finding Sweet Woodruff, and nobody seems to have it. They did have some for sale at the Newburgh Country Store’s Herb Sale, but they sold out before I was able to snatch up a [...]
Twelfth Night Cakes
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Food, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series on Sunday January 6 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few recipes should you desire to make your own Twelfth Night Cake… This one is somewhat like a tart, and the recipe comes from France – where it is often known as a “Galette des Rois”…the King’s Cake. It’s kind of like a puff pastry with a cream filling: 1. Sift 1 [...]
The Yule Series – Serving Your Own Boar’s Head
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Food, Paganism, Sabbats, The Yule Series on Sunday December 30 2007 | 1 Comment »
While “bringing in the boar” is one of the many traditions of celebrating the Yuletide season, if the idea of hacking off a boar’s head and serving it on a silver platter doesn’t appeal to you, here are some possible alternatives you might want to consider: Bake a ham or a pork roast – in [...]
The Day After (Thanksgiving, that is!)
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Food, Humor, Nature, Photography on Friday November 23 2007 | 7 Comments »
Any Pie Left? photo supplied by Vox Sciurorum
Ocean’s Buttermilk Nut Pie
Posted in Food on Friday November 16 2007 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a delicious recipe for making a nut pie, using buttermilk. It has a very rich custard taste to it… try it for the holidays! Ocean’s Buttermilk Nut Pie 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature 3 eggs 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 9-inch unbaked pie [...]
Apple Salad with Autumn Cider Dressing
Posted in Food on Sunday September 30 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Apple Salad with Autumn Cider Dressing Apple Salad Autumn Cider Dressing, (below) 1 tart firm apple, cored and cut into 1/2 inches chunks (I like Granny Smith, but use whatever apple you prefer) 3 cups (more or less) Romaine lettuce, washed, trimmed, torn into bite-sized pieces 1 cup arugula, washed & torn into bite-sized pieces [...]
Cheesy Apple Pie
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Food on Sunday September 30 2007 | 1 Comment »
At this time of the year, the apple orchards are often filled with fruit, and people start thinking about apple pies. Here’s my own version, which combines the flavor of apples with that of cheddar cheese. Yummy! Ocean’s Cheesy Apple Pie For the crust: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup butter-flavored shortening [...]
The Deaf Chef
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Food on Saturday August 11 2007 | 2 Comments »
While I don’t claim to be a gourmet cook by any means, I do enjoy cooking and both collecting and sharing recipes. I’ve shared a number of recipes here at the Crossroads over the past few months, many of which were linked up with celebrations of the Sabbats. Indeed, a big part of celebrating those [...]
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