Gretchen SwankDec 7, 20232 minMore Than Pennsylvania Dutch Sugar CookiesWhen I was a child, my best friend and I walked to visit my grandmother nearly every day in the summertime. A widow, she lived alone in...
Gretchen SwankApr 7, 20231 minLibby's Pickled Eggs and BeetsMy great-grandmother, "Libby," was a woman of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, a practitioner of folk healing, and a woman of strength and...
Gretchen SwankApr 5, 20233 minDandelion on Griedunnerschdaag (Green Thursday); a Pennsylvania Dutch TraditionThe Dandelion. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood gifts provided by Mother Nature. Their bright yellow heads pop-up everywhere, and...
Gretchen SwankMar 25, 20234 minHEALING WITH FOODAs a Healer, I live by the philosophy of Hippocrates, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Our bodies house our hearts,...