Cough Syrup Recipe

Recently, a friend and I were driving home from celebrating Erntfescht, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "Thanksgiving," with our...

Traffic on the Walt Whitman bridge was relatively light as I gazed out the passenger side window into the waters of the Port of...

Walking into my studio last week, I was both surprised and overjoyed to discover an abundance of Common Burdock growing near my flower...

My great-grandmother, "Libby," was a woman of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, a practitioner of folk healing, and a woman of strength and...

The Dandelion. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood gifts provided by Mother Nature. Their bright yellow heads pop-up everywhere, and...

Growing up, I knew two things-- I was "German & Swiss", and I was "Pennsylvania Dutch." The former I learned from my mother, who told me...

As a Healer, I live by the philosophy of Hippocrates, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Our bodies house our hearts,...

I am revisiting one of my favorite recipes today, from one of my favorite Pennsylvania Dutch recipe books by William Woys Weaver; Yarrick...

This year, I decided to try a new method for starting my seeds. This is a mini-greenhouse that is portable and easy to make. I bought...

Groundhog Day is so much more than the spectacle on display in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania every February 2nd, it marks the beginning of a...

Essiac Tea was first introduced in the 1920's by a Canadian nurse named Rene Caisse who boasted the tea as a natural cancer treatment. ...

INGREDIENTS - Egg Noodles: 3 egg yolks ...

Last year, I gifted my parents our family tree for Christmas. I spent a few months pouring myself over, and into, the project which...

The Christmas Tree tradition as we now know it began in 16th century (the region what is now) Germany when Christians brought decorated...

'Tis the season for dry skin. My son suffers terribly from itchy, moisture-deprived skin every winter. My Lemon Balm Oil remedy works...

I was feeling accumulated stress tonight, too much outward focus on life happening around me and not tending to the effects of that...

The history of spiders at Christmas is a lesser-known folk tale attributed to various European countries, but most often Germany and...

The most common inquiry I receive from fellow Brauchers is for referral to charms related to Alcoholism. While our central grimoires are...

Nature is fundamental to the practice of Braucherei, and Astrology plays a significant role in the lifestyle of a traditional...