Archive for 'Food & Cooking'

Salty Halloween Roots

Salty Halloween Roots

Before the invention of refrigeration, meat was usually pickled in brine or smoked to preserve it over the winter months. This is where we developed our taste for ham, bacon and salami. In winter the pastures [...]

The Hungry Dragon – An Autumn Story & Pancakes!

The Hungry Dragon – An Autumn Story & Pancakes!

Ask Kytka Archives: November 11, 1999 Q: Do you have any ideas for the festivals of Michaelmas & Martinmas. They come so close together. A: Our friend Renee was kind enough to share this story and [...]

A Child’s Food for Life

A Child’s Food for Life

Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s asked Rudolf Steiner why people today appear unable to develop and act according to all they learn and seem to know. Steiner replied: “This is a problem of nutrition.” In Waldorf schools worldwide, there [...]

Cultivating Gratitude & Reverence In Children

Cultivating Gratitude & Reverence In Children

Cultivate Mindfulness. This page has several verses we used for Blessings and mealtime. But before I share those… some thoughts: Cultivate Mindfulness. See gratitude as a daily practice. In pictures, words and songs, let children express [...]

The Problem of Nutrition: The Praise of Raw Food

The Problem of Nutrition: The Praise of Raw Food

Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s asked Rudolf Steiner why people today appear unable to develop and act according to all they learn and seem to know. Steiner replied: “This is a problem of nutrition.” In Waldorf schools worldwide, there [...]