Sun and barbecue have come to be Fourth of July traditions here in the United States. I recall hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, ribs accompanied by potato salad and chips. Always one to mix it up, I jumped at the chance to buy a Latin Infused Potato Salad. Black Bean Burger & Latin Potato Salad This [...]
Everything has a beginning. A starting point. An origin. That beginning may be very clearly understood. Sometimes however, it’s a little difficult to understand how something actually came to be. And sometimes, the truth of the origin is simply denied. Why is this important? Today is the beginning of the Pickled Roots blog. Truth be [...]
I look outside my window at tall, leafy trees with thick solid roots. Since I’ve lived here, they’ve withstood unbearable heat, tropical storms, and ice storms. Undoubtedly, the environment in which they now live has changed. These trees, once surrounded only by others and animals, now live amongst homes, playing children, and people moving busily [...]
My sons and their friends were playing outside. They knocked on the door, full of excitement. “What’s this?” one of the boys asked. I smiled, amused that they knew they’d come to the right place for answers. “Oh. That’s a smoky quartz crystal”, I said. They were filled with smiles and energy as their hands [...]
I recently shared my experience with the book Old Turtle. I cant' say enough about the message in the book. It is definitely one of my inspirations for starting this blog. Old Turtle is an example of the universal thread that reminds us that although we may express our cultures with slight nuances, we are [...]
As a child, my parents taught me to pray. Raised in a non-denominational Christian church, I learned prayer was the way to talk to God. Every prayer ended with “Amen”. As I grew older, I always continued to pray. And my prayers evolved. I learned that prayer could be spoken, chanted, sung, thought, or written. [...]
