http://brigittemars.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/a-vision-of-violets-with-brigitte-mars/ http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/a-vision-of-violets-with-brigitte-mars/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:16:35 +0000 admin http://brigittemars.com/?p=578 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqmqqAm5iG4 You know spring is here when you catch a whiff of Violets (Viola odorata), which are members of the Violaceae (Violet) Family. You may also know them as Heartsease. In mythology Zeus had a lover named Ione (from which the word viola is derived from). His wife, Hera was jealous and turned her into a white [...]]]> http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/a-vision-of-violets-with-brigitte-mars/feed/ 0 http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/jicama/ http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/jicama/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:12:41 +0000 admin http://brigittemars.com/?p=574 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNHlu-kA1Jc Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus, P. tuberosus), pronounced HEE-ka-ma, is native to Central America, where it is also known as Yam Bean or Mexican Turnip.  The genus name, Pachyrhizus is derived from the Greek and means “thick root.” The species names erosus means “jagged” and tuberosus, means “tuber.” Our name, jicama, comes from the Nahuatlan Indian xicama, [...]]]> http://brigittemars.com/herbal-natural-healing-articles/herbal-natural-remedies/jicama/feed/ 0 http://brigittemars.com/other/herbal-and-wild-food-workshop-school-of-natural-medicine/ http://brigittemars.com/other/herbal-and-wild-food-workshop-school-of-natural-medicine/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:53:50 +0000 admin http://brigittemars.com/other/herbal-and-wild-food-workshop-school-of-natural-medicine/ Wild food, raw food, herbs and more! June 20-22, 2010 Boulder, Colorado www.purehealth.com ]]> http://brigittemars.com/other/herbal-and-wild-food-workshop-school-of-natural-medicine/feed/ 0 http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-mediterranean-salad/ http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-mediterranean-salad/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:45:23 +0000 admin http://brigittemars.com/?p=138 A meal in itself. Serve with Italian Dressing. 1 cucumber, chopped 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 tablespoon chopped basil 1/2 cup pitted sun cured black olives 1 head Romaine lettuce 3/4 cup raw pine nuts (Serves 4) ]]> http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-mediterranean-salad/feed/ 0 http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-kale-collard-green-salad/ http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-kale-collard-green-salad/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:44:47 +0000 admin http://brigittemars.com/?p=136 Ready in an instant 1 bunch kale or collard greens, washed and chopped fine 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Celtic salt 1 teaspoon chili powder Toss everything. Then “massage” the seasonings into the kale. (Serves 2-4) ]]> http://brigittemars.com/raw-food-recipes/raw-kale-collard-green-salad/feed/ 0