by Nitya Griffith | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
As my teenage daughter parades around the living room wearing a plastic Viking helmet and donning red round hippy sunglasses dancing to music, I look to see my boyfriend’s son laughing hysterically at nonsensical YouTube videos and I think, “This is perfect.” I have...
by Nitya Griffith | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog
Favorite Chili Recipe for Fall and Winter Days 3 cans of kidney beans 3 – 4 cups of brown rice 3 local green peppers (I freeze roasted peppers from summer and they work beautifully) 1 local onion 3 cloves of local garlic ——————- Sautee diced onion, diced pepper and...
by Nitya Griffith | Oct 26, 2013 | Blog
Large pot with a drizzle (2 tblsp) olive oil add 4 large cloves of garlic crushed (not the whole bulb, just the clove pieces) Brown and deglaze the pan with a shot of red wine, scrap briskly to remove garlic stuck to bottom of pan to create a richer broth Add a pound...
by Nitya Griffith | Aug 28, 2013 | Blog
It’s hard to get used to different. Change can be a sudden thing like an event; car crash, death of a loved one, graduation, vacation, etc. Other times change is a slow evolving organic thing moving you from one place or relationship or state of being to the next....
by Nitya Griffith | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog
On the 3rd week of Yoga with Nitya Summer Camp we spent an afternoon in the woods behind the Carillon at Dogwood Dell. The instruction was for the kids to go meditate with nature and listen to the trees and plants respond to them. Some kids heard nothing, some heard...
by Nitya Griffith | Aug 18, 2013 | Blog
ON THE MENU THIS WEEK: Tofu Stir Fry on Jasmine Rice with locally grown edamame or if buying frozen look for GMO free label Cube Twin Oaks tofu (GMO-free) and fry in a wok with peanut oil until golden brown, add sliced zucchini, squash, onion and mushroom (all locally...
