Author: Doreen Shababy

I am the author of THE WILD & WEEDY APOTHECARY, a crafty resource using herbs in all sorts of ways, including recipes & remedies. My husband and I run an herb business by the same name as the book. We also grow veggie & herb plants for sale in the spring thru Lightning Creek Gardens. This is my personal website where I share the deeper parts of myself, and also the more visible creative projects I've taken on.

The Stinking Rose, or, Did Someone say Gahlick, Dahling?

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

This culinary member of the Lily Family has been used for food and medicine since prehistoric times. The sulfur compounds

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Nature Poem

Posted on October 10, 2021October 10, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

I love it when I go out to the ocean where seagull tracks and kelp & driftwood scatter

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Three Dreams

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

September 16, 2021 – Had a very weird dream early this morning… couldn’t call it a nightmare, but it was

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Herbed Cheese Tart – a recipe

Posted on June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

The following recipe is adapted from one found in the Time-Life series, The Good Cook – Eggs & Cheese. Their

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Eggs: Some Folkways & Traditions

Posted on April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by Doreen Shababy

“Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.” – Russian proverb [excerpted from a work in progress] Because of

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