An early 17th Century Human Flower Project: Was it miraculous, a charade, or an eating disorder?

This New Year, we present Eva Vlieghan , Jenny Craig of the Counter Reformation. Eva was actually Protestant but her dietary version of mysticism is a good example of

Build your verve and calm your nerves with a glass of festivity, gift of the hibiscus.

What’s red and healthy and drunk all over?

Hibiscus tea . It goes by many names across the world – karkade in the Sudan, roselle in Thailand, flor de

76 readers divulged which fragrances inspire, relax and agitate them. It turns out that scent is a window on the spirit.

Everyone’s entitled to his or her secrets. But there are other parts of interiority we’re more than happy to share; it’s just that no

Time has come today, a choice between the garden and the kitchen.

Ave Bonar instructed us soon after we moved to Texas that November is the time to plant poppy seed. Sow in the spring if you live up north, but here, poppies need a