Succotash - just in time for Thanksgiving!

Submitted by Robert P. Stuart Jr.

This recipe is an adapted Succotash:

Succotash originally comes from the Naragansett Indian word msickquatash.  Basically, it comprises the three sisters: corn, beans and pumpkin. The three were grown together in one mound, corn to provide a pole for the beans to grow up and pumpkin to provide shade at the base of both the corn and beans. The three combined hold all the necessary nutrients for survival while symbiotically helping each other. The most common bean used is Lima beans, however, we use regular green beans.

Ingredients:

- *one pumpkin diced and roasted with olive oil salt and pepper

- garden corn cut from the ear

- beans snapped

How to cook: (use equal parts of pumpkin, corn and beans)

- in a 350 degree oven, roast pumpkin until slight browning occurs on edges

- mix in both corn and beans with the pumpkin

- cook slowly at low temperature in a pot while slowly adding enough water to keep the ingredients moist

- add cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice to taste

*Sweet potato is a great alternative to pumpkin in this dish.

AHH AHH CHOOO! a tincture to boost your health for cold/flu season

Submitted by Gardener Anemone Fresh

A tincture is a solution to extract the medicinal properties from an herb.  

During cold and flu season you may want to try a fresh astragulas or echinacea root tincture to ease the symptoms and encourage healing. 

First, harvest and clean well the root of the desired plant.  Then chop the root into small pieces and put it in a glass jar.  Pour 100 proof vodka* or grain alcohol into the jar so it completely covers the herb.  Cover the jar and leave it in a cool, dark place and shake it daily.  

In 6-8 weeks, strain the root from the liquid and you have an herbal tincture!  For cold or flu, use up to 1 tsp. of astragulas or echinacea tincture in hot tea 3 times daily.

*High proof alcohol is best, but vinegar can also be used though it is less effective in extracting the full potency from the herb.

Radiating Our Best Intentions to the World - 100,000 Aspirations at a Time

Today, The Sakyong Foundation, in collaboration with Karmê Chöling, is launching ‘100,000 Aspirations,’ an online community (website and Facebook) to support the Stupa that Conquers All Directions.

Currently being built at Karmê Chöling, at the request of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the stupa embodies wisdom and compassion in the world.

The goal of 100,000 Aspirations is to energize the stupa with the best intentions of 100,000 people and to enable a large community – within and beyond the boundaries of Shambhala – to engage in its construction. (The stupa is architecture that promotes peace – for people of all cultures, religions and backgrounds to enjoy.)

In support of this effort, Acharya Pema Chödron has provided a brief video teaching about the power of aspiration. She has auspiciously offered the first aspiration, followed by other great teachers and members of our community.

We’re counting on you and our Shambhala community to help us create the momentum to magnetize 100,000 aspirants! Offer an aspiration and share this project with your friends and networks. Your aspiration will be placed in the stupa!

Making an aspiration does not require a donation, but we hope that you will choose to deepen your connection with this project by making a financial contribution. You can make a donation at www.100000aspirations.org.

The most important way you can help us reach our goal is to make an aspiration and share the vision of manifesting peace and creating a better world with your family, friends and colleagues!

Building the stupa is the beginning of an expansion project at Karmê Chöling – to reach more people and practitioners with deep meditation programs and trainings.

Please join us by offering an aspiration at: www.100000aspirations.org

Or www.facebook.com/100000aspirations.