Three California Natives that Double as Culinary Herbs

...has a phenomenal herb blend that uses all three of these herbs combined with some garlic salt. I made a batch last week and have already used it on salmon and popcorn. You can find that recipe on page 158 of his amazing book The New Wildcrafted Cuisine: Exploring the Exotic Gastronomy of Local Terroir. I also strongly suggest taking one of Pascal’s classes. Save...

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098 Kelly’s Aortic Dissection Adventure

...nt so many kind notes and prayers. Some important links: The Mayo Clinic’s page on aortic dissection. John Ritter died of a aortic dissection. A foundation was set, in his name, that helps educate medical personnel on how to better recognize the symptoms. Kelly did not have a heart attack, but it’s always good to review the subtle symptoms of heart attacks experienced by women. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please c...

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Saturday Tweets: Architectural Screw-Ups, Road Diets and Pet Dragons

A page of architectural screw-ups https://t.co/o31OCzt5h8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 20, 2018 Go ahead tell me again why road diets are so bad for LA https://t.co/ZlBMWkX9nA pic.twitter.com/siVYC8yZH1 — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) January 15, 2018 New #DIY video on how to make maple syrup with file cabinet evaproator #maplesyrup https://t.co/MJfr3wv5jM — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) January 15, 2018 Delightful site curates New York Times...

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Saturday Tweets: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

...the roads. https://t.co/PavURJNTNv — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) November 21, 2018 Where There’s Smoke https://t.co/8vi6cvh6q2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 21, 2018 Our annual reminder: Widening 👏 highways 👏 doesn't 👏 work 👏 This freeway — LA's 405 — was JUST widened at a cost of $1.6 billion. pic.twitter.com/vFSTmfdhnC — Streetsblog USA (@StreetsblogUSA) November 21, 2018 Feather, the goat, from the #Campfire continues to make a...

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115 Inventing a New Word: Apisoir

...he reasons he thinks we should support local honey. You heard it first on Root Simple! During the podcast Michael mentions: Rowan Jacobsen’s book American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields “Merroir“ Bee Local Honey Planet Bee You can reach Michael via his Facebook page and his email is [email protected]. Apisoir, apisoir, apisoir! If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-...

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