Rusty Ring

'Way back at university I decided I had to do something about New Year's Day. Here in Anglophonia, it's only a holiday in the ...

As spring brings back the tender new seaweed, I rate it proper to share one of my favourites. This is Gracilariopsis sjoestedti...

Tea is an integral part of Zen practice, and, for those of us with old-school British or Japanese roots, life. It can also become an att...

(A sesshin schedule template is available in Part I . For general tips on sesshin planning, see Part II .) For an activity that...

(Pot o' rice , fresh pat of hermit bread , a whistling tea kettle -- why envy the immortal gods?)

Click on photo for a closer look There is no food as perfect as rice and beans. It's nutritious and filling (if the rice is brown)...