Celebrating Our Differences
Loved Ones! Welcome to our sixth Anniversary Issue! It has been our blessing to serve you with the mission of Garden Spices: …to explore and celebrate differences through the lens of people of various ethnicity, beliefs, genders, physical and mental abilities in hopes of finding the core of…
My heart cries when I hear racial slurs from those I know. My heart cries when I see the Earth abused for economic profit or loss. My heart cries when I hear the suffering inside and outside of our country. My heart cries when I see people…
“Sometimes, there are no choices, but if U stay silent, you’ve ultimately made yours.” C. Isaac, ’19 Loved Ones, The featured image of Guest Contributor, Carla Renae and the quote above found on her page says it all. This season has caught us exploring feelings that reside…
What happens to the dreams we have when we are young? Is there a place they evaporate to and condense only to fall as mature dreams that fit with what we need and want in our adult life? And what of the magic of childhood souls? Could we…
Loved Ones! Inspiration led us to this topic and our Contributors embraced it, pouring out their souls. What a time this is, fulfilling expectations and remembering we have enough to serve abundantly. That’s what our featured Guest Contributor, Brandon Harris invited us to do, give back from what…
Ingredients 3 1–pound whole catfish, whole, cleaned with heads discarded ¼ cup Cilantro 2ts[ Dill ¼ Mint 1 Radish ½ cup Scallions 2 Shallots, medium ¾ tsp Palm sugar or light brown sugar 1-1/4 tsp Thai chile powder or other hot chile powder Roasted rice powder Radishes, cabbage…
Of course, what else?! We are rolling into a New Year that welcomes nothing else but our presence, our Vitality. We recognize the mighty conjunction of the planets Saturn and Pluto; while some folks don’t subscribe to what this cosmic event tells us, we can feel a sense…
“I was planning to do red wine sauce but when I (went to) cook, I forgot I drank all the red wine!” -Sarin Ingredients 2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots 4 tablespoons canola oil 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon…
Loved Ones, Here we are on this particular day, November 4, 2020, the day after the election that shook the USA; during a time when we are processing a pandemic from COVID 19. Are we still breathing? We are, knowing that the highest good is at hand. Our…
Star Elder by Dr. Yaoundé Olu Loved Ones! Welcome to the fall of the year and the rise of Culture – culture at war, in art, appreciated, subbed, diverse, and a part of the global fiber that makes us what we are to the planet. Whew! We…