Waldorf Window stars are the German tradition of light catchers known to be made in Waldorf schools and families. They are made to decorate the windows and hanged on the windows for the light to come through.  Without doubt I shall say the look so much better than just a cut out snowflakes in winter! I spent hours of trying to remember how to make one myself. Here is a tutorial I found in a lovely blog of one wonderful Waldorf mum:
You will need eight square sheets of kite paper …

Serves 4-5
Preparation time about 1 hour
The preparation method is really important when you cook vegetables. Well-known that vegetable is a great resource of vitamins and micro elements, but many of them are depleted during long cooking. So this cooking method is aimed to save as much vitamins in vegetables as possible by reducing cooking time. Also recommended cook with covered top. This meal is a combination of high- protein contained beef stock and full of vitamins, minerals and fibre different vegetables. It is a perfect combination for very nutritious dish.

Ingredients:
1.5 …

Herbal tea is actually an infusion or tisane of dried buds, leaves, flowers, fruits and barks of botanicals. It is no content of Camellia sinensis. Herbal infusions are usually prepared like tea by pouring boiling water into a dried plant material and steeping for several minutes. All herbal tea are usually safe to drink, but if you are prescribed some medication or have any health problems, it is recommended previously to consult with your doctor to ensure that herbal infusion is good for you. Herbal teas can benefit your …

Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves 4-5
Ingredients:
125g pork mince
125g beef mince
50g rice, cooked
1 egg
3 shallot onions, chopped finely
1 small Savoy cabbage (1.2 kg)
1 carrot, chopped coarsely
½ leeks, chopped coarsely
1 litre chicken or beef stock
2 bay leaves
Salt
1/3 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp chopped basil
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method:
Remove 10-12 large leaves from cabbage, cook uncovered in batches in a large saucepan of boiling water 3 minutes. Drain leaves, allow them to cool a little and dry with absorbent paper.
Meanwhile, combine pork and beef mince in …

I think everybody knows what tea is and everybody drinks tea at least once in their life. But having our usual evening cuppa do we ever think about health benefits that tea gives to us? When I prepare tea I do not ever realise that I am about to tap into thousands of years of healing history. It is just an everyday drink that I used to drink since I was a child, my parents do the same and my children do it as well. It is a traditional beverage …

Paella is a traditional Spanish rise based dish and the word paella refers to the cooking dish which is a large, flat, round and shallow metal vessel with two or more handles. Paella originates from the area of Valencia. The three essential ingredients of Paella are rice, saffron and olive oil. Other ingredients which can be included the rice and cooked in with the rice and stock were traditionally chicken, snails, green beans or peas, or frogs, eels and vegetables. The dish has become considerably varied as it has spread …

Nowadays few of us have an experience of total darkness. When people think of darkness they think of fear. To be in the darkness is to be vulnerable and fearful. You can say that it is a natural survival instinct to be wary of dark places. But according to new research, we need to spend some time in utter darkness. In fact, the constant  presence of light in our lives is a cause of fear.
A recent study for Powergen revealed that 98% of parents leave artificial light on overnight. …