About

After growing up in New York City and living through both struggle and success, I was inspired to spend less time doing things I disliked, and more time taking part in activities that give me meaning, insight, and joy. Homestyle Alchemy documents this journey of crafting, exploring, and domestic engineering as a means of self expression.

Here, you will find recipes, art, literature, and other personal adventures inspired by traditional skills and life outside of the modern hustle and bustle:

Cooking and baking recipes and advice
Gardening and farming endeavors
Arts and Crafts
DIY Projects
Travel and Lifestyle
Literature and Philosophy
Frugality
Curating your own lifestyle

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What is “Alchemy?”

"An illuminated page from a book on alchemical processes and receipts", ca. 15th century. — “An illuminated page from a book on alchemical processes and receipts”, ca. 15th century.

al·che·my

from Arabic: al-kīmiyā

Noun : a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life.
Noun : a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way.

Homestyle

Adjective : (especially of food) such as would be made or provided at home; simple and unpretentious.

―Oxford Dictionary

Homestyle Alchemy

Noun : The art of personal transformation through humble and practical means.

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