From Saint Hildegard’s Kitchen: Foods of Health, Foods of Joy

The 12th-century Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen was blessed with an astonishing array of talents. She was, among other things, a mystic, naturalist, visionary, and composer. Hildegard was also granted, by means of heavenly visions, in-depth knowledge about human nutrition. She believed foods of joy revitalized us and helped preserve good health in every sphere--physical, spiri More »