Canning & Preserving
Earl Grey Pear Butter [Small Batch Recipe]
Every year, I'm lucky enough to glean a grocery bag or two of pears from a friend's old trees, so pear recipes have become a...
Pear Butter Recipe – small batch from windfall fruit
Last fall, when I picked pears, I was dutiful and busy and made pear cordial, pear vinegar, and pear butter! I cannot tell a lie...
Pear Vinegar Recipe – made with fruit scraps
Last year I came into an abundance of pears from a dear friend with a few grand trees at the edge of her yard. Among...
Misozuke: Miso Fermented Vegetables Recipe
I have a dear friend who has been an inspiration to me and to my culinary and herbal pursuits for many years now. When I...
Making Cordials
Thanks for watching the very first livestream video from Pixie's Pocket! You can skip ahead to the five minute mark for the cordial making portion...
Pear Cordial: DIY Delicious Booze!
Earlier this fall, a dear friend of mine became a homeowner. Her new bit o'earth is a lovely place - it boasts an old flower...
How to Harvest and Freeze Aloe Vera Gel
Here is an article I wrote for Learning Herbs, called "How to Harvest and Freeze Aloe Vera Gel". A few weeks ago, I repotted my...
Fermented Foods Workshop
A few weeks ago, I was the facilitator for a fermented foods workshop at a private festival in beautiful Eastern Tennessee! The Harvest Celebration focused...
Lemon Cucumber Brined Pickles Recipe
Have you ever grown or used lemon cucumbers? These lovely yellow globes were new to me until I visited a friend whose garden was more...
Putting down roots, dusting out the corners.
What makes a home your own? pulling weeds and planting your own flowers around the yard sucking up cobwebs and dust, sweeping out old dead...
Freezing Chickweed for Later
Late winter and early spring is the most glorious season for Chickweed! The freezing temperatures don't seem to deter this hardy weed. Her bright green clumps...
Damson Plum & Muscadine Butter
There's a lovely little spot downtown that I quite enjoy walking past as I head into work. It's an office in an old converted Victorian...
How to make Mint Infused Sugar
So, you've made a mint extract. You've made mint tea and stored enough dried mint to last you through a few winters. Maybe you've made...
Recipe Box: Honeysuckle Infused Sugar
May is rolling out and June is rolling in - wild roses and irises are blooming their last and the berries are starting to form green on...
How to Make Lemon-Infused Honey
Man, oh, man...is this honey good! We go through jars of this recipe more quickly than the other infused honey and syrups that we keep around the house....