DIY projects
DIY Holiday Decor for the Garden
Sometimes I have the hardest time getting ready for the HollyDaze. Lately, it has been unseasonably warm, up to 70 degrees! It felt wrong to...
Herbal Vinegar Hair Rinses
My newest post on the Herbal Academy of New England site is live! Herbal Vinegar Hair Rinses Every season provides a new way to strain...
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...
Lavender Infused Honey Recipe
If you have a fresh lavender plant, or an abundance of dried lavender flowers to use up, why not try making an infused honey that...
Wild Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe
It is a beautiful spring, but I'm singing the blues. I'm down to my last bottle of dandelion wine from last year, and now I...
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....
Lacto-fermented Cranberry Apple Butternut Relish
Cranberries are delicious! Their tart, sometimes bitter flavor can enhance almost any meal, and they blend so well with both cinnamon and something sweet. I...
Quench: Handcrafted Beverages to Satisfy Every Taste & Occasion
Quench by Ashley English, featuring two recipes from Amber of Pixiespocket.com! Hey, y'all! I'm in a book! Please pardon my enthusiasm...this...
Spicy Cocoa-Infused Honey Recipe
Infused honey can be a truly delicious treat! My long-time readers know that I used to vend herb-infused honeys both online and at local markets....
Three Recipes: Blackberry Bitters, Blackberry Cordial & Blackberry Simple Syrup
Summer days in these mountains mean many wonderful things - fireflies blinking in the dusk, sweet little songbirds chirping, frogs croaking, and one of my...
Drying Strawberry Tops
I admit it: I'm lazy. A lazy cook, a lazy gardener...I like to set things up and let them do their own thing with minimal input...
Soapwort Recipes: Green Cleaning from your Garden!
Soapwort is a versatile plant and it is easy to grow, harvest, and use around the home. It will clean skin, lace, quilts, hair, and bodies. Even...
Recipe Box: Ginger Citrus Syrup
Sometimes, I get squirrely. It usually hits me on the third day straight home from work, and even sooner if I'm left home alone with...
Recipe Box: Spiced Cranberry Cordial
Ok, frugal booze hounds, here's a tip from the Pixie: watch out for cranberries on sale at your grocery store between December and January -...
Moontime Tea Blend for Painful Periods
The ebb and flow The moon is rising huge and silver in the sky this evening, full and bright. We are pushed and pulled along by...
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