recipes
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...
Cherry Wine – One Gallon Recipe
The day I have been waiting for finally came...my local grocery store had bags of beautiful, sweet red cherries on sale! Normally $6.98/lb or so,...
Creating cordials – preserving memories as well as the harvest
A few times every year, on the equinox and solstice, at Beltane and at Samhain, I gather with my like-minded friends and family and raise...
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...
Miso Mushroom Noodle Soup: Recipe and Miso Master Miso Giveaway!
The flu and cold season has been running rampant through our area lately. Many of our dear friends have been sniffling and coughing, and despite our...
The Perfect Miso Soup Recipe
Miso is one of those truly delicious, simple soups that I go for whenever I'm not feeling myself. It cures colds, sniffles, coughs, and even...
Garlic Infused Honey
So, why in the world would you want to infuse honey with garlic? At first, the combination sounds odd when you contrast the pungent odor...
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...
Lacto-Fermented Garlic Recipe
If you ever find yourself with a spare clove or two of garlic, consider trying a super-simple method of preserving it by fermenting it in salt...
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...
Goldenrod and Ginger Wine – One Gallon Recipe
I'm a fan of weeds and wine, as you well may know. I'm particularly a fan of foraging wild weeds and invasive plants for herbal...
The Magic of Mimosa: Cordial and Tincture Recipes
My love and I went a-foraging in the wild forest of invasive plants that covers the empty lot next door. This lot would be almost impassable...
Honeysuckle Wine: One Gallon Recipe
Honeysuckle has been one of my favorite flower friends since I was but a wee pixie. There was a special bush, an old-growth clump of...
Motherwort and Lemon Balm Brew: One Gallon Recipe
Wow, is this brew ever a winner! I'm going to make a batch every single fall to help carry me through the grim and grey February and March...
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