Making pine needle tea is one of the best – and easiest – ways to use foraged pine needles. This is a wonderful and simple way to use pine or other conifer needles like spruce or fir medicinally. Ease your mind and heal your body with this delicious conifer tea! What is Pine Needle Tea?…
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Cooking and preserving traditional food from scratch is one of my passions, and it’s even better if it includes homegrown, foraged, or fermented ingredients. I prefer to use whole foods and many of my recipes use herbs, flowers, and other fresh from the garden ingredients. Sourdough is another passion, and I also have a thing for cooking in cast iron pans!
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Pine Needle Soda: Foraged & Fermented
This pine needle soda is a delicious and quick naturally fermented drink made with foraged ingredients. Pine needles have a citrusy, pine, and minty flavor. Some people call this pine needle sprite because it’s fizzy and has a similar flavor, but it is made with all-natural ingredients! What Type of Needles to Use For this…
Pine Needle Cookies
These pine needle cookies are shaped like trees and made with real pine needles for a fresh winter flavor. Perfect for holiday or winter celebrations, these sugar cookies are a wonderful way to use foraged pine needles and share your love of nature! Edible Pine Needles for Winter Pine needles are edible and have medicinal…
Old Fashioned Fruit Cake Loaf (with Rum Option)
This fruit cake loaf recipe is full of nostalgia, history, a combination of real and candied fruit, and (optional) rum! Rich with flavor and the best cake lore you can find, get in the spirit this holiday season as this aged cake gets you buzzing with cheer! Factual Fruit Cake Lore Fruit cake has a…
Acorn Pancakes With Cornmeal
Acorn pancakes have a delicious nutty flavor that makes a perfect comfort food for the season. Made with flour from acorns, cornmeal, and maple sugar, these pancakes have a really nice texture and a natural taste that is perfect for a cozy morning at home. Cozy Acorn Pancakes These pancakes have the most delicious natural…
12 Cranberry Recipes: Sauce, Relish, Fermented, and Preserved
These cranberry recipes are a great way to jazz up your holiday season. From traditional with a healthy spin to new and different, this list of recipes has cranberry goodness to last the season through. Fresh Cranberry Recipes It’s a great time to hit the refresh button on your cranberry recipes. With holiday get togethers…
Quick Pickled Cranberries
Pickled cranberries are a tasty treat that is tart, sour, and sweet all at the same time. Perfect for a holiday season appetizer, cranberry pickles are uniquely delicious. Quick pickled cranberries are easy to make, and even easier to eat! Quick Pickles for The Holidays If you’re looking for a tasty and unique way to…
How to Roast a Sugar Pumpkin
Roasted pumpkin wedges with brown sugar and cinnamon is a seasonal treat that is simple to make. It’s a perfect time to learn how to roast pumpkin and have it as a side for Thanksgiving dinner! Roasting a Pumpkin Pumpkins are a classic fall and winter squash, full of magic, history, and representation of the…
Canning Cranberry Sauce: Whole Berry or Jellied
Canned cranberry sauce is so delicious and simple to make, there’s no reason to buy it at the store. This recipe makes whole-berry cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly and is easy enough for beginning canners. Be prepared for the holidays with this low-sugar canning recipe! Canning Cranberry Sauce I think we can all agree that…
How to Roast Butternut Squash
Once you know how to roast butternut squash, your life will get a lot more delicious! From how to prepare a butternut squash to yummy ways to eat it, this simple roasted butternut squash recipe can be eaten on its own or in recipes. Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Butternut squash can be cooked in a…