When the cold weather comes, there isn’t anything better than a foraged and infused cocktail. While there isn’t always a whole lot to forage for in the winter, conifer needles are pretty reliable this time of year. This is a good thing, because they are a wonderful treat, especially during the holidays. I recently made…
Fall Recipes
How to Make Fire Cider
I’m really excited about this because fire cider is something that I’ve wanted to make for a long time, but for some reason haven’t… until now! I was inspired to finally make it this season because it’s one of the recipes in the online Intermediate Herbal Course that I’m taking at the Herbal Academy. There…
Redwood Needle Shortbread Cookies
Foraging in the wintertime can sometimes be difficult, but there are always conifer needles. Any recipe that uses conifer needles really intrigues me, so I thought it was time for me to make something with them myself. I am visiting the central California coast at the moment and redwood trees abound, so they seemed like…
5 Easy Ways to Cook Winter Squash
Winter squash is one of my absolute favorite vegetables. They are hearty and filling, the perfect cold weather food. In the fall and winter, we probably have winter squash 2-3 nights per week or more. There are many different ways to prepare it, some more elaborate and fancy than others, but it doesn’t have to…
Mulled Hard Cider
Well, the holidays are upon us, so who wants a drink? Seriously though, there’s really not anything better than a hot, spiced drink on a chilly and festive day, alcoholic or otherwise. I’ve been a big fan of mulled wine for a long time, but this year we have quite a bit of wild hard…
Fermented Honey Cranberries
When I started my fermented honey garlic a few weeks ago, it got me thinking about what else I could ferment in honey. I have seen recipes for berries in honey, and being that we’re coming up on the holiday season, fermenting cranberries in honey seemed like the natural thing to do. I’m so glad…
How to Cook Jerusalem Artichokes (Sunchokes)
Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a root vegetable that some people love to hate. They have two things going against them, one being that they can completely take over your garden, the other that they have been known to cause gastric distress in some people. They didn’t get the nickname “fartichokes” for no…
Fermented Honey Garlic
I’m really excited to share this post with you! Fermented honey garlic is something I’ve been wanting to try for a very long time, ever since I first read about it on the Killer Pickles blog. I usually reserve my honey for mead making, but using it for other ferments intrigued me. Don’t ask me…
Pumpkin Coconut Almond Granola and Granola Bars
It seems that as soon as October is upon us, most of us go crazy for pumpkin everything. I am no exception to this rule, as I could probably eat pumpkin food year round! Seriously, pumpkin pie has always been my favorite, long before it was cool to like pumpkin. I do prefer to keep…
12 Ways to Preserve Apples
If you have an apple tree in your yard, then you probably have a whole lot of apples that you don’t know what to do with every fall. If you have several apple trees, then you are swimming in apples! We had an amazing apple season this year, and our tree was absolutely loaded. It…
