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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!

Learn how to make sourdough tortillas, roasted beets and their greens, and traditional nitrate free corned beef.

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Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes

These sourdough pancakes with blueberries are so good, and about as healthy as a pancake can get without sacrificing flavor. Overnight sourdough pancakes are an easy breakfast, cook them and drop in a few blueberries the next morning, and you’re set! No, I’m not kidding. This is serious, and by serious, I mean seriously delicious!…

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Maple Leaf Cookies with Maple Icing

Maple leaf cookies are a staple in Vermont during sugaring season. Made with maple sugar, and maple syrup, and topped with maple cream icing, these are a delicious way to think warm thoughts and share with loved ones while snow is still coming down. Even if you don’t live in the cold hard north, make…

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How to Make Sourdough Starter

Learning how to make a sourdough starter is the first step to baking any delicious sourdough bread that the heart desires. This is a simple process that takes minimal effort, and the main ingredient is time as with all fermented foods. Using some sourdough starter in bread recipes is a healthy alternative, as it improves…

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Mushroom Chocolates with Adaptogens

Cute and mighty mushroom chocolates with adaptogens are here to balance your day in the tastiest way! Made with both reishi and lion’s mane mushrooms, these pack health benefits for your body and mind. Share these mushroom chocolates with your loved ones to spread the adaptogenic mushroom love on Valentine’s Day, or any day! Adaptogenic…

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Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies

I have a thing for lavender cookies. I also have a thing for shortbread cookies. It just makes sense to combine the two! There is something special about the combination of lavender and lemon that goes together so well, and these lavender lemon shortbread cookies are a great way to enjoy these refreshing flavors! Edible…

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Lemon and Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

These lemon shortbread cookies with rosemary are easy to make and delicious! They are simple and refreshing with Meyer lemons and fresh rosemary. Offer them as a seasonal treat or enjoy them on the darkest winter days. They’re delightful! Bright Citrus Recipes for Winter The dark and dreary winter is often brightened by beautiful citrus….

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Easy Orange Curd for Citrus Season

This orange curd recipe is a citrus season bright spot! With a flavor that is balanced between tart and sweet, this citrus recipe is delicious spread on toast or an English muffin. Make an orange curd tart if you’re feeling fancy, and let this citrus curd be the star of your winter day! A Citrus…

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Homemade Vitamin C Gummies with Rosehips

Vitamin C gummies are a staple of germ season, and this homemade version is perfect for adults and kids to boost immunity when it’s most needed! This recipe is enhanced with vitamin C from real food ingredients like oranges, acerola cherries, and rosehips. Boost Your Immunity During the season of indoor germ-sharing, it’s a good…

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Pine Needle Infused Honey

Pine needle infused honey lends pine’s medicinal benefits and beautifully fragrant qualities to this recipe. This honey infused with pine needles is delicious, and used for culinary purposes as well as medicinally. Perfect to make after a late autumn or winter forage, this pine needle recipe is simple to put together and has many uses!…

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Mulled Wine with Whole Spices

This mulled wine recipe is made with whole spices and garnished with fresh herbs that can be foraged or cut right from your own backyard. With a warm, spirited, winter feeling, this easy mulled wine is a wonderful way to relax and connect during the darkest days of the year. Breathe in the mulling spices,…

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I want to inspire you to live seasonally, become more self sufficient, and protect your health. I share information on foraging and wildcrafting, fermenting and preserving, cooking whole foods from scratch, permaculture gardening, and making herbal products. And that’s just the beginning! Learn more.

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