Dandelions are a symbol of warm intentions, popping up each spring to showcase their resilience while letting us know that sunnier days are ahead. Make dandelion bread with their sweet honey-tasting petals and a bright lemon glaze for a taste of comfort as spring warms you! Foraged Comfort Food Sometimes, all we need to feel…
Spring Recipes
Discover the joy of eating seasonal foods and how much more flavorful it is when ingredients are at their peak of freshness! These spring recipes are sure to become your favorites when the earth begins to warm and awaken after the cold winter months.
You'll find many foraged spring recipes made with wildcrafted herbals and flowers including 50+ Dandelion Recipes (even Dandelion Pesto and Dandelion Mead!), Lilac Flower Infused Honey, and Wild Violet Flower Infused Vinegar.
There are also spring recipes fresh from the garden such as Strawberry Rhubarb Butter.
13 Ways to Use Rhubarb
Wondering what to do with your abundant pile of rhubarb? This tart veggie isn’t just for grandma’s pie, these recipes will bring you new and exciting ways to use rhubarb! Benefits of Rhubarb Rhubarb is a tart vegetable that looks a lot like a large celery stalk, that is red or a bright and dark…
How to Make Rose Kombucha: Second Ferment
This rose kombucha recipe is a lovely second ferment, and is a wonderful way to enjoy the sweet flavor of summer. With a perfect light fizz along with rose benefits and tons of probiotics, you’ll sip this all season! Kombucha Second Fermentation Brewing kombucha at home is a delicious and fun way to add some…
Conifer Tip Syrup: Made with Spruce, Fir, Pine, or Hemlock
Conifer tip syrup is a light and bright earthy and citrus tasting syrup that is delicious all year long. This is a great way to use these edible trees in spring or summer cocktails, or freeze it to use for the holidays! Edible Tree Tips Many conifer trees are edible, and while they may give…
Lilac Syrup: Light Floral Flavor of Spring
Lilac syrup is a beautiful and lightly floral tasting spring treat. Lilac season is short, so make this delicious lilac syrup recipe to preserve the flavor of these edible flowers! Lilac Season Floral Treats While I wouldn’t call lilacs elusive since they tend to bloom in abundance with the arrival of true spring, their season…
Dandelion Syrup
This simple dandelion syrup is a perfect way to use fresh dandelion blossoms as they pop up during springtime. Made with dandelion tea, try this honey-sweet easy dandelion syrup in cocktails, on waffles, or in tea! Eating Backyard Dandelions If you have yet to try eating dandelions, it’s not too late! The season is just…
Wild Violet Jelly: A Low-Sugar Spring Treat
Make wild violet jelly with spring’s first magical blooms! Wild violets are edible and delicious, and they make a flavorful flower jelly that tastes fruity, lightly floral, and full of spring’s beginning sun. Edible Wild Violets With tiny purple blooms and heart-shaped leaves, wild violet “weeds” are often the first flowers that you’ll see in…
Dandelion Fritters: A Snack From Your Backyard
Fried dandelion fritters are a nutritious and delicious snack foraged right from your backyard. With tons of vitamins and minerals, making these fried dandelions is a healthy way to enjoy the honey taste of dandelion blossoms with a savory batter. Eating Dandelions Dandelions are commonly known sunny-faced flowers that are wrongly seen as a nuisance…
Pickled Asparagus: Quick Refrigerator Pickles
Pickled asparagus is a tangy spring treat that is delicious and good for you. These refrigerator pickles are quick and easy to make and ready to eat in just a few days. This is a great way to prolong the life of fresh spring asparagus! Savor The Spring Flavor Spring tends to be a mix…
Dandelion Salad: A Recipe from Grandma’s Time
Dandelion salad was a frugal and healthy recipe popular during the Great Depression. Dandelion greens are loaded with vitamins and minerals and, while a little bitter, make a delicious and nutritious foraged recipe. Recipes From the Depression Era During the Great Depression, foraging for nutritious foods was common and was the key to survival for…
