Recipes

When you are first getting into foraging, a common recommendation for trying new-to-you edible plants is to make a pesto out of it! I certainly didn’t invent this concept, but I had fun coming up with a flavor combination using wild plants readily available during spring in my bioregion.

There is something about the ritual of making a cup of tea that transcends space and time. For thousands of years and all over the world, people have been combining leaves and hot water to create simple beverages that are deeply nourishing to both the body and soul.

I’ve tried baking all different kinds of breads over the years, but the recipe I return to again and again is this simple and easy beer bread. It’s a one-bowl, quick bread recipe that requires no yeast or kneading and just 5 ingredients that you probably have in your pantry already.

Pickled vegetables are a favorite summertime snack of mine and with quick pickling, they are so easy to make yourself! Maybe you have memories of your grandmother or great grandmother pickling fresh vegetables during the summer

Mid to late summer is peach season here in Pennsylvania. I’m not sure if there is a more delicious fruit than a fresh picked, perfectly ripe peach! I wanted to make a recipe that incorporated locally grown peaches to celebrate the height of summer.

At this time of year, the earth is bursting with flowers. My oldest daughter, Sage and I have been excitedly waiting for the wild violets in our backyard to bloom. Picking them has become one of our special activities we do together. We’ve made

Our family has been big into maple syrup since we were given The Little House Picture Book Treasury two Christmases ago. Sugar Snow remains one of our most requested stories, so when I started thinking about a recipe to share with you this winter, the idea for these maple flavored scones popped into my head immediately…