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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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.
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…
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…
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!…
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,…
Mountain Vinegar: Foraged Infused Vinegar Recipe
This mountain vinegar recipe is a beautiful way to connect to what grows around you, and use foraged ingredients to make a delicious infused vinegar. Taking note of the essence of what is natural in your area, and the feeling you get while foraging is the best way to make a truly local flavored vinegar….
10 Holiday Cocktail Recipes: Herbal Cocktails for Winter
Holiday cocktail recipes abound as soon as there’s a chill in the air and the leaves are falling from trees. A winter cocktail is a perfect way to share spirits, gather together, and enjoy some cheer during the darkest days of the year. Find all of the herbal cocktails you need to celebrate the winter…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Maple Pecans
Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and maple pecans are a family favorite! Crispy roasted Brussels sprouts are tossed with flavorful bacon and maple pecans making for a perfect fall side dish recipe. These sprouts are so flavorful, and perfect for holiday dinner or just a regular weeknight supper. Even the pickiest eater will love them!…
How to Cook Winter Squash: 10 Easy Recipes
Winter squash recipes are on my table 2 to 3 nights a week during the fall and winter seasons. Winter squash is one of my absolute favorite vegetables! They are hearty and filling, the perfect cold-weather food. There are many different ways to prepare it, some more elaborate and fancy than others, but it doesn’t…
Homemade Pumpkin Butter with Fresh Pumpkin and Maple Syrup
Homemade pumpkin butter is a fall staple, with warming spices, maple syrup, and fresh pumpkin flavor that is impossible to resist! This recipe uses cooked pumpkin instead of canned and is a simple process that makes all the difference. If you’re looking for a fresh pumpkin recipe, and a healthier spin on pumpkin butter, you’ll…
