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Beach Tank by Jess Schreibstein

beach tank KAL: that’s a wrap!

by Jess

A big, big thank you to everyone who joined in on the Beach Tank KAL! It was so inspiring to see all the projects roll in on the hashtag on Instagram – the variety of yarns, colors and modifications were incredible. During the past month, I knit two beach tanks for myself – the first was a marled…

May 31, 2016

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featured, knitting, summer

Summer Favorites from the Archives

peach habanero hot sauce

peach habanero hot sauce

Published by Jess

Welcome to the new Witchin' in the Kitchen! This blog just celebrated its fourth anniversary this summer, and it felt time for a change. Aside from a new look and feel, I…

August 25, 2014
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food, preserving, seasonal feature, summer
blackberry zig zag pie

blackberry zig zag pie

Published by Jess

Mollie Katzen was at Sixth and I synagogue talking about her latest cookbook, The Heart of the Plate, tonight. With her groundbreaking hand-drawn Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted…

September 17, 2013

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food, seasonal feature, summer
fermented dill pickles

lacto-fermented dill pickles

Published by Jess

This isn't a recipe for sweet bread and butter pickles that you pile onto your summer burger. These pickles are something quite different. These pickles are alive. Lacto-fermented for a week…

August 22, 2013
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food, preserving, seasonal feature, summer
crema de guacamole

crema de guacamole with totopos

Published by Jess

As I sit writing this post early on Sunday morning, I'm preparing to can cherries, pickled beets, and purple raspberry jam. And if you follow me on -a-land, you'll…

July 14, 2013
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food, seasonal feature, summer

Preserving and Putting Up

Feta Preserved in Olive Oil | Witchin' in the Kitchen
February 16, 2015

feta preserved in olive oil

Exciting news! I have an article over at Food52 today on feta and all of the wonderful ways to use…

by Jess
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peach habanero hot sauce
August 25, 2014

peach habanero hot sauce

Welcome to the new Witchin' in the Kitchen! This blog just celebrated its fourth anniversary this summer, and it felt time…

by Jess
comments 6
rhubarb cordial
April 25, 2014

rhubarb vanilla cordial

Happy weekend! Here is a recipe for the springiest of springtime recipes, rhubarb vanilla cordial. I shared this illustration last…

by Jess
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lemon verbena apple jelly
October 9, 2013

apple jelly with lemon verbena

The big move is in a week! I'm hustling to get everything packed up, gift away pantry items to friends…

by Jess
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fermented dill pickles
August 22, 2013

lacto-fermented dill pickles

This isn't a recipe for sweet bread and butter pickles that you pile onto your summer burger. These pickles are…

by Jess
comments 13
blackberry picking
August 5, 2013

late summer blackberry jam

I love to go out in late September among the fat, overripe, icy, black blackberries to eat blackberries for breakfast,…

by Jess
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making sauerkraut
July 18, 2013

fermented ginger carrot pickle

The question of privilege, of who can afford this food, is a conversation that is typically subsumed by nice lighting…

by Jess
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strawberry jam
June 30, 2013

sexy strawberry jam

I remember my mom making jars upon jars of strawberry preserves when I was a kid. The preserves would be…

by Jess
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limoncello
June 13, 2013

limoncello

When I began brewing limoncello, the trees were still barren and we were thirsting for the first glimmer of spring.…

by Jess
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mango chutney
June 6, 2013

mango chutney

As I write this blog post, I'm waiting for Indian food to be delivered. This might sound strange to most…

by Jess
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rhubarb ginger jam
April 19, 2013

rhubarb ginger jam with vanilla bean

The summer after I graduated college, I lived in the spare room of my friend A's house in West Hollywood,…

by Jess
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pear sage jam
April 5, 2013

pear sage jam

Remember that blizzard that closed the government, the schools, the shops, the everything? Yes, that blizzard, the blizzard that wasn't. Well, like…

by Jess
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Seasonal Music Playlists

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music for autumn 2014

Of all the seasonal playlists I put together every year, my autumn mix is always my favorite. The days are short as the earth is retreating back into herself. The…

October 20, 2014
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music

music for summer 2014

Happy Summer Solstice! I put together a mix for you, perfect for a long drive to the ocean or hot kitchen mornings baking a summer fruit cobbler (see the last track). Lots…

June 21, 2014
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music

music for winter 2014

It is the coldest day in recent memory. This is the first time I've worn two layers of socks in at least 10 years since I left Boston, and we…

January 7, 2014
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music

music for autumn 2013

Tonight is the full Hunter's Moon, the first full moon of Fall. It's also known as the Blood Moon and the Dying Moon. I'm craving sausages, fatty chicken thighs…

October 18, 2013
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music

music for the summer 2013

I haven't made y'all a playlist in awhile, and it's definitely past time for some summer jams. I've been listening to this mix nonstop in the evenings while making jam…

July 10, 2013
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Moon Meals

full moon panna cotta

full moon coconut panna cotta with berry coulis

Published by Jess

When summer calls for a dessert, I usually bake up a fresh fruit pie or find the closest ice cream parlor. But this coconut panna cotta with mixed berry coulis,…

August 17, 2013
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food, moon meals, summer
moon cakes

bacon-wrapped moon cakes

Published by Jess

When I first landed upon Nourished Kitchen's recipe for black-eyed pea cakes, I immediately thought of dark little moons on a plate. But that was just my own…

April 12, 2013
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fall, food, moon meals, winter

Herbal Medicine

Chocolate Herb Truffles | Witchin' in the Kitchen

chocolate herb truffles

Published by Jess

At this stage of winter, when most people are lamenting enough is enough and over it, I'm doing my best to dig in with renewed fortitude. I enjoy the bundling, the sloshing, the…

February 22, 2015
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food, healing
summer solstice salve

how to make herbal salve

Published by Jess

1. We moved to Baltimore. During a snowstorm. It all worked out and this city has *just* the right amount of grit, art markets, old churches, mohawks, communist bookstores and Old…

March 16, 2014
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featured, healing

Artist Interviews

Beach Tank by Jess Schreibstein

beach tank knitalong

Published by Jess

Hey friends! It's been a minute. I've taken a hiatus from my blog for awhile, mostly because life, being life, gets busy and this blog – one of my main creative outlets…

April 24, 2016
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art, featured, knitting, summer
Interview with Annabella Sardelis of Indigo & Snow | Witchin' in the Kitchen

artist interview with Annabella Sardelis of Indigo & Snow

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Annabella Sardelis of Indigo & Snow is an inspiration. In the past few years, she left her day job to pursue textile design full-time and has produced three unique…

November 21, 2014
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art
Got A Girl Crush magazine

artist interview with Meg Wachter of Got a Girl Crush

Published by Jess

Meg Wachter, a Brooklyn-based photographer, cycling activist, and all-around Renaissance woman is the kind of person who gets stuff done. In my experience, this kind of person is a…

November 2, 2014
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art
Elizabeth Graeber

artist interview with illustrator Elizabeth Graeber

Published by Jess

Welcome to the last installment of HANDMADE HOLIDAY, a blog series that gives a glimpse into the studios and working practices of three of my favorite artists. When searching for holiday…

December 9, 2013
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