More than most, I’m prone to infections, colds, and the flu. When the seasons really begin to shift, I start supplementing my diet with herbal teas and syrups to boost my immune system. My go-to medicines include elderberry syrup and fire cider as a preventative, and a tea of mullein, linden leaf, chamomile and peppermint for strengthening the throat and lungs […]
If you’re the kind of person who eats french fries with her ketchup; if you like your pies as adventurous as your women; if okra slime really gets you going; then this pie is for you. With tart green tomatoes, sliced stars of okra, and an ample dose of brown sugar and golden raisins, this pie […]
This hot, sweet baked pumpkin was part of the last meal I cooked for myself in the old apartment. At the farmers market, I’d found a large banana squash the color of orange sherbet, and it sat on the top of a bookshelf in my bedroom for over three weeks before I finally carved it […]
Happy Halloween! In honor of the witchiest of holidays, here’s a seasonal recipe to make tonight or this weekend and enjoy with a cup of hot, black coffee. The recipe and beautiful graphic both come from my crazy talented friend Claire Mueller, who made this spiced pumpkin cake on a canning date a couple weekends […]
The big move is in a week! I’m hustling to get everything packed up, gift away pantry items to friends (a tub of duck fat, a bag of bran, packets of yeast, a block of chocolate), and of course, wrap up my last canning projects of the year before the season is over and I […]
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 association – Jenny has crafted these little cakes to be rich in meaning and celebration. The black-eyed peas are tokens of luck; the collard greens resemble dollar bills; […]
When friends ask me if homemade pie crust is really essential to a good pie, this is what I tell them. Look – a pie is made of just two things: filling and crust. You can have the most amazing, handcrafted pie filling in the world, but if your crust is lousy, your pie will be […]
This one’s for you. Yes, You, who fear the oven in general but especially when the holiday pressure is on. You, who are joining your friends for a Friendsgiving and have never made a pie before. You, who are too busy with work and kids and life and think you don’t have time to cook anything, ever, […]
Hello old friends. And hello new friends, especially those who found this blog through my Iceland post and some viral internet fairy dust. The power of the web is truly astounding. Case in point: I meet a few travelers at a guesthouse in Vík í Mýrdal, the southern-most seaside town in Iceland, and we share a […]
This past week was one that trickled by too slowly, with nearly every moment sharp with anxiety. I’m in a lousy housing situation that turned sour very quickly, and am now stuck in a dragging, miserable hunt for a new home that is beautiful, affordable, and filled with wonderful people (and a decent kitchen, of […]
