All posts filed under: summer

Beach Tank by Jess Schreibstein

beach tank knitalong

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 for over five years – started to feel more like a responsibility and less like an inspiration. But I never wanted to turn off the switch for […]

Ketchup Pie | Witchin' in the Kitchen

ketchup pie

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 […]

peach habanero hot sauce

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 for a change. Aside from a new look and feel, I hope that the new design makes it easier for you to discover seasonal recipes, preservation tips, herbal medicine techniques, and inspiration from some of my […]

buckwheat jammers

buckwheat jammers with summer jam

It took us awhile to get here, but we finally made it. The moving boxes are completely unpacked and everything is in its place, mise en place, ready for creating. The energy is heavy with it, with the readiness. Projects are stirring, travels are calling, and hands are aching with the eagerness to be gripping, […]

blackberry zig zag pie

blackberry zig zag pie

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 Broccoli Forest, Mollie was truly a pioneer for transforming the dinner plate and putting vegetables in the limelight, rather than the conventional serving of meat. During this golden age of […]

blueberry plum galette

plum and blueberry galette

The last unofficial weekend of summer was spent with my family on Chincoteague Island, a tiny barrier island off the coast of Virginia. The sun was hot and the ocean water was cold. We made a big peach pie using my friend Kari‘s secret recipe. Ate fresh littleneck clams by the handful. Went for late […]

fermented dill pickles

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 something quite different. These pickles are alive. Lacto-fermented for a week in brine heavily seasoned with garlic and flowering dill, simple Kirby cucumbers transform into crisp, sour pickles, filled with beneficial bacteria that improve digestion and […]