Bittersweet chocolate & sweetly floral, almond-like blooms make this Plum Blossom Flourless Chocolate Torte a perfect send off for winter, welcoming spring. Flourless chocolate torte with foraged plum blossoms. You know you want it. As the last weeks of winter…
Wellness disguised in indulgent clothing — these Chocolate Chaga Brownies are super rich, yet pack plenty of fiber and the medicinal benefits chaga! Next up in my virtually sinless cookie series: Chocolate Chaga Brownies! But first, I feel like I…
Cookies without guilt or sin? Behold Peanut Butter Burdock Cookies — an indulgence for the health minded herbalist with a sweet tooth. This burdock root recipe is so good that you’ll forget that they are good for you! Before I…
Take a step toward self sufficiency with your own medicinal herb garden! Growing herbs and medicinal plants is a sustainable practice to support the health and wellness of your family and garden. I’ve got a fever. Spring fever. And the…
Bone broth doesn’t offer superhero powers, but its amazing health benefits are incredible as the meals you will prepare with it! As I sidle up to my laptop to write, a massive covered pot of duck bone broth quietly simmers…
When the too much of a good thing happens, a little liver detoxification may be in order. Find balance with these cleansing tips and a Love Your Liver Tea recipe. Perhaps it was the cookies. Perhaps it was the cheese. …
Magical, foraged & festive, these Douglas fir (ubiquitous tree of the Pacific Northwest) shortbread cookies with allspice and ginger are sure to delight! As luck or Mother Nature would have it, the unprecedented hot dry summer has spiraled into a…
A solid friend when you need it, hawthorn is an invaluable heart tonic. Savory hawthorn cranberry syrup gives you forager cred and amazing flavor. With the week’s forecast of heavy rains, high winds and extensive flooding, I am seeking the…
Divinely pumpkin-y & subtly sweet, this spiced pumpkin bread calls for little more than a pat butter and a cozy blanket with a fire on a crisp morning! I have never really been on the “pumpkin spice” bandwagon. Most “pumpkin…
Stimulate your immune system this cold and flu season with the delicious and easy egg flower soup flavored with pungent fire cider marc! It is finally raining. One of those deep, penetrating, soaking (read MUDDY) rains. The kind of which…
I am an herbalist, farmer, cook, and forager. I get my hands dirty and am not afraid to do things the "hard way". Sharing my Nitty Gritty Life with you! Read More
Devon
