Frothy, delicious hot cocoa featuring the decadent and lovely Nutella! With a scarf wrapped snugly around my raw and swollen throat (because, yes, even this crunchy, natural, herbal mama catches the crud from time to time), we embarked on our…
Elevate your Thanksgiving leftovers to a tangy seasonal condiment. This Cranberry Mustard recipe is the perfect way to transform leftover cranberry sauce! With any luck you have risen from your turkey coma, perhaps loosened the belt or just decided on…
A reinvented jewel of the holiday table, this jammy cranberry sauce is at once bright, fruity and earthy. An easy “make ahead” dish for the holiday chef! It is a cold, awful, perfectly horrible, completely normal November day in the…
Not your childhood grape jelly, this ginger grape jam recipe is sophisticated and a bit exotic. Resist the urge to eat by the spoonfuls… Before we get down to the nitty gritty about why this Ginger Grape Jam is so…
Warming and with rich spices, this Elderberry Tincture will boost your immune system and become a “go-to” in your herbal remedies cabinet. Since my teenage years I have held a very strong belief in the world outside of modern medicine. …
It was perhaps having my formative years of childhood in the 1980s, that I became a bit engaged in the area of endangerment. Save the Whales, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and locally the plight of the Spotted Owl all…
Deep complex flavor, a bit of heat and great texture make this tomatillo salsa verde equally welcome on a chip or mixed into a cheese sauce for enchiladas. I have always been intrigued by green salsa made with tomatillos. But,…
Heirloom tomatoes should be celebrated in all their amazing glory. We think this simple Heirloom Tomato Pie does just that. There are few things more exciting to a gardener than when their heirloom tomatoes start to ripen. I find myself…
This Summery Garden Gazpacho will leave you feeling downright virtuous. It is that good (and incredibly easy). Summer perfection! I stand at the intersection of early season and late season garden goods. The heirloom tomatoes are blushing their vibrant tones…
Fig Preserves with Lemon offer a truly splendid, luxurious treat for the taste buds. I think that my love of all things fig started with my father. Born in southern California, he spun tales of eating juicy figs right off…
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
