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Adaptogenic Herbal Coffee Blend for Tired & Stressed People

This rich and satisfying adaptogenic herbal coffee blend recipe will supply you with flavor and energy from the adaptogenic ingredients! I have a confession to make…  I am a hardened coffee addict.  Like bad.  Like splitting headache/not functional tired if…

Citrus Herb Seasoning Salt

Flavorful and pretty, this citrus herb seasoning salt will add a spark to any dish. Edible gifts have always been some of my favorite gift to give and receive…  Obviously, I am highly motivated by food…  After all, I have…

Double Dark Chocolate Cookies

Blissfully dark and deliciously naughty, these double dark chocolate cookies play well with cold milk OR red wine… Last but certainly not least in my veritable Christmas Cookie Compendium series are the seriously sumptuous Double Dark Chocolate Cookies. What?!  You…

Festive Snickerdoodle Cookie

A year round favorite, this Snickerdoodle cookie is a perfect simple treat. A splash of eggnog to the batter adds some festive flair for the holidays. I would love to know what the etymology of the Snickerdoodle is.  What a…

Soft & Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

A holiday cookie worth the effort no matter the time of year. These Ginger Molasses cookies are perfectly soft and chewy! Somewhere along the lines in my adulthood, I have become the chief cookie maker for my extended family.  Funny,…

Christmas Cheer in a Cup: Nutella Hot Cocoa

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…

Cranberry Mustard: Leftovers Transformed

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…

Cranberry Sauce with Orange, Ginger & Tea

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…

Ginger Grape Jam: Grape Jelly Grows Up

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…

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde

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,…

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Meet the Nitty Gritty Mama, Devon!

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

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