Decadent and creative desserts such as pies, cakes, tarts, tortes, cookies, puddings and candies.
Finding a red huckleberry bush deep in a shady forest is a special treat. These sweet-tart berries make a delicious red huckleberry syrup perfect for drizzling over waffles, or into club soda for wildcrafted mock- or cocktails! It should come…
These decadent beetroot red velvet cupcakes have it all — a rich, complex flavor and a moist, velvety red crumb. Topped with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting and candied ginger, these cupcakes are so delicious you will forget they…
This Douglas Fir Poached Pear & Frangipane Tart is foraged treasure. Sweet, spiced, with the subtle balsamic of evergreen, this tart is stupendous! I must admit that I am a few cups of good cheer short of the holiday spirit…
Sweet pickled figs with cinnamon, allspice, clove, and cardamom are a sweet, candy-like relic of bygone palates and childhood memories. I probably received my penchant for nostalgia from my father. He is a man of big emotions and a tendency to…
Learn the art of pleasurable eating while enjoying these herbal marshmallows flavored with the likes of rose, lavender or peppermint. These herbal marshmallows are brought to you in partnership with Mountain Rose Herbs! Whoever said that herbalism had to be…
Lilac meringues with lemon curd are a delightful springtime treat perfumed with the aroma of the lovely purple blossoms. Perfect for celebrating spring! Sometimes something kind of remarkable results from failure. Such was the case for my lilac meringues with…
Ginger is a spicy, pungent herb that warms and soothes, ideal for motion sickness & nausea. These crystallized ginger candies make sweet medicine. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Energetics: hot; dry (dried herb), neutral (fresh herb) Therapeutic Actions: anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antiemetic, carminative,…
Cacao is good for mood and cardiovascular health, and these damiana and rose infused dark chocolates are made with lovin’ in mind. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) Energetics: slightly warming, dry (cacao nibs/powder), moist (cocoa butter) Therapeutic Actions: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cardiovascular, hypotensive,…
This figgy pudding, steeped in tradition, is sure to excite even the Ebenezer Scrooge types with its fruity sweetness & spectacular flaming presentation. Create new Christmas traditions with this figgy pudding recipe. “Oh, bring us some figgy pudding and a…
If nostalgia, magic and wonder had a flavor, it would be like that of this Wild Rose Turkish Delight. Layers of rose flavored, candy confection. Can you be nostalgic for something that you have never experienced? A time, a place,…
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Devon
