Decadent and creative desserts such as pies, cakes, tarts, tortes, cookies, puddings and candies.
Set aside a little time now, and can up some apple pie filling for amazingly fast, future desserts. Recipe for a perfect pastry crust included! I think my husband resolved to make me his wife the first time I made…
Try this sweet recipe with the immunity enhancing elderberry for kids and adults alike. These elderberry lollipops are delicious and the perfect thing for a dry, hot throat, and hoarse cough. I am going to start this post by admitting…
The best of summer and berry season, this foraged berry sorbet is delightfully yummy, rich in musky berries and offset with bright notes of lemon verbena! Berries… The wild berries have arrived! Himalayan blackberries, huckleberries, Oregon grapes and the ever…
Tart & bitter, the berries of Oregon grape are often overlooked, culinarily speaking. Create a rich Oregon grape and lemon curd for an amazing foraged treat! This delicious Oregon grape recipe is sure to excite everybody! Sometimes when you are…
Elderflowers hold great cultural significance & medicinal value, while elderflower marshmallows are just the touch of divine & decadent whimsy we all need. Oh, the glory of elderflower season is finally upon me! The frothy white blooms are bursting forth…
Not everything in life is perfectly sweet. Sometimes things are a little bit bitter. Or a lotta bit bitter. As is the case with the horehound herb. This attractive herb is a carefree perennial with great medicinal value, if one…
Buttery, tender and surprisingly floral, these delicious shortbread cookies are a perfect treat when life calls for shortbread. I am not going to call it a shortbread emergency, per se, but I was about THIS close to a meltdown. I…
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…
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Devon
