Creative and inventive meals and treats using wildcrafted and foraged foods.
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…
As the ubiquitous tree of the Pacific Northwest, Douglas fir has a rich folklore, history and abundant food and medicinal use. Try a Douglas fir tea recipe for respiratory support. Douglas fir is a thing of scent memories. From my…
Stinging nettle is a highly valued medicinal and nutritional forage. This delicious creamy nettle soup perfect way to entice a reluctant diner to eat foraged foods! There comes a time every year when I must choose between gardening and foraging/wild-crafting. …
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…
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…
Divine, ethereal elderflowers delight every sense. An elderflower liqueur and elderflower and honey ice cream might send you into a blissful wonderland. Elderflowers really tickle my fancy. Our unseasonably warm and dry spring has brought on the elderflowers and the…
Perhaps those things in nature that appear simultaneously have an affinity for each other. With this strawberry jam with elder flowers, I think they must. Strawberry season is the unofficial start of summer in my part of the world….
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
