25 Recipes That Will Get You Excited to Cook with Spring Veggies

Depending on where you live, most of winter’s worst should be behind you (er, fingers crossed the Northern half of the country doesn’t get yet another spring snowstorm). Either way, Daylight Savings happened, which means it’s time to start getting excited for longer days, sunshine, and fresh, flavorful spring vegetables that we can welcome into … Continue reading 25 Recipes That Will Get You Excited to Cook with Spring Veggies

Buttery Yellow Citrus Cake

A taste of spring for your taste buds. This is a great cake to use for your Ostara/Spring Equinox celebrations. This cake can be made with a whipped cream frosting which is light fluffy and very good. I also make it with a buttercream frosting which became a favorite so I am including both … Continue reading Buttery Yellow Citrus Cake

Elder (Sambucus Canadensis): Sacred Medicine, Magic, Mythology, And Uses Of The Elder Tree

I remember when I first found the massive elderberry patch. It was a few summer solstices ago. There is an overlook deep in the state forest lands, where the roads are more goat path than vehicle worthy, and it takes about 45 minutes to go only a few miles. The overlook is facing east and […] … Continue reading Elder (Sambucus Canadensis): Sacred Medicine, Magic, Mythology, And Uses Of The Elder Tree

NETTLE & WILD ONION RICE BALLS: SAVOURING SPRING! – GATHER

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a foraging favourite, so it doesn’t need much of an introduction. I probably don’t need to tell you that it has been a beloved spring tonic since time immem… Source: Nettle & Wild Onion Rice Balls: Savouring Spring! – gather via Nettle & Wild Onion Rice Balls: Savouring Spring! – gather … Continue reading NETTLE & WILD ONION RICE BALLS: SAVOURING SPRING! – GATHER

Imbolc/Candlemas 2018

Imbolc/Candlemas Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples and some other Celtic cultures either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, since this is the cross-quarter day on the solar calendar, halfway … Continue reading Imbolc/Candlemas 2018