Druid Tree Workings: January Tree Blessings And Wassail For Abundance

Deep, in the darkest months of winter, a variety of cultures offered blessings to the trees for abundant harvests. A few years ago on this blog, I wrote about Wassailing at a friend’s orchard; since then, I’ve done wassailings each year and have built this as an important part of my yearly cycle as a […] … Continue reading Druid Tree Workings: January Tree Blessings And Wassail For Abundance

Apple Taper Holders

Apple Taper What you need: 12 Red Delicious apples Apple corer 12 small white taper candles 1 orange Lemon zester 12-muffin baking pan or tray Artificial white pine swag or branches (optional) 4 small artificial holly branches (optional) Florist’s wire (optional) Instructions: 1. Wash and dry apples. Using apple corer, cut a small plug from … Continue reading Apple Taper Holders

What Is In Season In December? — jovinacooksitalian

This month the market offers lots of festive ingredients in anticipation of the coming holidays. I find it is a great time to perk up your winter dishes with lots of fruit flavors. This week I picked up fennel and apples to enhance some pork cutlets and oranges to give swordfish a new look. Carrots […] … Continue reading What Is In Season In December? — jovinacooksitalian