Wild violets burst open in early spring and exhibit varying shades of white to deep purple. I have always eagerly awaited this moment, I love using wild violets in recipes in my kitchen! Violets are edible picked right from the stem and have a musky, floral taste with a sweet kick at the end. Some…
How to Cook a Quick Fiddlehead Fern Recipe: This fiddlehead fern recipe is sauteed up with ginger and garlic and served over thin rice noodles. Fiddlehead ferns are edible, and easy to cook and use in many different recipes. Always blanch fiddleheads before using in any recipe, fiddleheads when cut from the wild contain trace…
Ramp Up Your Spring Cooking: A Comprehensive Guide to Delicious Ramp Recipes Ramps are foraged in the early spring and have a flavor profile of garlic and onion. Ramps can be identified by their broad, green leaves, growing low to the ground in wooded areas. Sometimes ramps are referred to as wild leeks, I grew…
A Bright, Green, Springtime Favorite Introducing a vibrant blend of flavors, this Ramp Pesto with Anchovy and Pistachio adds a savory twist to your favorite dishes. The pungent ramps, also known as wild leeks, combined with salty anchovies and rich pistachios to create a pesto that’s both bold and filling . Spread this ramp pesto…
Whole30 Salmon Recipe with Fresh Rainbow Chard  This is one of my all time favorite Whole30 one pan recipes. The salmon and Swiss chard cook together in one pan, allowing for infused flavors and (a quick clean up!) Healthy and full of salty tings thanks to the briny essences of olives; this dinner comes together…
Capitalize on the short ramp foraging season with this easy recipe for a calzone stuffed with the garlicky flavors of freshly picked ramp leaves. Ricotta cheese is whipped up with spices and “wild leeks” as some call it in this yummy recipe. If you have come upon a bunch of wild leeks either foraged in…
Refreshing Coconut Ginger Fizz Cocktail with Homemade Pistachio Orgeat Recipe Transform your cocktail experience with a taste of the tropics, this recipe features flavors of coconut, pineapple, ginger, and a special addition of pistachio orgeat in place of traditional almond orgeat syrup. This Coconut Ginger Fizz cocktail combines the tropical essence of coconut with the…
How to Make Banh Mi inspired Coconut Cured Shrimp with Crisp, Pickled Vegetables and Homemade Daikon Pickle on Crunchy Portuguese Bread Sandwich. Homemade Daikon Radish Pickle infused with Lime and Basil adds depths of flavor to this crunchy, flavor filled take on a Asian Fusion Sandwich. Cooking the shrimp in coconut oil and Thai red…
White Daikon Radish Quick Pickle with Basil and Lime is a Simple, Crunchy Addition to Salads, Bahn Mi Sandwiches or Delicious as a Refreshing Snack. Flavors of basil and tart lime are infused via pickling into the white radish, adding a kick of flavor to any dish you choose to use these Quick Pickling…
An early summer delight with almond flavor and fresh raspberries, this recipe uses the classic French baking technique of choux pastry to make sweet puffed buns using quick stove top cooking and oven baking. A filling of fresh Raspberries is perfection served as a sweet dessert ending to a meal. This recipe for Almond Choux…
What to mix with Bourbon Whiskey for a Warming Cocktail? Cardamom obviously! The subtle heating notes of the cardamom spice complement the complexities found in bourbon beautifully. Bourbon Whiskey is in it’s self a warming sipper, heating the throat as it goes down. This spicey combination in this Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe is cooled with…
