It is that time of year when we all are baking beautiful holiday pies and treats for our families. I had the great privilege of sitting down with my dear friend, Laurel Woodward, author of Backyard Garden Witchery and Kitchen Witchery to talk about Yule traditions and recipes. She was kind enough to share a few recipes with me to …
While our “thanksgiving” is on the pagan holiday of Mabon, we have a wonderful dinner for those in our family who are not pagan on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is all about good food, family, and comfort while preparing for winter’s long and cold dark. This week is always an exciting time, especially for the kids. So, …
This last week, I had the honor of getting to sit down with author Laurel Woodward and discuss gardening, sustainable cooking and living, and kitchen witchery. Laurel is the author of Kitchen Witchery and Backyard Garden Witchery. She is also a blogger, a sustainable gardener, and just a wonderful soul too! After exploring her blog and …
On cold winter nights or even cool spring nights sometimes a bowl of soup is exactly what the soul needs. When it comes to comfort soups two come to mind for our household, chicken and rice soup and potato soup. This delicious and easy potato soup is budget-friendly and can be vegetarian too. We love to …
When I was growing up, my mom and grandmother always seemed to have a pot of pinto beans ready each week to go with many of our meals. Beans were a regular staple in many households when raised in New Mexico. Interestingly, I never enjoyed the taste of the beans. I often found them boring, …
Happy and Blessed Beltane! Beltane is one of the many fire festivals, but it is also a time of fertility and healing to the land. On our homestead, we honor Freya, Hecate, Loki, and Sigyn, during this time. While we make our libations and celebrations for a blessed and abundant growing season, we also give …
During winter I long a comforting bowl of soup, and the soup that my family seems to be obsessed with these days is my Chicken Tortilla Soup.