Tea & Smoke

As we lean into winter, try this soothing nighttime mocktail in honor of Dry January. It's a perfect way to wind down at the end of the day. Ingredients: 1 cup brewed chamomile tea, cooled Fresh lemon juice, to taste Your favorite sparkling water (I like it with berry flavor), a generous splash Optional: maple syrup to sweeten Directions: Brew chamomile tea and cool slightly. You could even make it ahead and keep some in the fridge. To serve, fill a glass 2/3 with chamomile t

This cookie is a holiday-time tradition, but great all year long. And, it's actually more American than apple pie. (Ahem ~ The earliest recorded apple pie recipe appeared in an English cookbook in 1381!) The sugar cookie as we know it is genuinely American, created in the 1700s by Moravian settlers in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, who baked simple “Nazareth Sugar Cookies” from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs and shaped them with cutters. While older European cookies, like German Spr

Want to try a tea blend? A great recipe over the holidays, it's also wonderful for making in batches and giving away as gifts....

Rosemary has so many uses, some practitioners call it “the clear crystal quartz of the herb world.” At Yule, when we’re in the darkest...

Several folks have asked me how I make holiday simmer pots. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, simmer pots are rustic air...

White Pine Swirl Cookies In the winter, you can always forage for white pine. (Or buy it already dried!) To positively ID white pine,...

It's the perfect time of year for this garden treat. Radishes are in season and watercress is readily available for foraging. 1 dash...

I'm a non-drinker, but Cabernet Jelly has been one of my holiday traditions for years. I love the tart taste of dry wines, so this jelly...

Wassail is a word with much history and many meanings. It dates back to times BC and probably originated in Britain. The word wassail...

As we head into the busy holiday season, don't forget to take a little time out for yourself. These simple and delightful lemon cookies...

2 Tablespoons ground flax seed meal 5 Tablespoons warm water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract (optional) 1/4 cup...

There's something about mint and winter. It's odd that a cooling herb would be so perfect in the coldest months yet somehow, they're a...

A common garden friend, thyme is a heart perennial and can grown just as well in a container as in the earth. Thyme has many medicinal...