How to make sourdough starter (from wild yeast!)

Sometimes I learn a new skill and I get so excited about it I want to tell everyone. “I caught wild yeast from my the air in my

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Rhubarb Rose Compote

Here in London it finally feels like spring – warm weather and (dare I say it) – sunshine!  The shops are also overflowing with rhubarb.  As I may

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Chili-mustard foot oil for cold feet

I have never been colder in my life than I am now, living in London. It’s funny, considering I grew up in New Hampshire, where the winters are

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Winter Warmer Rum + Infused Liqueurs

Ok I realize that tinctures can be scary.  The name sounds scary, doesn’t it?  Medicinal. Old-fashioned.  Sounds like it would be really hard to make (it’s not, but

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Get an early start on warming winter drinks – elderberry cordial

I just love when England is so … English!  Cream teas. Crumpets. Pickle. Hedgerows. Elderberries.  Trifles. Since I’m living in the UK at the moment, I try to

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Homemade sports drink with …vinegar?

Apple Cider Vinegar is one of those vintage ingredients (like cod liver oil, yum.) that crops up again and again in my reading.  I’ve never used it much

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How to make a lavender bath bomb

Why use boring bubble bath when you can have a fizzy scent explosion in your tub? Bath bombs have become quite popular recently as an alternative to bubble

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Queen of Hungary Skin Toner

I’m struggling a bit with my skincare routine, and it’s starting to show in my face.  I’m especially missing my concealer to cover the dark circles and spots.

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Lithuanian Cold Beet Soup

Hot, summer days.  Cool refreshing soup.   Soup? You’ve probably had Spanish gazpacho as a chilled soup.  But what about a bowl of cool, fuschia delicious-ness? This vintage

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Stinging Nettle Pesto

What a difference a year makes.  Last year, there is no way I would have picked nettles and eaten them.  Not unless they were pre-washed and bagged in

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