The Glorious Rose Hip: Celebrating Old Word Culinary Tradition

September 20, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

One of the most abundant, nutrient-dense, healing, and beautiful foods of autumn, is the wild rosehip. Why is why over at Gather Victoria Patreon I’ve devoted an entire mini cookbook to the ruby red fruit of the family “pomme’. Once a staple in cuisines around the world, I find many people today aren’t quite sure […]

Drinking in the Autumn Equinox: Magical Tea Wreaths

September 22, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Wreaths are time-honored symbols of the cycles of the seasons and the great wheel of the year. This Venusian Tea Wreath is woven with herbs and wild botanicals that embody the energetic principles at work in the heavens and landscape this season. It will not only cast a beautifying spell over the front door – […]

Autumn Equinox: Celebrating Harvest Baking Magic & Goddess Cuisine

September 4, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

I’m sorry to have been out of touch for so long! I’ve been so busy finishing the next batch of recipes for the Gather Victoria E-Cookbooks over at Gather Victoria Patreon it seems I’ve spent nearly the whole summer working without posting anything new here. So to rectify that I’m going to give you a […]

Crabapple & Rosemary Hand Pies: Ancestral Offerings

September 22, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

A couple of years ago, completely hidden in a dark thicket of trees, I discovered a beautiful gnarled crabapple – gleaming with clusters of hundreds & hundreds of rosy, autumn fruits. I was thrilled! I love crisp truly tart apples (which are getting harder to find) so the crabapple fits the bill perfectly. Crabapples are […]

Beautiful Venus Vinegar: Autumn Medicine & Magic

September 22, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

This magical Venus Vinegar is composed of the most vitalizing wild foods, herbs, and medicines offered by Mother Nature this season. It is no ordinary herbal vinegar, but a nutrient-rich, beautifying, fortifying tonic that is fruity, tangy, spicy, and earthy all in one. By balancing the fruits, shoots, and seeds that embody the energetic principles […]