Grand Fir Dark Nougat: Winter Solstice Sweets

December 3, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

I found the recipe for this “extraordinary and irresistible traditional Christmas candy” in a treasured old cookbook “The Auberge of The Flowering Hearth”. Created with only three ingredients, pine honey, toasted almonds and a pinch of thyme, it was caramelized down into a dark, delectable, chewy brittle known as Black Nougat. Well, I was enchanted. Not […]

The Perfect Yuletide Tipple: Emily Han’s Douglas-fir Liqueur

December 1, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Emily Han is equally at home in hiking boots as she is in the kitchen, her work has inspired us for years. One of the first to transform wild edibles from survival food into good cuisine, her recipes make wild foods accessible, simple to prepare—and most of all, delicious. So it was thrilling to feature […]

A Guide To Conifer Magic

November 8, 2015.Reading time 14 minutes.

When days darken, cold winds blow, and the damp settles into our lungs and bones, we can turn to our ancient plant allies, the evergreen and ever vital, conifers. Towering over the forest canopy, their top branches are always nourished by the sun but their roots extend deeply into the earth. And when winter makes […]