This stunning appetizer is the perfect ode to late winter’s magic: a complex mole sauce is topped by flaky pastry bulbs filled with sweet chestnuts and roasted garlic.
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Welcome to the Wondersmith's Writings! Here you can find magical recipes featuring foraged ingredients, musings on food and ceremony, and meaningful rituals to explore your own everyday magic. Though I have been focused on other writing pursuits, I am keeping all of my blog content up as a resource for you. You can use the search bar below to find what you are looking for. (Please note that sometimes you need to refresh the page to see the search results.) Happy reading! If you'd like to support my goal to spread magic far and wide, consider contributing to my patreon program!
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Happy Winter Solstice! This plant-based delight is the perfect way to celebrate the longest night of the year, and the return of the sun as we begin to move towards longer days. It’s spiced with fennel and saffron and packed full of delicious flavors and textures of apples, onions, and potatoes.
Read MoreWant to add some flavor to summertime BBQs using plants that others disregard, discard, or discourage? Come with me on an urban foraging adventure that ends in some tasty condiments, plus a recipe for plant-based carrot dogs full of umami tastiness!
Read MoreThis salad is a joy to look at with fascinating textures and sea glass colors, but it also tastes delightful too! Sweet honey locust flowers and fresh peas are balanced with a tart spruce tip vinaigrette and umami-rich pecorino romano cheese
Read MoreThese delicious buns are modeled after lava, with a crunchy cracked topping, roasted pepper bread dough, and a filling of creamy molten cheese, all flavored with smoky paprika and smoked salt.
Read MoreThese beautiful tarts may look like a fancy dessert, but they are a hearty and wholesome savory main dish made with flavorful wild rose harissa! This recipe is vegan and gluten-free as well.
Read MoreLearn the secret these pretty little cakes hold. I hope you’ll be delighted and surprised!
Read MoreExplore the magic of white truffles without even adding them directly to this hearty winter breakfast: vegetarian scotch eggs infused with white truffles and served with lemon-dressed greens.
Read MoreCrispy, buttery, flaky… and filled with the umami richness of porcini mushrooms and summer vegetables smoked with the wild herb Life Everlasting. This recipe is one for the books.
Read MoreThis beautiful cake is a savory delight, filled with wild herbs and greens plus your favorite pizza toppings. It’s sure to wow at your next family picnic.
Read MoreThese dynamic and beautiful salad rolls are as healthy as they are beautiful. Try this vegan recipe for a spring party snack!
Read MoreThis savory depiction of one of humanity’s most ancient archetypes is packed full of the delicious vegetables of early spring. Makes the perfect show-stopping Spring meal!
Read MoreThese savory rice balls are as beautiful as they are delicious, thanks to tasty wafer paper butterflies and naturally blue rice! Fill them with flavorful fillings made from leftovers or pantry staples to make room in your fridge and cupboards for spring’s upcoming bounty.
Read MoreA savory take on a classic holiday treat, this buckwheat roulade is filled with a wild mushroom and goat cheese filling and topped with edible amanita mushrooms made of peppers!
Read MoreThe perfect magical and cozy fall recipe: Asian-inspired game hens stuffed with clove-studded oranges and flavored with wild ginger. Cozy up to this special fall dinner today!
Read MoreEnjoy a relaxing evening with your loved one with a simple recipe for conifer-roasted game hens (that takes only minutes to prep) and a soothing deep forest massage oil to make use of while dinner is cooking.
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Join me for a little winter night magic as we bake this cake full of rich seasonal flavors and black cocoa!