Spend a day exploring and foraging in your local wilderness and you, too, could end up with a delicious pizza full of wild flavors!
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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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This beautiful layered dessert is reminiscent of deep blue oceans and floating seafoam. It’s colored naturally and would make a fun dish for either a dessert or breakfast. The chia pudding is flavored with a floral syrup to make it extra celebratory
Read MoreThis ethereal syrup is a complex balance of ethereal early spring blooms. It’s wonderful in mixed drinks or sipped alone with some soda water.
Read MoreA beautiful way to showcase an inspiring food: the intrepid salmon travelers, cloaked in a salt crust and infused with the flavors of the river canyons and forests they swim through to return to their spawning grounds, bearing with them the gifts of nutrition from their ocean days.
Read MoreThis delightful spring dessert not only looks just like a labradorite cabochon, it tastes delicious too! Wild ginger mingles with green tea for a light jelly, paired with a fruity stewed blackberry sauce. Surprise your guests today!
Read MorePut the weeds you pull from your garden to good use in this delicious and nutritious early spring dinner recipe full of bright green color and rich umami flavors.
Read MoreMake these easy foot scrub cubes to clean off bare feet after an afternoon of running around! Or use them in a ritual with a friend designed to promote respect and celebration of a yearly landmark: barefoot day
Read MoreThis recipe is as easy as it is soothing, and can be customized to meet your own body’s needs. Try it with cleavers (like I did) for lymphatic system support!
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 MoreSilky-soft custardy candies with the sunny addition of fresh primrose: what’s not to love?
Read MoreReduce food waste by using up the scraps of your forage with these delicious and versatile recipes! Tender stinging nettle or spinach crepes pair well with a savory duo of wild mushroom filling and hollandaise sauce OR a sweeter option of yogurt and jam filling with primrose curd.
Read MoreThe classic turmeric-filled drink golden milk gets a little upgrade with the addition of powdered nettle and goat milk protein. Give this new blend a try soon for a soothing bedtime drink.
Read MoreFrom ancient spice trades to deep woods explorations to secret codes to steamy love notes, these delicious cookies have it all! Learn more about how all of these things connect in this intriguing post!
Read MoreExplore the magic of crystals with these edible confectionary geodes colored completely naturally in a rainbow of colors!
Read MoreBeat the winter blues with this refreshingly-pink drink packed with the goodness of foraged botanicals and exotic flavors
Read MoreA sumptuous bread - earthy beetroots and bright lemon encase silky melted chocolate, sour cherries, and toasted hazelnuts. It’s no wonder that humans have been baking bread for thousands of years.
Read MoreThe pleasant tartness of lemon bars is perfectly balanced with the addition of freshly-foraged fir needles to add a level of sophistication and a full, rich flavor.
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 MoreIn a lovely collaboration with Ancient Roots Mama, we share a tried-and-true winter lunch pairing: my white truffle and goat cheese soup and her wild winter pickles!
Read MoreA cup of comfort for stormy winter days: a hot drink perfumed with nostalgic flavors and the lessons that barnacles teach us.
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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!