This mandala was made in honor of spring's natural beauty!
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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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Learn how to make cured egg yolks, umami-filled gold nuggets for the kitchen flavored with chanterelle powder, seaweed flakes, and other wild herbs and spices!
Read MoreBake your own easy, beautiful, and nutritious spring dessert in honor of the ancient beauty and magic of moss. This cake is naturally green due to the addition of stinging nettles (or spinach), and it has a light citrus flavor that is perfect for the season!
Read MoreDive into the wonders of moss and mycelium with these delicious sugar-free and whiskey-spiked chocolate truffles filled with the intoxicating maple flavor of candy cap mushrooms
Read MoreCelebrate the hope and potential of spring with some beautiful naturally-dyed botanical eggs to serve at an engaging Spring Equinox ritual!
Read MoreFerment your own flavorful and healthy sauerkraut flavored with sweet apples and spicy juniper by harnessing the power of natural microorganisms. As you view the magical changes taking place in your own kitchen, you can consider your place in the universe as well -- sandwiched between two infinite scales of life.
Read MoreLearn why truffles are true aphrodisiacs and how to make your own chocolate versions of their magical fungi namesake
Read MoreA rich and delicious recipe for vegan pine nut-based cheese, presented with root vegetables to look like roses. The theme of this post is embracing late winter's seasonality and all of the gifts being more rooted offers to us.
Read MoreA recipe for decadent (and easy!) cocoa-rose shower or bath truffles to give as a gift OR use for a meaningful self-care ritual to get to know yourself a little bit better because you deserve your own love too.
Read MoreA very simple but powerful self-care ritual to rejuvenate your body and spirit and move forwards into the transition to spring. You'll find recipes for an oatcake, herbal syrup, facial steam, face mask, and tea all using the delicious and healing combination of thyme, rosemary, wild rose, and oats.
Read MoreSome thoughts on how the moon affects us, and a simple recipe for a birch and chaga full moon cocktail in honor of eclipses, moonlit birch groves, and midnight skiing.
Read MoreA couple of special rituals: a New Moon bath salts ritual to share with a group of friends, and a solo Full Moon bathing ritual to re-engage with yourself and your dreams. These can be completed together or separately and are a wonderful way to check in with yourself on a regular basis, under the magic of the moon's gentle shiftings.
Read MoreMusings on Mother Moon, plus recipes for delicious vegan moon milk and dream balls to enhance sleep.
Read MoreInstructions on how to grow your own dazzling crystals on a variety of objects, as a reminder of the lessons that winter teaches us: to go slow. Listen to the messages the ice-covered branches are sending you.
Read MoreSink your teeth into delicious cookies flavored with spruce needles and blueberries and decorated with an entirely-edible and totally-doable confectionary cicada while you read about the nature of time and the beauty of the season.
Read MoreAn introduction to smoke and spirituality, discussion about choosing the plants that are sacred to you, and instructions for making your own wildcrafted smudge stick out of local plant materials. This post also includes directions on how to smudge yourself, another person, your space, or a meaningful object.
Read MoreA long and meaningful ceremony to release the last year and dream of the next, aided by vision-inducing mugwort (aka "the dream plant") balanced by bright, uplifting citrus. Start this ritual on New Years Eve and complete it on New Years Day!
Read MoreA stunningly beautiful (and easy to make!) sweet bread to mark the return of the light on the solstice, flavored appropriately with summery cattail pollen. This post also includes a meaningful ritual to celebrate the light in your life.
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.
Read MoreA recipe for a stunning (and delicious) holiday treat, plus an introduction to mindfulness through eating and some tips to get started.
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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!