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This blog is an exploration of daily magic, featuring wild plants, creative recipes, meaningful ceremonies, and writings about our shared humanity. 

Welcome to the Blog!

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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Woodland Acorn Pasta with Fir and Miso Pesto

This hearty pasta is full of forest flavors, from the gluten-free acorn flour noodles to the fir and miso pesto they are tossed in. It tastes like an instant transport to a woodland daydream…

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The Tortured Artist: Magic Green Bread

This nutty, wholesome bread is naturally a rich emerald green! Read on to find the secret ingredient, plus recipes for feral apple butter and cultured butter to top it.

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Secret Recipe: Velvety Darkness, Precious Roots, and a Sunday Supper

Lean in to the longer evenings by cooking a hearty and delicious meal by candlelight. It’s as much of a ritual as a recipe, and it will leave you feeling nourished in more ways than one.

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Hawthorn Magic and Heart Voices Ritual (Sugar Scrub Recipe)

A simple ritual will help you get in touch with your “heart voice,” aided by the magic of Hawthorn. Accompanying it is a recipe for a delightful sugar scrub full of antioxidants from rose hips, hawthorn berries, and orange peels.

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A Cake For Other Realms With Rowan And Raven Skulls

This moist ginger cake is topped with caramel and tart rowan berries, then decorated with completely edible marzipan raven skulls! Read on to learn the symbolism of both Rowan and Ravens…

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Chicory Pumpkin Tiramisu: Let People Enjoy Things (Vegan and GF)

This tasty dessert is a celebration of all things fall - pumpkin spice, roasted roots, and of course roasted pumpkin. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and can be made without refined sugar so everyone at the table can enjoy it!

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Wild Mushroom Goulash Hand Pies and Edge Diving

These delicious savory hand pies are filled with a wild mushroom goulash filling and decorated in gorgeous fall colors with natural spices and vegetables!

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Secret Recipe: Acorn Pot Pies: Mast Years and Golden Brambles

You’ll be the most popular squirrel on the block with these golden pastries filled with a rich chicken pot pie filling full of fruit and spices (and a cap-full of turmeric thyme mashed potatoes!) This is a Wondercrew Wednesday Post!

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Purple Velvet Bundt Cake with Wild Ginger and White Chocolate

This decadent gluten-free cake is moist, buttery, and bright purple, thanks to the addition of powdered purple sweet potato! It’s delicately flavored with wild ginger and accented with white chocolate for a balanced (and delicious) autumnal treat.

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Secret Recipe: Nettle Star Bread and a Love Letter to you!

For this week’s Wondercrew Wednesday, I’m sharing a really special Secret Recipe for a gorgeous green star bread packed full of foraged autumnal flavors! It’s accompanied by a love letter to you (yes, you!) that I really hope you’ll read <3

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Wild Amaranth Porridge: Little Pleasures

This hearty porridge is filled with deliciously nutty and wholesome amaranth grains, foraged much more easily than you might expect! It tastes wonderful with cardamom blueberry compote and some cream or yogurt for a full breakfast.

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WW Secret Recipe: Black Walnut Cinnamon Challah

Happy Wondercrew Wednesday AND Rosh Hashanah! It’s my pleasure to share this unique take on Challah with you today - full of the warm flavors of cinnamon and black walnuts, coated in poppyseeds, and purple inside (just because) This Secret Recipe is a special gift to my Patrons. You can learn more at patreon.com/thewondersmith

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Bee Balm Tenderloin and Grilled Peaches: The Flavor Game

This succulent dish is a delightful combination of late summer flavors, from corncob jelly to bee balm blossoms. Hearty polenta is layered with juicy grilled peaches and delicious pork tenderloin for an easy and show stopping main dish.

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“Lamb’s Quarter” Pounders with Chutney and Dutch Crunch Buns:

There’s no lamb to be found in these delicious plant-based burger patties, made instead out of a common (and delicious) weed! Spiced with curry and topped with chutney, cilantro, and a crunchy bun, these are a flavorful and textural late summer delight.

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