Acorn flour is a really special ingredient that is increasingly central to conversations about sustainable agriculture, foraging, and permaculture. Acorns are a ubiquitous tree nut whose mother tree (oak trees) provide unnumerable ecosystem services, from carbon offsetting to providing shelter and sustenance for local wildlife. Not to mention: their nuts are incredibly nutritious, rich in […]
Mood Recipes
Easy Chestnut Hummus (Yes, Chestnut Hummus!)
This easy recipe for chestnut hummus combines cooked chestnuts with olive oil, garlic, tahini, lemon and spices to make a lovely, velvety, bean-free hummus. I first became aware that chestnut hummus was “a thing” when I attended a permaculture-focused paw paw festival that espoused the power of growing and cooking with native fruit and nut […]
This Redbud Pink Lemonade Recipe is a Delight of Antioxidants
This easy redbud pink lemonade recipe combines bright pink redbud flowers with water, citrus juice, and sugar to make a gorgeous, colorful spring drink that can be mixed with seltzer, coconut water, or any cocktail or mocktail in need of a little pizazz. The naturally-occurring anthocyanins in the petals turn this lemonade a gorgeous baby […]
Redbud Olive Oil Muffin Recipe: A Delightful Way to Eat These Colorful Spring Blooms
Eastern redbud trees (Cercis canadensis) burst into beautiful magenta blooms each spring across the East Coast, Midwest, and Middle Atlantic– and yes, you can eat the flowers of this imminently recognizable tree. The redbud is a striking tree that flowers around the same time as two of my other favorite spring blooms– cherry blossom and […]
Yes, You Can Eat Magnolia Flowers— Try This Easy Magnolia Spice Cake Recipe for Spring
Yes, you can eat magnolia flowers— and they’re having a renaissance right now. Magnolia season arrives in early spring every year, and it is very short– usually lasting only two weeks, so it’s sort of like a shooting star in the realm of seasonal food (like ramps or morels, they are special in that way, […]
Maple-Date Chestnut Milk Recipe: A Local Food Lover’s Alternative to Hot Chocolate
This easy maple-date chestnut milk recipe is made from fresh-roasted chestnuts, dates, water, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt. That’s it! If you’re a local food lover, it makes a beautiful alternative to hot chocolate for warm-weather sipping by the fire. Chesnuts are the ultimate winter season crop, a lovely treat to wait for […]
Natalie Portman’s Vegan Hamantaschen Recipe
The latest recipe in G&L’s Nourished By My Heroes series is a fun one: Natalie Portman’s vegan hamantaschen recipe. Hamantaschen are classic, triangle-shaped filled cookies that originate in Israel and enjoy massive popularity in many parts of Eastern Europe. The cookie casing can range from hard, almost like a shortbread, to more dough-y, akin to […]
Easy Baked Pears With Honey and Walnuts (Good For The Lungs During Cold & Flu Season)
This super, super easy baked pears with honey and walnuts recipe is so rich, satisfying, and hearty. I love it as a rustic dessert or breakfast. Plus, it’s gluten-free and vegan. (Though you can also serve it with a hefty dollop of whipped cream, crème fraîche, Greek yogurt, ice cream, or any plant-based alternatives to […]
Easy Homemade Chicken Liver Pâté Recipe (For Iron + B Vitamins)
Looking for some new and intriguing ways to cook chicken liver? This high-iron chicken liver pate recipe is just the thing. Pâté– also more casually written as pate— is a French meat spread that’s traditionally served with crackers or bread. In recent decades, it’s come to be associated with fine dining and general epicurean fancy-ness, […]
Vegan Olive Oil Quick Bread Recipe (World’s Best Anti-Inflammatory Dessert)
Olive oil cake is all the rage in the baking world right now. This vegan olive oil quick bread is versatile and moist enough to moonlight as an olive oil cake (if you want to bake it in a cake pan) or as olive oil cake muffins. We love it best as an understated olive […]