Recipes are snapshots. They capture a little food story, a narrative that takes us from raw ingredients to the finished dish. Best of all, they’re instructions that provide inspiration.

Mushrooms pop up here and there, but our genuine community is below ground, strong and sure in our alliances and friendships. It’s the mycelium that really matters, and we’ve plenty to pull us through. Find more mushroom recipes from Sidonie Maroon…

What did the citrus say to the salad? You’re the zest! Try this winning combo.

Use Local WA leeks featured this week to make this hearty vegetarian soup. It tastes even better when garnished with crispy fried leeks, or chopped bacon or ham! Serve in small bowls with multigrain crackers for a warming and welcoming appetizer course.

Since I won’t be baking with those outside of my household this season, I’m setting up a virtual cookie party with friends and family. I’m sending them the recipes and everyone will have their dough ready when the party begins….

DIY: Homebaked Gifts! Nothing says happy holiday quite like a homemade gift.

Just a dash of bitter can build complexity of flavor. Check out these fun recipes for the holidays!

Homework: Master the Basic Cuts — think of them as dimensional lumber, only smaller, and try a great vegetarian recipe…

Our most elaborate traditional feast will need our patience and creativity this year. We must use our ingenuity to bring the spirit of the day to the table.

I want to put you in the mood for love — opening your heart to some root-zoned transcendence.

We’ve got some of our favorite soup recipes for you: Immunity Soup, Simple Pureed Soups, and Tortilla Soup!

Get to know your winter squash..

My green tomato investigation was an adventure, and now I know so much more about how to use green tomatoes. Read my summary here…

Play by the Rules. Magic has rules and here are some good ones.

The shrub recipe is based on Lydia Maria Child's raspberry shrub from the "American Frugal Housewife" first published in 1829.

Savory hand pies are meals in themselves and good, warm or cold. Best of all, seasonal produce is what will make them shine. Our recipes feature gluten-free grain based doughs…

Classic American Potato Salad is a ritual food, because we eat it at certain times of year with other ritual summer foods…

Vegan cuisine is a groundbreaking, and experimental place. There’s plenty of open sky and possibilities. It’s full of flavor, color, texture, spices and innovation. I lean into those spaces, they’re auspicious.

Vegan barbecue sauce for planet burgers and lentil and walnut loaf