Whipped Shortbread Sandwiches
Yesterday, I posted a picture of cookies made for a Mother’s Day get together. The plan was to collect up several of my friend’s mothers, who all knew each other, serve coffee and goodies and let them catch up on their “organ recitals”. All of them are in their mid eighties and livers, kidneys and […]
Continue readingPrincess Leia Curls with Solo filling and Tatooine Blue Bantha Milk
“May the Fourth be with you” is becoming something of an event around the world. I wonder how George Lucas feels about having created a global mythos or if he even thinks about it? If you would like something simple for tomorrow, this will fit the bill. No need for full costumes and light saber […]
Continue readingDandelion Cake with Forsythia Frosting and Sugared Violets
Fairies is a broad category for a range of magical creatures. Hobgoblins and brownies are more connected to homes while sprites and pixies are happiest outside and trolls, under ground. They range from wrinkled old men, the height of ones thumb to enticing women who have relationships with Gods. Legends say that under The Tor […]
Continue readingCheesecake Chocolate Brownies
A brownie may be a sweet soft chocolate goodie but it is also a specific Scottish fairy has who emigrated with its chosen family out beyond the borders of Scotland, into the larger world. Tales are told of brownies who stayed with a family line for hundreds of years as long as they was treated […]
Continue readingAlmond Tarts with Wild Violet Jelly
Fairies have a multi-branched family tree of elemental “spirits”, not always in the ethereal sense. One of the oldest mentions of fairylike creatures was 3,000 years ago in The Illiad by Homer. He wrote about the nymphs answering the call of Zeus for all Immortals to come. It can get confusing as within the legends […]
Continue readingHerb Finger Sandwiches for a Fairy Tea
This spring when putting the idea for a fairy tea together I wanted to incorporate herbs into the elegant little sandwich bites, for taste, and also as a way for children to begin to learn about the world around them. Yesterday in the ideas for celebrating Earth Day post, I shared a picture from a […]
Continue readingRhubarb & Orange Oatmeal Muffins with Hazelnut topping
These little treats are full of things other than plain white flour. The added oatmeal and hazelnuts as well as the rhubarb and orange bring a much wider range of nutrients than the cakey options you typically see in store these days. I keep grated orange zest in sugar, handily sitting in the fridge but […]
Continue readingDandelion Muffins with Thyme, Raisins and Hazelnuts
I have been told that fairies love to eat flowers. I have that on the excellent authority of an eight year old, who has no trouble connecting into the magic of possibility and since the first of the bright yellow Dandelion blooms are here, the decision was made. Bake a cake perfect for a fairy […]
Continue readingWhipping Cream Cake with Almonds and Apricots
Variations of this recipe has been around for awhile. Simple ingredients, lovely cake and a crunchy topping made with almonds, butter, sugar and cream. In Italian, the word for almond is Mandorla and it connects into the mystical traditions of the Vesica Pisces, the shape that forms in the middle of two interconnected circles. You […]
Continue readingForsythia Syrup
When forsythia bursts forth in all it’s spring brilliance, it is sign that winter is finally over. Where I live that season is already coming to an end and I wanted to try this process before it was too late. Like any time you are planning on using wild or cultured flowers choose ones, as […]
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