If you have been reading this blog lately, you are aware that I have been gathering with some of my female friends pretty often for an Oven Coven. So far, it hasn’t actually involved the oven. It’s mostly involved us infusing alcohol with delicious flavors, while drinking the alcohol that we concocted the last…
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Oven Coven- Rose Potion with Stone Fruit, Cardamom and Pink Peppercorns
Last spring, when the roses were in bloom Maria Dahvana Headly gathered some women together to make food and aperatifs in her back yard. The idea was to put all of our witchy good intentions into delicious consumables and form an oven coven. It worked. We made jars of Preserved Lemons and infused alcohol…
Pistachio Shortbread with Lemon Glaze (Vegan and Gluten-Free)/ Superheroes in our midst
We have a friend who comes and lives at our apartment whenever she is in NYC. We didn’t know her the first time she came. A mutual friend put us in contact because he knows that my husband and I have a guest room for friends, family and artists come to stay. She’s come to…
Beet Salads with Preserved Lemon (simple, hearty and fancy variations)/ Oven Coven
Back in May, my friend Maria sent out an email to a group of women that began… “Greetings Bombshells: Wanna be part of my living right project? It is tender young grape leaf season in my backyard! Time to make dolmades! I’m also calling it my Living Writer project, because man, one needs to balance work with…
An Aphrodisiac Tart with Fresh Figs, Dark Chocolate and Salted Almond Crust (gluten-free)
Usually when I come up with a new gluten-free dessert recipe, it takes me a few tries to get it right. This one turned out perfect right away. In fact, this may be one of the best things I have ever made. I made it for my friend Lindsay’s bachelorette party. Lindsay is the…
Crab Apples Pickled in Sherry Vinegar and Five Spice Powder
My Estonian grandmother planted a fruit tree for each of her grandchildren when they were born. Mine was the crab apple tree. When I was about seven years old, I asked my grandmother why my tree was the one with fruit that was so hard and sour. She told me that the crab apple tree…
Baby Turnip Fairytale- Turnip and Chicken Tagine with Green Olives and Preserved Lemon
I pride myself on loving strong flavours. I like gamey meat, fishy fish, aged cheese, spice, all things fermented and pickled, bitterness and sourness in my sweetness. So, I really want to love turnips. But I just don’t. I love radishes and parsnips, but I find turnips very difficult to deal with. They are very…turnip…
Flower and Pheasant Egg Salad
My sister Silvi has been visiting me in New York City. Usually when she comes to visit, I work her to exhaustion helping me build puppets for some show or another and then tearfully beg her to extend her trip another month. This is the first time that she has come to see me just…
Wilted Dandelion Salad with Cured Meats
The mother of my childhood best friend used to make salad from dandelion greens that grew in her yard. She is one of the most elegant, magical, beautiful women I have ever known. She read us all of the children’s classics in her beautiful English accent. She’s an actress and it’s probably partly her fault…
Vegetable Soup with Goat Milk Broth and Dumplings (gluten-free or not)
I have been overcome with a craving for this soup ever since I figured out how to make good gluten-free dumplings a couple of months ago. Our Estonian grandmother used to make a soup with vegetables from her garden, and milk from her goats. Why, you might ask, would I want to try this weird…
