My Magical Cottagecore Life

Is that special time of year again when ramps are available at Eastern market. Let's get some. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Hurry before it's too late. All the things are blossoming but the weather is trying to make the blossoms close all too soon. It's not too late for most of us though. We're using crabapple blossoms, apple blossoms, forsythia blossoms, and cherry blossoms. Maybe a redbud might creep into this as well. Grab those blossoms and add them to your deviled eggs recipes for pretty pretty tasty snack. Carnivale Intrigue - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Let's make some lovely memories with putters and parasols. Decorating your own and joining with friends for a quick few rounds of miniature golf will make great days to look back on and cute photographs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

At different times I'm called upon the speech at different groups. In this particular case, I was given the opportunity to speak at Unity of Blue Water in Port Huron Michigan last year in 2023. I'm sharing that speech here in hopes that you will find joy in it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Let's make our own Half Moon Dumplings. Not exactly like Ukrainian vareniki, but still yummy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Eclipses are not everyday events. In fact, the next one won't happen again for another half lifetime. Let's make a time capsule for this one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

One of my fondest memories is sharing vanilla wafers with my dad. On a rainy day I want to make vanilla wafers and share some memories with you. And also warm up the house a bit. This recipe comes from a 1939 recipe by Sara Hentz. The cookbook was "The Household Searchlight Recipe Book". Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

This is the time of year when we look at garden catalogs and we decide what we're going to plant. Well sweet greens are preferable to many pallets I find that a little bit of bitterness adds value to flavor. I'm also including my kitchen pepper remedy in this episode. But because I know some of you aren't always near a pen I'm going to write it here in the description. One part dehydrated sorrel, one part dehydrated catmint, and three parts lime pepper. See you in the episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Maintaining your garden apron's appearance, durability, and suitability for purpose isn't hard. It can be simple, really. Let's have a chat about how to keep it in great shape. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Wanna eat like me? I mean, like when I'm eating my quirky kitchen concoctions? Here's an episode of some of my recent combinations. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

It's supposed to be spring here in michigan. The equinox is already happened. But as we know, Michigan doesn't care and there's a blanket of snow everywhere. Right now the dandelions are sleeping and waiting to wake up. Let's talk about how we're going to eat them. Hahaha. Also, enjoy my very strange and unusual offering about how to make a green, dandelion-based, kind of rumaki. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

You've probably heard of Queen Anne's lace. But have you ever heard of the plant called Queen's Delight? This plant, stillingia sylvatica, has folklore about love and syphilis. Wow, what a combination right? It also has pretty yellow flowers and alleged health remedies associated with it. It may be blooming right now. Let's chat about it. Today's music is "Adding the Sun Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Right about now cleaver should be popping up all over the place, near you, in their customary areas. Also known as goose grass, and other names, this plant is good for chasing out Waters in The body. However, there's some caveats to that. Never forget, though, the Cobra chickens are everywhere. The Canadian Goose requires constant vigilance if you're "out and about". Love to my Maple Leaf Friends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

It's a dreary day and it's a good day to make jelly cookies. There's Scandinavian inspired, but I am insisting on adding a little bit of pepper which changes the mix. Let's bake together. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Let's chat about Scorpion Grasses. You probably have them in your garden right now. These little blue flowers have a lot of symbolism and history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Is that time of year when you begin to prepare your plans for your garden. There's something special I want to make this year at harvest Time with the sunflower seeds. I want to make a vegan sour cream dressing. This got me thinking about self-reliance and I talk a little bit about it. It also made me think about my mother, who really loved Billie Holiday. So I talk a little bit about that and self-reliance. Let's chat about it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Is the time of year when a potatoes are beginning to get away from us and they're beginning to sprout, or chit. Today we're going to discuss how to do that on purpose. This way we can get ready to plant our potatoes later. Also, check out David the Good's episode on growing from store bought potatoes. #davidthegood --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

Let's chat about paperwork. This little plant is also known as garden crest. Whether you eat it as a pot herb, and salad, or as a bitter herb for a religious observance, this little plant has a long history. It's been used as a medicine. It's been used as a universal cure ingredient. Let's chat about it together and maybe you'll be inspired to plant it in your spring garden this year. I can't wait for spring. Can you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

A personal scent is something that lingers in the mind. Making your own musk from ambrette seeds can create your own signature presence. You can do this at home with minimal effort. Abelmoschus moschatus, Musk Mallow, is your plant source for a light scent that smells a little like deer musk. Let's get started. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support

There's a lot of good space in your day to find the new hobby to explore. Taking some of your old mismatched plates, or even great finds at a flea market, and turning them into art is awesome. Let's chat about how to express your softer side with a hammer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/detroit-conjure-llc-festi/support