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Midsummer Lemon Poppy Cake With Summer Fruits

The strawberries are in! The strawberries are in! These ruby hued jewels have heralded the arrival of beloved summer on our island. Yesterday was the first day for pick-your-own strawberries at one of the island’s farms and we promptly made our way to their organic fields for our first taste of local berries this season. It was a beautiful foggy grey day and the mist rose up from the farm fields as we walked to the strawberry patch. Iley picked a few, but mostly ate a lot, and I was happily reminded of a favorite childhood read, Blueberries for Sal. But thankfully, no bears were involved in our picking adventure.

Ode to Caesar | Vegan + Gluten Free

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This past week I’ve been feeling a heaviness regarding a personal matter and I really just needed something light and green and happiness inducing. No, I’m not talking about those kind greens, I’m talking about a salad. A f***ing amazing bowl of beautiful green things. Hope you’re with me on this…

Lilac Raspberry Scones | Vegan

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Lilac scones as promised! This whole week the lilacs have been in peak bloom and, I’m not gonna lie, it smells amazing around here. I kind of want to put these delightful blooms on everything and in everything. So I thought what better way than in scones. I’ve been craving a good scone and this was the perfect chance to bring these two desires together.

Lilac Flower Water

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I cannot understand why my arm is not a lilac tree – Leonard Cohen

My love affair with flowers reaches well beyond the garden or vase and onto my plate. I love flowers for their beauty, yes, and for their purpose of attracting pollinators to our garden, yes, but when they also nourish our bodies, all the better. I’ve been seeking out blooms of the edible variety to grow in our garden for years now. And to my delight I’ve discovered that the lilacs trees that were already growing in the yard are edible.

Vegan Spicy Noodle Bowls

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Sweet and spicy vegan noodle bowls plus minor freak out about the busy season….

Rhubarb Almond Polenta Skillet Cake | Vegan

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Last year our rhubarb plant did not survive the previous winter so we planted a new one and took extra care to protect it this past winter. I was so happy to see it sprouting up through the earth this spring. It is thriving and we can already see that it has multiplied into a few other plants. So today I cut my first few stalks of homegrown rhubarb! And, of course, to celebrate this feat, I made a cake. Yeah, you’re not surprised by that fact, are you? There’s always a good excuse for cake!

Mother’s Day Carrot Cake | Vegan

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Well, I had high hopes of posting this recipe before Mother’s day, but alas, mama life kept me from doing so. I think the wait is well worth it though. This moist spiced carrot cake is good any day anytime, like for dinner, as we ate it. Don’t judge.

Banana Oat Buckwheat Pancakes | Vegan & Gluten Free

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This month has been whizzing by. Sometimes I feel as though I can’t keep up. Multiple birthday celebrations, readying the garden, busy in the workshop with wholesale collabs and freaking out about getting my tax work in on time. (I did by the way) When it all gets too much, we just need to slow down and make pancakes, ya know?

Probiotic Water Kefir Root Beer | Vegan & Gluten Free

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We’ve been drinking water kefir nearly everyday since I started making it a couple of months ago. {The original tutorial can be found here.} Now that citrus season is nearly over, I started exploring other flavors, and by far, this root beer version is our new favorite. It’s creamy and spicy and very refreshing. We are looking forward to making root beer floats with our homemade coconut cream ice cream this summer.

Mango Lime Dressing/Marinade | Vegan & Gluten Free

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t’s been a long cold winter in these parts. I think we can all agree on that, right?!

Spring is slowly awakening here and we’ve been busy in the garden this week. The bees are buzzing when the days are warm and sunny. The garden is full of birdsong from sun up to sun down. We’ve started cleaning up the garden beds and sowed carrots and beets from seed this week. I just love this time of year. The shedding of cold winter and the renewal of green in our natural surroundings lightens our step and beckons us outside to play and work. Happy spring friends! It finally feels like she has arrived!