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This blog is an exploration of daily magic, featuring wild plants, creative recipes, meaningful ceremonies, and writings about our shared humanity. 

Welcome to the Blog!

Welcome to the Wondersmith's Writings! Here you can find magical recipes featuring foraged ingredients, musings on food and ceremony, and meaningful rituals to explore your own everyday magic. Though I have been focused on other writing pursuits, I am keeping all of my blog content up as a resource for you. You can use the search bar below to find what you are looking for. (Please note that sometimes you need to refresh the page to see the search results.) Happy reading! If you'd like to support my goal to spread magic far and wide, consider contributing to my patreon program!

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Secret Recipe: Sweet Woodruff Spritzer

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There's something magical about a plant that releases its sensual secrets only after being dried. When fresh, the common ground cover Sweet Woodruff smells slightly floral and grassy, but when dried it releases the most heavenly fragrance - like sweet hay soaked in vanilla and touched with a bit of fairy magic. That's why I love celebrating it this time of year! I'm not the only one, either - "May Wine" containing dried sweet woodruff has been celebrated in various parts of Europe for centuries! I dressed up the tradition by creating a colorful and refreshing rose wine spritzer that I think you are going to LOVE. You can find the recipe on my Patreon Page as a little extra bonus for my kind patrons this month. :)

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