Food & Home

Lavender shortbread tea cookies are made to look like the beautiful blewit mushrooms that visit my garden each spring. We use mushroom compost in...

“What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset?” —Oscar Wilde I call this DIY green-gold herbal libation the Gold Fairy in homage...

Since my entire home reads like an ode to a trader on the silk route, creating a decadent cozy corner felt a bit redundant....

Lauren May, a.k.a. Must Love Herbs, grew up in an Appalachian garden. Her grandfather was an avid gardener with a magical “wooden garden” that...

Photos by ALANA ADETOLA ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY When the cool finally starts to creep in, I feel an anticipation like no other deep in my bones....

Celebrate the bountiful harvest of Lughnasadh with the vibrant flavors of wild berries in a festive and fruity libation. Indulge in the warmth of summer with a wild berry margarita, a refreshing way to toast to the rewards of harvest time. Join the age-old Gaelic festival of Lughnasadh, honoring the Celtic sun god Lugh, and embrace sentiments of abundance, gratitude, and sacrifice. Explore the rich traditions of this pagan holiday by foraging, co-creating botanical body-care preparations, and savoring culinary delights infused with the essence of summer plants. Cheers to a meaningful and personalized celebration of the season's bounty.

From baroque to biophilia and every period in between, interior designers have been influenced by the pull of nature to create spectacular—and soothing—indoor environments...

When spring finally arrives after a long winter’s nap, you’ll find me foraging in the forests and fields that surround my home, harvesting medicinal...

Photography by MARK SHELBY PERRY Imagine if you will: You arrive from New York City, blindfolded, at a country manse on a wooded lake somewhere...

Few Ancient Greek characters capture my imagination quite so much as Persephone, a goddess of springtime and fertility and growth. As the tales go,...