Amber Shehan
Hi! I'm Amber Pixie, and this is my site. Enjoy the recipes, information, posts, and please feel free to message me if you have questions!
Things I Love: Autumnal Equinox 2017
I have been busy on the homestead, doing anything but posting here on the blog, as you might well have noticed. This here is what...
Pear Vinegar Recipe – made with fruit scraps
Last year I came into an abundance of pears from a dear friend with a few grand trees at the edge of her yard. Among...
Things I Love: Oh, those summer nights…
The #larder has things in it! Not yet as much as I'd like, but we'll get there! #jellies, #jams, #homemade vinegars, and onions curing. #pixiespocket...
Cherry Wine – One Gallon Recipe
The day I have been waiting for finally came...my local grocery store had bags of beautiful, sweet red cherries on sale! Normally $6.98/lb or so,...
Tales of Tailtiu, Lugh and Lughnasadh
We can be both, you know. Mythology and stories are how we remember people and the things they did long ago. We have far-reaching memories...
Things I Love: Coming Home
We have been in our own home and wee acre for a year now. After thirteen moons, this place is beginning to feel like it...
Pixie’s Pocket Workshop at Harvest Homecoming in August 2017
Last year I taught a fermentation workshop at the Harvest Homecoming festival at Cerren Ered in Tennessee, and they liked it so much that they...
Creating cordials – preserving memories as well as the harvest
A few times every year, on the equinox and solstice, at Beltane and at Samhain, I gather with my like-minded friends and family and raise...
Things I Love: Summer Storms
Hello, everyone! I hope your summer is just as joyful and busy as my own. I've been white water kayaking (WHEEE!) and camping and performed...
Using Motherwort for Grief
Grief is a powerful thing. It is terrible, but necessary. Grief is a mix of many large emotions, and it is a state that we...
Things I Love: Has it really been that long?! Yipes!
Wow...it has been a while since I've last checked in! I've been traveling from festival to festival, and any time not taken up by...
Things I Love: Sweet, Busy Springtime Insanity!
Howdy there, readers! It's a lovely spring day in Asheville, which means that it is sunny, the wind is blowing hard enough to knock me...
Misozuke: Miso Fermented Vegetables Recipe
I have a dear friend who has been an inspiration to me and to my culinary and herbal pursuits for many years now. When I...
Things I love: Silly Searches
Here we go again, folks! As much as I am a plant nerd, I'm a social media nerd. I love delving into search engine analytics...
In appreciation of bitterness
Book Review: Bitter by Jennifer McLagan Let's play a game. Imagine that you've just tasted something bitter. Close your eyes, take a breath, and recall...