It’s Spring here in the flat lands of Kansas, a great time to forage!
My guest this week is Tarra Lanich-LaBrie with her new book;
Foraged and Grown is a culinary journey through the seasons with recipes that highlight herbal ingredients and share their use in various historic folk traditions. From Nettle Gnocchi and Hollyhock Wraps to Rose Roll-Out Cookies and Dandelion Root Drinking Chocolate, readers are in the hands of an expert who alchemizes foraged and grown plants into magic. Including a detailed plant guide, seasonal organization, and key ingredient swaps to make all recipes accessible, this is the perfect cookbook for anyone curious about the natural world, cooking with more plants, or eating with the seasons. 100 color photographs.
Tara Lanich-LaBrie is an herbalist chef, forager, artist, and small farmer, pairing her love of plants with her love of creating and sharing food. She started The Medicine Circle nearly a decade ago to celebrate food, creating beauty in relationship with the natural world, sharing recipes, and building community around the love of plants. Tara hopes people fall so in love with the plants around them that they want to take care of them for the generations to come. She incorporates seasonal, foraged, and medicinal plants into her colorful, gluten and dairy-free desserts and meals, teaches courses on culinary herbalism and foraging, and writes monthly articles and eBooks.
Learn more about Tara at themedicinecircle.com and @themedicinecircle on instagram.
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week: 2019 Bodegas Lozano Montes De Leza Reserva, Limited Edition, Rioja Spain
Deep ruby color with intense aromas of red and black fruit accompanied by notes of eucalyptus, vanilla and wet stones Very fresh due to its extraordinary acidity. Intense and friendly tannins, full-bodied and intense flavors. 100% Tempranillo from different microplots planted since 1945 in Laguardia, Leza, Samaniego and Navaridas, municipalities adjacent to our winery. Calcareous clay soils. Average altitude: 570 m.
Aged for 15 months in French and American oak barrels. ABV14.5% Learn more!
“Bright cherry-red to the eye, this wine offers a bouquet of cranberry, black olive paste and rose petal. Bright on entry, it has flavors of raspberry, pomegranate, cocoa butter, eucalyptus and Turkish delight. A touch of baking spice and plush tannins carry into the enduring finish.”