Feasts,
cakes & ale, sacred foods for the festivals and potlucks are all an
integral of the pagan life. This page is full of wonderful
recipes that will make the food and drink at your next gathering memorable.
If you have a recipe you'd like to share, just email
it
to us.
Thanks again to Shelli
English for this great recipe!
If you'd
like to have your favorite recipe for Litha included in the next issue,
please send it to Ravenwynd as
soon as possible.
Blessed is the coming
of Spring, with the promise of bounty in the luscious early fruits found
in the markets. Or use the fruits that were put by or frozen from
last year's harvest, to make room for this year's crop. Enjoy! ~SHE
Fresh
Berry Compote in Honey Ginger Cream
1 Cup light cream (or half&half)
1 Cup heavy cream
1/4 Cup mild honey, such as clover or orange
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
a thumb sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped roughly
4 Cups of fresh strawberries *
(I also use a mixture of different berries, and sometimes add drained canned
peaches that were put up last season, try different things!)
In a saucepan, stir
together the creams, honey and chopped ginger over
medium heat until
near boil, remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour into glass
bowl, cool, then refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, place
a cup of the fruit into a dessert dish, strain the chilled cream mixture
to remove the chunks of ginger and spoon over the fruit. Very
refreshing as a dessert, or intermezzo between courses.
Strawberries and Figs in Maple Balsamic
Syrup
4 1/2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 1/2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
10 or 12 ripe figs (may use dried if moistened with boiling water first)
1 Pint fresh strawberries
Roughly cut up the fruit and place in dessert dishes. In a separate
bowl, whisk the maple syrup, balsamic vinegar and vanilla, drizzle over
fruit and serve. A wonderful afternoon snack to pique the senses,
after a morning of gardening!
~SHE~