Welcome to the Alewyfe Inn…

We’re so glad you stopped by!

There’s a little bit of everything good here, from simple one-pot supper ideas to sophisticated entrees with wholesome whole-food ingredients (plus the occasional shortcut for busy home cooks)… and a whole lot more!

two white wide-rimmed bowls of spicy tuna pasta made with lumache, peas, and capers with bright green parsley.

Find your new favorite creative canning recipes, soulful southern comfort foods, worldwide fresh flavors, wild game and seasonal farm-to-table cuisine as well as plant-based vegetarian recipes.


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FERMENTATION


It wouldn’t be the Alewyfe Inn without something delicious brewing…

Check out our homebrewing, country wine, mead, and fermented food recipes and tutorials!

HOW TO HOMEBREW

(aka, throwing a tea party for many million tiny friends)


Recent Posts:

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    APOTHECARY: How to Make Iced Matcha Latte Concentrate

  • COOK: Italian Sausage, Mushroom, and Parmesan Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Ragu

    COOK: Italian Sausage, Mushroom, and Parmesan Ravioli with Spicy Tomato Ragu

  • COOK:  Wheat Pappardelle Pasta with Pork, Mushroom, and Black Olive Ragu and Sauteed Swiss Chard

    COOK: Wheat Pappardelle Pasta with Pork, Mushroom, and Black Olive Ragu and Sauteed Swiss Chard

  • CAMP: One-Tigris Northgaze TC Tipi Hot-Tent (preliminary gear review)

    CAMP: One-Tigris Northgaze TC Tipi Hot-Tent (preliminary gear review)

  • APOTHECARY: How to Make Nocino… Your Own Homemade Black Walnut Liqueur

    APOTHECARY: How to Make Nocino… Your Own Homemade Black Walnut Liqueur

  • DIY: Wooden Window Rescue- Repair and Restoration of Vintage Double-Hung Windows, Stripping Woodwork, and Appropriate Technology

    DIY: Wooden Window Rescue- Repair and Restoration of Vintage Double-Hung Windows, Stripping Woodwork, and Appropriate Technology


All of our recipes are chef-tested (by me) for your home kitchen and never, ever AI-generated or outsourced! I have a B.A. in Culinary Arts from Kendall College, and decades of experience in both home and commercial kitchens, with growing, preserving, and sharing good food, and teaching others how to do the same.

From traditional recipes and modern classics, and a whole lot more… We guarantee you’ll find real food, real photos, and real ingredients for real people, and that’s a promise.

We post new recipes every week, so check back often and come see what’s cookin’!


You’ll also find DIY project and budget design tips, gardening and urban farming advice, and stories about camping, travel, and other outdoor adventures.