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:

  • BAKE: Rustic Heirloom Tomato Gallette

    BAKE: Rustic Heirloom Tomato Gallette

  • COOK:  Southern Fried Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish Salad with Peaches & Pecans

    COOK: Southern Fried Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish Salad with Peaches & Pecans

  • PRESERVE: Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Free (and a Spicy Peach BBQ Sauce Canning Recipe)

    PRESERVE: Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Free (and a Spicy Peach BBQ Sauce Canning Recipe)

  • BACKPACKING: Ottawa National Forest North Country Trail Segment (Magical Backwoods Mabon)

    BACKPACKING: Ottawa National Forest North Country Trail Segment (Magical Backwoods Mabon)

  • COOK: Lugnasadah Venison Jagerschnitzel with Wild Mushrooms

    COOK: Lugnasadah Venison Jagerschnitzel with Wild Mushrooms

  • SUSTENANCE: Rice Bowls to the Rescue (and green building dreams)

    SUSTENANCE: Rice Bowls to the Rescue (and green building dreams)


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.