The Crushed Violet Kitchen is a throwback to when the internet was fun, followers were friends, and websites were for self-expression not 'content.'
I've been working with the cozy gaming magazine Cozy Companion for about a year now, and will soon have a few recipes in their dark fantasy/horror cousin Grim Omen as well. I've really enjoyed working with them, and would highly recommend their stuff if you are into either theme. Note: I do not make any money from the sale of the magazine. If you would like to work with me on any recipes, food…
I never cut my flowers and bring them in, I think they are fine where they are, alive and growing in the garden. They are for looking out the window and appreciating. But the herbs are going wild and need to be pruned faster than we can eat them, so I've started bringing them in and displaying them in the area I think I should probably start calling an altar after 25 years of always having one.…
Strawberry Earl Grey for the Full Strawberry Moon Adagio's tea blends that are only available on the day of the full moon feel very specifically targeted to my interests.
A stray brought her kittens to the garden today. Can you spot Mama Cat?
State of the Garden Almost all of the poppies are self-seeded from last year, many starting a few years ago. Last year, I found a yellow pear tomato growing in the flower bed after forgetting to buy a plant at the nursery. (She has a tendency to escape the tomato cage and start climbing the apple tree.) So I had dug it up and planted it in the tomato bed to great success. This year, the yellow…
Planted the garden today and found a squirrel had planted a single Froot Loop in the herb bed.
brewing: Lao Cong Shui Xian May 2025 (Kong Mountain Tea) cooking: client cookbook recipes romanticizing: my frozen protein waffle breakfast
brewing: Sencha first flush petting: Samosa (cat) playing: Little Kitty, Big City
brewing: Adagio 'Make a Wish' birthday tea baking: strawberry chiffon cake feeling: old
What a difference 29.5 days makes. What's up with the moons? My very first(?) domain I blogged on was waxing-moon.org in 2005. I genuinely did not consider that until surprisingly recently, having started this moon thing over a year ago. It was a personal site with all the fanlistings and TCGs and webrings and cliques you can imagine. I believe it was also part digital grimoire, as that was my…