Roses are red. Violets are blue. But sometimes they can be yellow, too. Or even white. Roughly 20 species of violets grow in Illinois, and many have heart-shaped leaves with five petals on blooms ...

Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

Capturing all the flavors of the growing season in a jelly jar is one of my passions. This year-long quest to bottle sunlight begins early each spring when the wee purple violet flowers appear, hiding ...

This classic pre-Prohibition cocktail is especially good-looking in spring. Am I the only one whose mind wanders over to classic cocktails while returning children’s library books? Let me explain.