This week on Dinner Last Night, we sit down with radiant mama Cat Seixas, author of The Wild Craft, bioregionalist, folk herbalist, photographer, gardener, forager, and mother. Cat lives in a hand-built stone cottage in the hills of Western Iberia, Portugal. Cat’s life and work are rooted in a deep connection to the land. She weaves together food, medicine, and craft using ingredients and elements she grows, harvests, and collects from her own sheep. In this conversation, she invites us to slow down, reconnect to our surroundings, and remember that the most meaningful creations—whether a home, a meal, or a life—take time.

We cover:

• How Cat and her partner built their home from scratch (and went ten years without a fridge)
• Cat’s simple, grounding ritual for making dinner
• The difference between a decoction and an infusion when it comes to tea
• How to connect deeply with a place, wherever you are
• Food and language in a multicultural home
• Redefining “success” through nourishment, creativity, and presence

Cat’s story is a gentle, inspiring reminder that there is another way to live. One that prioritizes integrity, creativity, and care for the rhythms of the natural world.

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Credits

• Produced: Dinner Last Night & REP Studio
• Edited: REP Studio
• Music by: ⁣Emerson ‘Longstory’ Bartlett, lyricist/songwriter/philosophizer
• Saxophone: Drew Martin