Take advantage of the last bit of summer by brewing up a sun tea! Not only that, but this is super simple, tasty, and so helpful for easing that tension that may be affecting your nervous system, digestive system, and cardiovascular system. The antioxidants in this blend will also help your body deal with the […]
recipes
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Make your own homemade barbecue sauce & basic ribs Panic Now Have you ever had one of those panic moments when you had made plans for dinner only to realize you forgot to purchase a pretty important part of the recipe? That’s what happened to Linde last night. She had taken out a large package […]
Uses of Viola tricolor
Uses of Viola tricolor Come June my herbal garden will begin to be spotted with delicate, tri-colored blossoms commonly known as Johnny Jump Ups or Wild Pansy . They are one of my favorite, wild-growing flowers in my herb garden. This last couple of years I have watched as their numbers happily multiply giving me […]
Roasted Dandelion Root Brownies
Roasted Dandelion Root Brownies I’ve always loved brownies with espresso or coffee in them, making them more of a mocha-brownie. Today I decided to try roasted dandelion root instead of coffee. I don’t know if this makes them any healthier (check out my earlier blog post on the benefits of dandelion), I like to think […]
Sourdough Starter
Let’s make sourdough starter! One of the benefits of traditionally prepared sourdough bread is the satisfaction you get from knowing that it not only tastes better but it is better for you. Using soaked flour (that’s what we’re doing when we make sourdough starter) then resting the prepared dough for at least a day gives it […]
Pine Needle Cookies
Pine Needle Cookies This cookie is a type of shortbread so if you’ve made shortbread before this will be simple for you. We use this recipe as our base for every herbal cookie we make. The most popular ones we prepare here are the Rose Petal and Orange cookies which Linde keeps in stock for our […]
Dandelions Medicinal Uses
Dandelions Medicinal Uses Latin name:Taraxacum officinalis Family: Asteraceae About: Dandelion is a survivor. You will find it in cracks in the sidewalk, meadows, overgrazed pastures, lawns, gardens, and anywhere the wind blows. Herbalists consider this humble plant valuable medicine. Introduced to the New World by European settlers as a source of food and medicine, […]
Granola Bar Recipe
Granola Bar Recipe Ingredients: 12 medjool dates, pitted 3/4 cup toasted buckwheat 3/4 cup toasted rolled oats 1 cup roughly chopped toasted almonds 1 Tbs raw pumpkin seeds 2 Tbs dried blueberries (you can use any type of dried fruit) 1/4 cup honey (I used white pine infused honey) 1/4 cup peanut butter (you can […]
Cutting Through the Smoke
We are in the midst of serious smoke problems. Fortunately, we have very few to no fires in our direct vicinity, however, we are surrounded by fires in all directions and this has caused our air quality to hit “hazardous” level. We are definitely beginning to feel the effects of it: sore throats, stuffed heads, […]
Herbal Jello
If you attended my last herbal class you got a chance to taste some herbal jello. Honestly I am not one of those people that is a purist in anything. I believe moderation in all things, even in diet. Which is why, though I don’t normally serve boxed jello to my kids, I don’t mind […]
