Great Summer Drinks…or how to pretend it’s still summer :)
Here are a few delicious options for some fun drinks to make with all those herbs you have been dying to use:
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Here are a few delicious options for some fun drinks to make with all those herbs you have been dying to use:
I haven’t tried this yet, but it sounds delicious, plus, the possibilities of additional herbs and tastes mean fun experiments! Sweet Herb Sorbet *1/2 cup superfine sugar *1 cup water *1/4 cup leaves of either spearmint, apple mint, lemon balm, or rosemary *juice of 1 lemon *1 egg white *extra leaves of chosen herb for…
Yum…I have an obsession with avocado, so I am willing to give this recipe a try! Avocado with Horseradish Cream Ingredients: *fresh horseradish root (approx. 6 inches long) (preserved horseradish in vinegar can be substituted, if so, leave out the lemon juice) *1 tbsp. butter *3 tbsp. fresh breadcrumbs *1 apple *2 tsp. yogurt *1…
A medicinal infused tea for nervous insomnia. Ingredients: Dill seed (2 parts) Anise seed (2 parts) Chamomile (1 part) Hops (1 part) Directions: 1) Boil water. Add the correct amount herbs. When lukewarm, add 1 tsp. honey. Drink 1/2 cup to 1 cup each night. Sip just before retiring. 2) For amount of herbs, use…
Learn how to grow skullcap. American Skullcap is a beautiful medicinal herb that you can grow at home. Even if you aren’t interested in natural remedies, if you have a moist habitat in your garden, skullcap is a pretty addition to your landscape. With lush green leaves and dainty little flowers, it’s a pleasure to…
Are you going on a long car drive with your pet and often find the pet gets anxious or restless? My dog does this. We stop for all those annoying tolls in Chicago and she gets up for each one, paces around the back of the car, and then works herself into another asthma…
Valerian is a strong medicinal herb for the central nervous system. It is good as a sedative for insomnia, helps with sudden emotional distress, headaches, intestinal cramps, nervous exhaustion, and as a pain reliever. Since you use the root of Valerian for medicinal purposes, you do not make an infusion tea with it, but rather…