Results for Category: Cooking With Herbs

Herbal Hot Chocolate recipe
  ON January 18,2017

How To Make Herbal Hot Chocolate (3 Recipes!)

Growing up in New England, my childhood winters were snowy, cold, and long. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying the season. My brother, friends, and I made snow people and snow angels, went sledding and skiing, skated on the frozen lakes… and then came home to perfect, homemade hot chocolate. I’m not talking the […]

Vegan Golden Cinnamon Turmeric Latte | Herbal Academy | Looking for a way to spice up your morning routine? Check out this recipe for vegan golden cinnamon turmeric latte that will do just that!
  ON November 09,2016

Vegan Golden Cinnamon Turmeric Latte

First it was kale. Then quinoa. There always seems to be a trending vegetable, spice or superfood that pops up on everyone’s radar all at once. And the latest food trend is all about…turmeric! Today, I want to tell you about the benefits of turmeric and how to easily incorporate it into your diet, and […]

How To Use Herbs For Pickling | Herbal Academy | How to pickle the seasons harvest with herbs.
  ON August 24,2016

How To Use Herbs For Pickling

Walk out in the vegetable garden at this time of year and panic at the bounty!! Soon gardeners will be overwhelmed with produce. We can make lovely salads, freeze, and can the produce…but we can use cucumbers and herbs for pickling, too. Is there anything more pleasing than gleaming jars of pickled onions on the […]

Herbal Infused Snacks On The Go | Herbal Academy | As the weather warms up, we have no trouble filling our schedule so having some grab and go herbal infused snacks on hand makes us all happier.
  ON May 25,2016

Herbal Infused Snacks On the Go

This time of year, as the weather warms up, we have no trouble filling our schedule with activities to get us out of the house. I find that for both the little ones and the big ones in our family, having some grab and go snacks on hand makes us all happier as we come […]

How To Use Dandelion Greens For A Healthy Liver | Herbal Academy | Dandelions are surprisingly nutritious! Here are 4 ways to use them in your diet for a healthy liver!
  ON March 25,2016

How to Use Dandelion Greens for A Healthy Liver

After the snows begin to melt, one of the first signs of spring many of us notice is sunny, yellow dandelion flowers dotting lawns and gardens. Dandelions are enjoying a modest return to popularity after many years of being maligned as nothing more than a troublesome weed, and there are many good reasons for this! Besides […]

  ON August 25,2015

Japanese Knotweed Recipe and Monograph Excerpt

“In addition to its medicinal properties, Japanese knotweed shoots have been used as a common food in China as well as Japan, where it is known as itadori-kon or just itadori, which means “removes pain.†Itadori is traditionally prepared by preserving the shoots in salt for up to 10 days, or may be cooked fresh […]

  ON August 05,2015

How to Make Gold Milk with a Spin!

Have you been enjoying the #myherbalstudies community on Instagram? We are building community with fellow classmates, teachers, members and fans and readers by using the hashtag #myherbalstudies in Instagram uploads. We welcome you to join in the fun. Share your herbal adventures – what are you making, foraging, gardening, studying, creating, eating, preserving? Nothing is […]

Rainbow Fruit Salad
  ON July 09,2015

Magical Rainbow Fruit Salad With Herbs & Flowers

Can you eat a rainbow? You can with this beautiful rainbow fruit salad that is just a delicious as it is beautiful! Challenge your children to eat a rainbow and ask them to help you create a tasty salad with you. Kids love being part of food preparation and will have fun choosing fruits, herbs, and […]

Cucumber Aloe Vera Water for Digestion and Immune Support by Herbal Academy
  ON July 06,2015

A Simple and Delicious Wildflower Jelly Recipe

As you venture into the world of herbalism and the number of wild edible plants opens up to you, think a bit beyond the infusions and tinctures and consider new ways to eat your weeds, like in this wildflower jelly recipe! One delicious way to explore edible herbs is by making a simple wildflower jelly […]

Refreshing Violet Lemonade | Herbal Academy | This refreshing violet lemonade recipe can be especially helpful for children, as they might resist a tincture but will happily drink lemonade!
  ON May 13,2015

Refreshing Violet Lemonade

Wild violets are abundant this time of year, and they offer such wonderful benefits. The leaves are thought to support the lymphatic system, which is so helpful when we consider the strain put on our bodies by environmental pollution and toxins in food. Even those of us striving to reduce the number of toxins we’re […]

  ON April 26,2015

A Homemade Dandelion and Chicory Root Coffee

I love coffee. That wonderful aroma on a chilly morning, how it wafts its “wake-me-up†scent straight to my nose. I adore that delightful buzz that comes with sipping my brew on the back patio, while watching the sunrise. I admit, sometimes it’s more than love; it’s a bit of an obsession. Back in the […]

Herbs for Valentine's Day - herbal chocolates
  ON January 30,2015

Homemade Chocolate Recipes for Decadent Herbal Chocolates

Let’s be honest here. Chocolate is awesome. I could sit and eat chocolates until every last one is gone and everyone is wondering who ate all the chocolates. I never realized how easy it could be to make my own chocolates until I found a simple recipe in one of my mom’s chocolate cook books. […]

  ON January 19,2015

3 Herbal Recipes To Boost Your Energy

After a tough day at work, your only wish is to slip into your comfy pajamas and curl up in a snug blanket. When the brutal alarm clock snaps you out of a happy dream the next morning, you grumble about what a disturbed night you’ve had courtesy of the mosquitoes and the blaring music […]

  ON October 14,2014

Immune-Boosting Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe

October is by far my favorite month of the year. This month is full of awesome things including cooler, boot-wearing weather, my birthday, pumpkin pie everything, and Halloween! This month is also the time of year that I really start to build my immune system to fight off all the colds and flu that everyone […]

  ON October 06,2014

Making Herbal Vinegars

Fall is a bountiful and busy time of year. Now that I have decanted my infused oils and most of my herbal tinctures, I take to the gardens to harvest herbs and plants that will be dried for use during the winter and spring. Making herbal vinegars from flowers and culinary herbs is also something I look […]