Results for Category: Cooking With Herbs
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…
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, me...
Refreshing Basil and Mint Smoothie Combinations
During the height of summer, cooling smoothies are especially welcomed by families as a tasty snack or light meal. The abundance o...
23 Ways to Use Chamomile
Chamomile is one of the most recognized and used herbs in the western world. Many people think of it first for anxiety and insomnia, but it’s far more than a gentle nervine. From tea and tinctures to salves and soap, chamomile’s versatility and aroma have long-been welcomed into our lives. To read about chamomile’s use throughout the…
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…
Make it: Wildflower Jelly
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...
12 Nettle Recipes To Add To Your Cookbook
It is spring, and to many of us that means time to watch for the nettle. Long ago, our ancestors also watched for the first green...
Lemon Balm Lavender Scones
Today is a drip-droppy rainy Spring day here in Colorado. It has been raining for days which is strange for our little community. All this quiet persistent rain is bringing the world alive with vibrant greens of every shade. Dwelling in our yard is a luscious patch of fragrant lemon balm which showing it’s colors…
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…
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...
