Results for Category: Eat Well
Purple Dead Nettle: Nutrition and Recipes
If you enjoy foraging and using plants that grow naturally around you, then purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) is a wonderful plant to become acquainted with. Available across most of the United States, this common “weed” is easy to find and its mild flavor blends well with a wide variety of recipes—from salads and smoothies…
Nettle Vinegar: A Spring Alterative Recipe
A number of herbal allies are especially well-suited for spring—alterative herbs being one of our favorites. Alterative herbs ar...
Dandelion Greens: 3 Simple Recipes for Spring
As temperatures warm, snow melts, and blossoms emerge, spring cleaning seems to be on everyone’s mind. While some opt for a hair...
Milk Thistle Gomasio: An Herbal Flavoring Salt For Spring Meals
As the flowers awake after the cold days of winter, we often feel a nudge to embrace new growth and shed our winter coats. Spring is the natural time to cleanse, detox, and refresh after a long winter season of extra hours inside, less movement, and heavier foods. Spring’s arrival seems to awaken our longing…
4 DIY Edible Herbal Gifts To Make At The Last Minute
The holidays are truly in full swing! Hanukkah celebrations are well underway and Christmas is right around the corner, with Kwanzaa right on its heels! If you are still looking for the perfect gift to share with loved ones and friends during this season of giving, we have got your back! For some fast, last-minute…
How to Enhance Holiday Cooking with Herbs
Whether you are hosting a holiday meal this year or looking forward to making some festive dishes to enjoy throughout the season, ...
Pumpkin Spice Wellness Benefits You Should Know About
It’s officially fall in North America. Many things hearken this wonderful transitional season: cozy sweaters, big scarves, falli...
Health Benefits And Uses of Cassava Root
We are lucky to have an abundance of gluten-free and paleo diet options available to us these days, and if you are anything like me, searching out new gluten-free options is a daily adventure. One vegetable getting a lot of recent attention is a versatile and nutritious root called cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) root. While…
6 Green Storage Tips for Food
Now that summer is in full swing and our gardens are bursting with healthy fruits and vegetables, we need to store our produce for longevity. With increased awareness of the downsides to plastics and the threat of climate change, green food storage has become more popular than ever. These green storage tips for food will…
6 Herbal Mocktail Recipes For The 4th of July
When summer approaches, patios begin to bustle, umbrellas and sun hats come out, and perhaps you even find yourself on a blanket a...
