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Three Recipes: Blackberry Bitters, Blackberry Cordial & Blackberry Simple Syrup
Summertime berries are ripe and the harvest is coming in! Make blackberry bitters, cordial, and syrup to preserve them for the rest of the year.
Herbal Hot Toddy [with Mint-Infused Bourbon]
Make your own mint-infused bourbon for a quick hot toddy or use it to make a mint julep with no prep work – just add ice!
What do you do with too much mint?
Mint is so easy to grow! If you start a patch, it’ll take over your yard bit by bit, unless you use it regularly. So, how do you use up mint? What can you make?
Yarrow for Fever and Flu
It seems rather innocuous, this lovely white flower, but yarrow has earned many expressive titles: staunchwort, wound wort, nosebleed, knight’s milfoil…most of these names are crediting yarrow’s remarkable ability to stop a wound from bleeding while reducing pain and infection.
Rose and Peony Flower Infused Honey
Did you know that lovely, aromatic peony flowers are also edible? You can use them in a variety of ways, but infused honey is my favorite. It’s so versatile and delightful!
Eat your weeds! Dandelion Fritter Recipe
I looked around my yard yesterday, and realized with a gasp that all of the dandelions that were proliferating on my path had gone, poof! But but but but…I didn’t even get a chance to make Dandelion Mead this year! I hope they will come back, I expect dandelions to hang around longer than one…
Spicy Cocoa-Infused Honey Recipe
Infused honey can be a truly delicious treat! My long-time readers know that I used to vend herb-infused honeys both online and at local markets. Some days, I miss making huge batches of infused honey and visiting places where I could sell them, but I just couldn’t hack it. I have this blog, a full-time…
Cocoa Honey: A decadent treat
A rich treat made with honey and three different forms of chocolate -so simple, yet so delicious!
Behind the scenes: a tour of Miso Master
There are few foods that are as nourishing to me as Miso. I used to be a meat and ‘taters kind of girl, with little to no green, raw, or fermented foods in my diet. When a friend invited us to try sushi for the first time, Eric and I were dubious and didn’t expect to find…
A bit about Dandelion: Herbal and Culinary Recipes
Dandelions. Dandelions are amazing! My longtime readers know that I often wax poetic about this despised “weed” – I sing songs to plants I find in my yard, stick flowers in my hair, and end up with yellow fingertips all spring long from preparing flowers for all sorts of dandelion recipes. I’ve made quite a few recipes…
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