What drink do you like to serve when you have guests? For many years we hosted Easter at our home. My husband has 6 siblings and my family has been in the same area for 6 generations, so what that means is – LOTS of people. I figured out long ago that I could...
Handcrafted healing herbal oils are the easiest place to start building or increasing the effectiveness of your natural first aid or home remedy tool kit so you can have something on hand (-before you need it, key point-). I like to think of it as the least amount of...
Kids love making smoothies and the great thing about smoothies is that you can add all kinds of delicious nutritious ingredients to a basic fruit smoothie. Empower your children with the blender and inspire them to make their own smoothie drinks. Have fun...
Herbal Sprinkles are one of the most simple and satisfying ways to incorporate more herbs into your cookery. The key to using herbal sprinkles is to take them out of the cupboard and keep them next to where you cook and eat. I have several herbal sprinkle combinations...
I have a great chai honey recipe on page 143 in The Herbal Kitchen. However, for those of you that have been with me for a while, you know I have a hard time following recipes, even my own!, I started messing with the Chai Honey recipe in The Herbal Kitchen almost as...
Ok, I hope you don’t ever need to use this cayenne pepper home remedy to stop bleeding, but if you do, well, it’s a good one to know about. This is my son Gabriel. He likes to climb trees, tinker with things, fix things, ride horses, ride his bike really fast, read...
Save your rose petals! Any rose petal can be used as long as it is not sprayed with chemicals. Yes, the pink, red, purple, yellow, gold, white and orange petals from your rose bushes have lots of medicinal and culinary uses. There are hundreds of ways to use rose...
Let me ask you, do you ever treat your feet to prevent a cold? We don’t necessarily think of using scrubs and taking care of the feet or our skin as a cold prevention remedy, but this is a great natural home remedy that can help you to fight off a cold. This...
Family, friends and feasts, this is the perfect time to share some Christmas Tea with your loved ones. Do you know what people love about this tea? It’s red. Yep. Red teas get gobbled up more than any other color tea! Hibiscus makes a red tea! It’s a good source of...
If you are feeling slow and sluggish and the sun hasn’t been out for a while, try this herbal bath to get things moving! This rosemary and pine needle bath tub tea recipe will warm you up, relieve sore joint pain and increase your vitality. Herbal baths are one of my...