This nettle soda bread is one of my favorite quick bread options. It’s quick, delicious, and pairs wonderfully with a hearty soup or a breakfast scramble. It's wonderful when enjoyed warm, slathered with butter and a sprinkle of salt. Nettle is a nourishing addition to this simple bread. It's rich in iron, calcium, magnesium, and several other important nutrients. This recipe is a great way to use those lovely nettle…
By incorporating wild mustard into our meals and medicine cabinet this spring we can let our bodies awaken to the earth’s rhythms and use the plants and flowers presented to us. Celebrating wild mustard’s flavors and recognizing its healing gifts as we transition into spring is a great way to be reminded of the abundance of nature. Typically gratitude is easy to find during the harvest or autumn months, but…
Lately, I wake up before the sun with the baby every morning. So, by afternoon, I can usually use a pick-me-up . Making a tea latte is a quick and simple way to give myself a little boost to help get me through the rest of the day. A lavender earl grey latte is my favorite iteration.
Crinkle cookies are a holiday classic. Infusing them with festive herbs makes them the perfect treat for winter solstice celebrations. The shortest day of the year, it has long been seen as a time to honor the darkness and celebrate the return of the light.
This is an excerpt from the article “Lemon Balm Sugar Cookies” by Kristine Brown from the Herbal Cookie Tray Vol 2 booklet featured as the bonus for the Winter Vol 3 | Issue 11 | 2024 edition of Botanical Anthology. To learn more about the ingredients and uses of this recipe, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the winter…
One of my favorite holiday rituals is the festive feast we have every year. Our family’s traditional Christmas dinner features pork ribs slathered in homemade pine barbecue sauce.
Make your coffee do double-duty by working in herbs through sweetening your beverage with spiced coffee sugar. Turmeric works well in synergy with other botanicals such as cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and cloves, both medicinally as a combination of warming, stimulating spices, and culinarily with their complementary flavors. Don’t forget to add black pepper, however, as this key ingredient helps to make the turmeric more bioavailable in the body.
Though an unconventional addition to a Bloody Mary, whiskey adds an excellent depth of flavor to this classic cocktail. Infusing the whiskey with black peppercorns adds spicy, pungent notes that are characteristic of many pre-made Bloody Mary mixes.
These crackers are easy to make and come together with a few simple ingredients. They can be enjoyed on their own or paired with cheese or dip. They also make an unique addition to charcuterie boards.
Brew up a batch of this magical color shifting herbal tea to sip this spooky season.