Tag: cooking

Top 20 Herbs Used For Cooking : Part 1

Top 20 Herbs Used For Cooking : Part 1

There may not be a whole lot happening in the garden in this strange muddy late winter/early spring tease we are stuck in at the moment, but you can still satisfy your craving for herbs by experimenting with them in the kitchen! Like me, you […]

Using Herbs in Cooking: Intro

Using Herbs in Cooking: Intro

Using more herbs and less salt in your cooking? There’s an novel idea, right? Though we do use the Real Salt brand salt, which is healthier than your average iodized table salt, I still find myself relying too heavily on salt to add excitement to […]

A Great Idea; Grate Plates

A Great Idea; Grate Plates

A GREAT new idea for herbalists & anyone who doesn’t want to shred their fingers with a grater. Grater plates are handy little ceramic dishes with bumpy teeth in the center that allow you to quickly grate herbs, spices, fruits, and veggies without shredding your fingers.

All About Lemon Balm

All About Lemon Balm

Benefits of Lemon Balm Just what can this delicious lemon scented herb do for you? Turns out, Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) seems to be a jack of all trades & offers many benefits! Mother Earth News notes that “scientific research has confirmed that hot-water extracts of lemon balm have […]

9 Strategies to Live Well When You are Exhausted

9 Strategies to Live Well When You are Exhausted

How do I live healthy when I am too tired to function? That is what I have been asking myself lately because I have been totally exhausted, unable to eat normally, and very unmotivated to maintain normal activities like baking sourdough bread and preparing nutritious meals […]

Sourdough Sandwich Bread in 10 minutes

Sourdough Sandwich Bread in 10 minutes

Sourdough Bread Fast Let’s talk about sourdough bread! We’re taking a slight detour from herbs today, but hey, homeschoolers are really good at turning everything into learning experiences. So I would strongly encourage you to give it a shot and try your hand at making […]

DIY Herbal Sourdough Crackers

DIY Herbal Sourdough Crackers

Crunchy. Flavorful. Savory. Delicious. Today I’d like to share with you all a recipe for herbal crackers that I tried yesterday. I’ll spare you the paragraphs of stories about what we did last Friday that is only slightly related to crackers that every other blogger […]

All About Rosemary

All About Rosemary

Rosemary. Woodsy. Romantic. Complex. I LOVE how Rosemary smells and have loved brushing against it as I run up and down the hill that my herb garden is tucked into. However, I have yet to actually learn what in the world to DO with the […]

Pineapple Sage; Growing, Harvesting, and Using

Pineapple Sage; Growing, Harvesting, and Using

Wondering how to use your Pineapple Sage in your cooking? Eager to add this beautiful, fragrant herb to your garden? Keep reading! I’ve had Pineapple Sage growing in my garden for years. I love the amazing aroma, how enthusiastically it grows, the lovely tropical red flowers it’s […]