Learn how to grow sage (Salvia officinalis) in your herb garden with these helpful tips on growing conditions, maintenance, and harvesting.
The Herbal Cookery E-Course is a 5-week course delivered via email with printables, videos, and more designed to help you get cooking creatively with herbs.
These Crispy Shredded Za’atar Tofu Cabbage Wraps are high protein, easy to make and completely roasts in the oven. Tossed together with a pistachio za’atar herb mix to maximize on all the flavor.
Thyme leaves and oil has been used around the world for centuries, for everything from cooking to medicinal uses. Here’s a list of 11 reasons why you need to add thyme to your next shopping list and make sure to keep some in your kitchen at all times.
Pinene is a powerful terpene found in cannabis, pine trees, and more, and provides some profound health benefits and effects for users.
This super easy tofu pad thai recipe takes 30 minutes, is healthy, gluten-free and vegetarian. It tastes like takeout, but without any junk! Made with egg, peanut butter and coconut sugar!
Chebulic Myrobalan is a flowering deciduous tree called in English the Myrobalan or sometimes the Chebulic Myrobalan. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and the adjacent areas such as Pakistan, Nepal and the south-west of China stretching as far south as Kerala or even Sri Lanka where is called Aralu. This tree yields smallish, ribbed and nut-like fruits which are picked up when still green and then pickled, boiled with a little added sugar in their own syrup or used in preserves or concotions. The seed of the fruit, which has an eliptical shape, is an abrasive pit enveloped by a fleshy and firm pulp. Chebulic Myrobalan can reach heights of 20 meters. Medicinal uses: Warning: Unverified information Chebulic Myrobalan is highly regarded as the 'king of medicines' in the Ayur-Vedic Medicine. It is reputed to cure blindness and it is believed to inhibit the growth of the malignant tumours. It is allegedly also a powerful detox agent.
Beef short ribs slowly braise until fall-apart tender with simple vegetables, fresh herbs, tomatoes, and red wine, creating a hearty, and boldly flavored ragu. Toss it into pappardelle or any pasta you love or serve it atop polenta or gnocchi. Slowly Braised Short Rib Ragu is the ultimate Italian comfort food meal! Check the Recipe Notes, below, for Oven-Braised, Slow Cooker and Instant Pot directions, as well as make-ahead and freezing instructions.
These spicy Korean Gochujang noodles are so easy to make, saucy, spicy yet sweet and perfect for a simple 30 minute dinner! Served with ground meat of choice such as beef, turkey or chicken for a simple and protein packed recipe.
What do you first notice when meeting someone new? The answer is different for everyone. While some may be great body language readers, others may find more importance in the conversation they have when first meeting someone. But when it comes down…
This Vietnamese noodle salad is made with vermicelli rice noodles, fresh herbs and vegetables! It’s tossed with a delicious tangy and savory Vietnamese dressing and can be served cold!
10 Minute Black Bean Tacos! Want a quick weeknight meal!? Try these vegan black bean tacos. Super healthy and delicious.
Pan-fried buns filled with a delicious filling of cabbage, vermicelli noodles, and other veggies. All wrapped in some homemade dough before being pan-fried until golden brown and crisp then cooked in a steam to get that nice crisp exterior but chewy inside.These are inspired by my favourite buns from the food stalls and night markets in Taipei. I’d pack a dozen in my suitcase and freeze it when I get back home, and they’d still be soo good! These can of course be frozen and reheated too for whenever you’re craving some buns!
For so many of us, our 20s are when life really gets rocking and rolling. We finish college, move out on our own, try to get a job (any job, seriously, just pay me, for God's sake), and take control of our own lives. Whether it's by choice or not,…
Spicy peanut butter ramen is an absolute comfort food recipe with a delicious, creamy broth, gochujang flavors, lots of ginger and garlic, topped with Gochujang tofu. It's a 30-minute, One-pan meal. The noodles are cooked directly in the broth, so you only need one pot.
These spicy noodles are inspired by a Chinese dish called Ants Climbing a Tree, named for the way the small pieces of ground pork (the "ants") cling to the noodles (the "tree"). The twist in these healthy noodles comes from adding vegetables like scallions and bok choy.
Slurping and sipping on a nourishing bowl of Vietnamese gluten free Phở Bò (beef pho) is almost better than getting a hug from your mom. Topped with loads of fresh herbs, thin sliced beef, bean sprouts and chilis – a delicious way to transition from one season to another.
Meaty, spinach-y goodness wrapped up in super easy homemade dough. Easy, quick recipe that the whole family will love.
This easy Wonton Soup recipe is made in one pot with your favorite frozen wontons or potstickers. Ready in less than 20 minutes and perfect for a comforting weeknight meal!
People tend to stop caring about their names once they get past certain life landmarks: getting teased for an unfortunate last name in high school, agonizing over a nickname in college, wondering if a spouse should change their name. After all, it's…
This Garlic and Thyme Oxymel is easy to make, delicious, and perfect for times when you need a little extra respiratory or immune support.
Blue vervain: Medicinal uses, wildcrafting and preparing as a medicine
This datasheet on Salvia officinalis covers Identity, Overview, Associated Diseases, Pests or Pathogens, Distribution, Biology & Ecology, Uses, Management, Genetics and Breeding, Food Quality, Food Safety, Economics, Further Information.
What's the difference between calendula and marigolds? Can't I just substitute one for the other? Learn the answers here!
Thyme tincture is an excellent remedy for cough and respiratory complaints, and it's easy to make with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry! Thyme was the very first herb I used therapeutically, back
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Are you concerned with making fresh herbal oil infusions? The water content of the fresh herb can lead to fermentation and rancidity in the oil, rendering it useless for herbal and culinary purposes. Let us teach you how to properly infuse fresh herbs with this fresh dandelion blossom oil tutorial!
The word "adaptogen" is a general term for a category of herbs that are commonly used to help the body adapt and manage stress.
Eggs and chives are the perfect pair! This 5-ingredient eggs with make a simple breakfast, brunch, lunch, or light dinner.
Looking for a natural treatment for lung conditions?This is one of the best natural treatment for lung conditions with herbs and simple instructions.
Come along and learn how to harvest and make a goldenrod tincture to ease those fall allergies and respiratory irritations in this video!
Herbal actions are vital to the language of herbalism. Here's a list of herbal actions to help you choose the right herbs for the right job.
Learn how to make an orange peel tincture at home with this simple herbal recipe to support digestive health.
Discover the many ways rosemary leaf can be used to improve skin, help hair growth, prevent infection, speed wound healing, and more!
Mullein tea is a herbal tea brewed from mullein flowers. It has traditionally been used as a remedy for cold, cough, diarrhea, constipation, headache, and more.
Violets are welcome “weeds” in my garden. In fact, the common blue violet—my particular brand of violet garden guest—is native to these parts, which is more than I can say for myself.
