Tag: cinnamon

  • a beautiful afternoon tisane

    nettle, hibiscus, rose and cinnamon Combine 2 tablespoons nettles (Urtica dioica), 2 tablespoons hibiscus, 1 tablespoon rose petals and half a cinnamon stick in a teapot. Pour boiling water over the herbs, put the lid on and let it steep at least 10 minutes. ?รกThis jewel-toned tea tastes divine if you allow it to coolโ€ฆ

  • Herbal Creativityโ€ฆ Valentineโ€™s Version

    The first Herbal Creativity Spa Weekend workshop was held this last weekend. It was a thoroughly delicious, educational,?รกcreative?รกand fun experience. Participants learned to make?รกsucculent herbal truffles, beautiful felted soaps, and pretty Boudoir Boxes. They enjoyed some herbal teas, made a bath tea, and tasted a?รกHealthy Hot Chocolate. They made (and some dared to sampleโ€ฆ) a?รกtrueโ€ฆ

  • Recipe Adaptation: Momโ€™s Scuffles

    I have been living away from โ€œhomeโ€ now for four Christmases-worth. Happily, each year I have managed to spend the holiday season with good friends, enjoyed many wonderful meals and parties, and witnessed othersโ€™ traditions. Thereโ€™s no place like home for the Holidays?รกin many things, thoughโ€ฆ and for me, a big part of what makesโ€ฆ

  • a bitter DIY gift idea

    I made this bottle of bitters so that folks in my family would have a โ€œjust in caseโ€ digestive boost to carve through the season of excess otherwise known as Christmas. ?รกThe small bottle of bitters in the middle of the above photo illustrates the type of approach I like to take for labeling thingsโ€ฆ

  • The gift of good health: DIY elderberry syrup kit

    Elderberry syrups are everywhere these days. I love the fact that these products are available but I often wince at the price tag. ?รกIt is like anything though, you are paying for the convenience and the availabilityโ€ฆ and maybe a touch of hype? ?รกI know how to make elderberry syrup, and I can tell youโ€ฆ