Farm Life in Maine and New Hampshire
ALL NATURAL BODY POWDER All natural body powders are easy to make in your own kitchen. You can use the recipes here, or play around and create your own designer scent using essential oils and herbs. You can also make the powders using both the herbs and the essential oils. This helps keep the scent of the powder longer. Herbal Body Powder Using … [Read more...]
In another life, I was a cook. I love to create with food, and take ingredients that no one would think to put together and come up with a delicious meal. I also don't like things to go to waste. In the barn lay 4 milk crates full of apples that we picked in September. I knew if I didn't use them soon, they would soon rot. Crazy as it may sound, apples make a delicious … [Read more...]
Easy Homemade Herbal Mouthwash Recipes Here are three recipes that you can make at home. Easy as pie, and saves lots of money. For the base mouth rinse, you will need, 6 ounces of water. That's it. The tinctures that you will use will act as the preservative. If you are alcohol sensitive or concerned about the amount of alcohol in mouthwash, pour mouth rinse into warm … [Read more...]
A Delicious Gluten Free Recipe As an herbalist, I love all things herbs. I use them to heal, and I since I love to cook, I use many herbs in cooking. I enjoy creating recipes that are unique, and as some would say "very unusual". This recipe combines my love of herbs, and my "unusual" creativity with food. I had read about making red clover flour in some wild edibles … [Read more...]
Lavender (Lavendula angustofolia) is a fragrant herb that has been used for centuries. The plant is native to France, and the Mediterranean, but is now grown world wide. Many gardeners grow it for it's fragrant flower buds, and to attract bees to their garden. Lavender is grown commercially, and the majority of it's use goes to into making the essential oil. The essential oil … [Read more...]
I'm an herbalist, so I love all things using herbs. I also love to cook, as it allows me to create masterpieces in the kitchen. This recipe for Lavender Lemonade happens to combine both loves into one great recipe. I love lavender. It is one of my favorite herbs. It is also one of the most well known herbs. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to France, and has been … [Read more...]
