There is nothing better than pure, local, raw honey. I buy it by the 25 gallon bucket every year. It sounds like a lot but that's in weight and we use it in baking, cooking, sauces, marinades, dressings, and medicinally. I'll be writing a post soon specifically about raw honey including its healing properties and culinary uses. It's amazing what natures nectar can do. With all of the chamomile that I've been harvesting from my garden and drying, I decided to make my first herbal ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #55
It's Simple Lives Thursday! My favorite day of the week where you share your tips and recipes for living a simple life. Whichever blog that you choose to link up your post, it will show up on all 5 sites! As a reminder, this blog hop is a way to share with many people your posts on what you are doing to live a simple life. Whether that's gardening, raising urban chickens, homeschooling, sewing, making your own deodorant, or cleaning supplies... we want to know about it! ... continue reading...
Preserving Herbs: Drying Fresh Chamomile/Manzanilla
Mami, me duele el estomagito. Relájate mientras te traigo una tasita de manzanilla, vale? Chamomile... manzanilla. An herb I grew up with without ever knowing it's English name until college. Growing up, whenever I had an upset stomach or my mami wanted me to relax and calm down after a hard cry, she'd always make me a cup of warm chamomile tea. She told me it would help me to feel and sleep better. Where did she learn this from? Her own mother. The use of dried chamomile ... continue reading...
Eggplant and Fig Confit Galette topped with Chèvre Cheese
I was literally jumping up and down when I saw, right before me, a pound of fresh figs being sold at Trader Joes for $3.29. You see, figs are not easy to come by in Iowa. Our freezing winter's mean the trees would need to be brought indoors or into a greenhouse before the first frost. The figs I have seen sold locally cost $1 per fig. Can you understand the excitement now? They are not organic or local, but to see a pound of fresh black figs in Iowa... I had to have them. ... continue reading...
Feed Your Soul Friday: Le Jardin Potager
Source: google.com via Diana on Pinterest Le Jardin Potager. French for a kitchen garden. Flowers and herbs are planted with the vegetables to enhance the garden's beauty. Source: google.com via Diana on Pinterest A potager ensures the garden is aesthetically pleasing while at the same time provides food for the family. A well designed potager can provide food, herbs, and cut flowers for the home. ... continue reading...
