By Amanda Rose | Lavender
This syrup may be the most popular herbal syrup by far. Most of us are obsessed by the beauty and the fragrance of this Mediterranean herb. Its popularity has exploded in the United States in the last couple of decades. We can now find many varieties of English lavender, Spanish lavender, and even yellow lavender. […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Dandelion
Amanda’s note: Here is another fun post by Carol Little of Studio Botanica. She mentioned the concept of dandelion pickles in her post here on dandelion vinegar and I said, “Carol, we NEED to know more about that.” She sent me a recipe, I made it, waited around for two weeks before I could taste […]
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By Amanda Rose | Turmeric
We get a lot of people to this website looking for information on turmeric and we make the claim that our most popular recipe, golden milk, is a recipe that “actually tastes good.” Make that claim and you will inevitably end up with an objection or three. (Or three million.) Why is it that my […]
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By Amanda Rose | Edible Flowers
Amanda’s note: I offer you another post from Carol Little of Studio Botanica. Carol is about as bananas over edible flowers as anyone I’ve ever met and she suggested we need a post here on violets, a favorite spring time flower. We do not have mountains of violets in our area and so I was […]
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By Amanda Rose | Berries
This really ought to be your next salad dressing if you have any access to strawberries at all. I love berry vinaigrettes to start with but it is the roasting of the berry that adds depth to this recipe and, as I say almost daily around the house, “caramelization has never hurt a piece of […]
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By Amanda Rose | Conifers
I have had to train myself to harvest pine needles which feels a bit strange but makes sense: When you grow up with a garden and a tomato harvest every August, you don’t have to train yourself that August is tomato month and that you will be very busy slicing and blanching. Who grows up […]
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