By Amanda Rose | Lavender
Increasingly, people are using lavender in creative ways to promote relaxation. It is popular to use in nebulizers, sprays, salts, and scrubs to calm the body and promote sleep. Creative cooks are using it increasingly in cooking as well. Lavender tea is a simple start to that end. Lavender tea is surprisingly pleasant. For my […]
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By Amanda Rose | Rosemary
Hot summer days with antsy kids sometimes require a bit of creativity. My son Frederick wanted to work on a new kitchen project but by mid-July we’ve made three dozen variations of lemonade and popsicles. I punted. “Cut a fist-size amount of the tender tips of rosemary.” He braved the hot sun and returned with […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Oregano
One morning on our Facebook page, Kandy Inglis listed the ingredients she uses in making a white sauce for fish tacos. I was intrigued. Jalepeños and capers together? A new one for me. Both of these with yogurt? Stretch! Stretch! I love all the ingredients singly. What would they taste like sitting together in the […]
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By Amanda Rose | Cilantro
We first tried this cilantro salsa last year when we enjoyed a great variant of a Columbian potato soup, Ajiaco. We loved the soup but thought the salsa we garnished it with was the real sleeper of the meal. Each time we have blended up the sauce since, I have wondered why I don’t keep […]
Continue readingBy Jeanie Rose | Basil
One of the greatest perks of having your own garden with plenty of fresh produce is to have your own basil plants for making basil pesto. Basil pesto freezes beautifully, making this a key way of preserving the fresh brightness in basil. Of primary importance is using tender young leaves, not the ones that are […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Elderberry
With our focus on building our immune systems this flu season, elderberry is an important tool. It can help prevent getting the flu or perhaps can help reduce our symptoms. In our own area we can actually harvest wild elderberries and make syrup that we freeze for the winter. It is that syrup we use […]
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