By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
Amanda’s note: If you’ve never seen mukhwas, this recipe is going to strike you as strange at first glance. It looks like a container of candy cake sprinkles or some such. It’s actually a very clever way of cutting your craving for dessert after a meal because you actually only eat a teaspoon or so. […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
This post may catch you as you shiver in the winter and it may sound completely nuts as a result but I want you to figure out when and how you’re going to try it. It really works. You will feel great after a cold water soak. I didn’t actually believe it myself and tried […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
When I read Ramya’s post about how to make coconut milk from fresh coconuts (here), I took note of the little nugget in it: If you have an upset stomach, combine coconut milk and cardamom powder with a little sweetener as a beverage to sooth your stomach. It’s hard to go wrong with coconut milk […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
Amanda’s note: Here is another great recipe tutorial from Ramya Venkateshwaran, writing in India from her website WildTurmeric.net. She shares here a sun burn remedy used in India that we had simply never considered. Interesting! ~~~ This homemade face mask made with fresh apples and ground oatmeal treats sun burn and will also give your […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
Leave it to nature to provide remedies for the things that ail us. This particular one grows wild in Mexico and has become a staple here in California and throughout the southwest. Known as being some of the hottest peppers on earth, they are not for the faint of heart. Before this summer I had […]
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By Amanda Rose | Natural Remedies
This family has long enjoyed hibiscus tea on hot summer days but having grown up in a largely-Hispanic part of California, we don’t call it “hibiscus,” we call it by its Spanish name, “jamaica.” Though spelled like the island country of Jamaica, it is actually pronounced “Ha-Mike-Ah” in Spanish. It is a striking deep red […]
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