Bone broth is a staple in our home. I save bones from meals out, roast chicken, and bone-in cuts of meat we enjoy at home and it all gets thrown into the Instant Pot for a nutrient rich, homemade staple that gets used in rice, for soups, or even as a hot beverage when the …
It seems every two years or so I get an itch to branch out in my education and learn something new. For the last year or so I’ve been wanting to dive more into herbal medicine and more fully understand their indications, properties, and uses in the home medicine cabinet. Starting a nine month herbalism …
A study by Dr Malcolm Cross confirms what tea-lovers have long espoused: if you are upset or anxious, it’s a good idea to brew a cup of tea. The study, as reported by the British Telegraph, said that a stress-inducing test caused a reported 25% increase in stress levels by those who did not receiving …
This recipe comes from Elanaspantry.com,a gluten-free recipe blog. She gives the recipe for a cashew milk, but I opted to try the thicker, creamier version for my evening tea since I have a carton of almond milk in the fridge. Cash and Half 1 cup (raw) cashews, soaked overnight 2 cups water 1 tablespoon agave …
I’ve got many batches of kombucha going now — about 5 huge jars. Babies are sprouting all over! Here are some successful recipes for kombucha tea that I have made in the last month (by successful, I mean outstanding in taste): 20 cups water 3 cups sugar 6 bags green tea (Kirkland Signature) 4 bags …
The Kombucha experiment continues. I now have several offspring that have grown from the original SCOBY obtained in August. I have given 4 or 5 away, and have many more that i will have to post on Craigslist soon. The following recipe was created with the holidays in mind. The final flavor is sweeter and …
Slowly, the pantry is being taken over by kombucha. Since my original kombucha post, many batches have come and gone. I have not been diligent in scientific record-keeping, but each batch is unique. Some are sweeter, some more vinegary depending on length of fermentation. I have used green tea, black tea, blackberry sage tea (yum!) …
Kombucha is all the rage now. At $4 a bottle, it’s as expensive a habit as espresso, although far healthier. Touted as a miracle tea that cures everything from baldness to cancer, thisnew “designer drink” has actually been consumed for centuries all over the world. Originally believed to be Chinese in origin, kombucha has gained …
Spring has been highly elusive in the Pacific Northwest. We experienced our coldest March on record, latest snow ever in April, and as I type, it’s not quite sunny and hovering around 45 degrees. Yesterday it dipped into the 30’s; there was frost on my windshield this morning. So this extension of winter-type weather means …
