How to Make an Uplifting Herbal Tea For Mental Health

I’m so happy to be sharing the recipe for my Uplifting Herbal Tea Blend with you today!  This is my favourite recipe for tough times and trauma processing. I developed it intuitively a couple of years ago when I was teaching myself herbalism. This tea has gotten us through some really tough times. Stres, grief, trauma processing, you name it. It’s an invaluable staple in my home apothecary. I generally don’t premix any batches of tea aside from my Nervous and Immune System Balancing Tea. That’s only because it has ten separate ingredients and we drink it first thing every […]

How to Make a Nervous and Immune System Balancing Tea

Today I’m sharing my recipe for Nervous and Immune System Balancing Tea. This beautiful Healing Tea recipe came to me intuitively a couple of years ago. When I was first teaching myself herbalism.  We’ve been drinking this tea just about every day since, as part of my Daily Healing Tea Ritual. We have no plans of stopping, ever. Although the recipe will undoubtedly continue to evolve over time, as our nutritional or medicinal needs change. Benefits of Nervous and Immune Sytem Balancing Tea My Nerous and Immune System Balancing Tea is very gentle, yet it packs a powerful nutritional punch. […]

Make your own Garden Pesto + Carrot Top, Dandelion and Lemon Balm Pesto recipe

Did you know that pesto is really easy to make? Or that fresh pesto is far superior to the jar stuff? Did you know that you can make your own pesto out of pretty much any combination of leafy greens and/or soft herbs?! You read that right, you totally can! Obviously fresh homemade basil pesto is one of the best things on earth, but unfortunately fresh basil is limited to the summer months (unless you buy the exorbitantly expensive out of season stuff from the supermarket). The good news is that with a little bit of resourceful creative thinking, you […]

Food Waste Busting Crunchy Herbed Crouton Recipe

These Crunchy Herbed Croutons are not only delicious and really easy to make, but they’re also the perfect way to use up stale bread crusts. That’s a win-win-win in my books! We use them on top of soups and stews in the colder months, and on salads in the warmer months. They’re so tasty and crunchy. They add so much flavour and texture, they can really lift a meal. We think that crusty sourdough loaves make the best and crunchiest croutons, but you can use any type of stale bread crusts. In the past (before the local greengrocer started selling […]