{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Calendula is a beautiful flower that just happens to also be edible and beneficial. It is definitely one that I always have growing in my garden! It reseeds itself readily and comes back year after year without any inputs. The beautiful orange color of calendula flowers make…
Beverage & Drink Recipes
If you are looking for a fantastic natural brew, an infused cocktail, or simply a relaxing herbal tea this is the category for you.
From a traditional Simple Mead to Elderflower Infused Liqueur to Wildflower Herbal Tea you'll find great beverage recipes that will make you the hit of your next social gathering or just for unwinding at home.
Persimmon Champagne Cocktail with Cinnamon and Sage
This persimmon cocktail made with cinnamon, sage, and honey simple syrup is combined with champagne for a refreshing and herbal drink! With the holidays in full swing, it’s the time of year to celebrate with a cocktail. I love a good cocktail, especially this time of year when I can bring in the flavors of…
Pomegranate Martini with Rosemary Honey Syrup
Pomegranates show up in so many recipes during the fall and winter seasons, and their juice is delicious mixed with almost any spirit, especially – in my opinion – with an herbaceous gin. The tart, bright juice shines in this pomegranate martini cocktail recipe, which features a rosemary-infused honey syrup. Any extra rosemary honey syrup…
Manuka Honey Vinegar Elixir for Enhanced Immunity
{This post is sponsored by Pacific Resources International (PRI)} If you’ve ever wanted an easy way to boost your health potential, this Maunka honey vinegar elixir is just for you! Made with pure raw Manuka honey, raw apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, lemon juice, and propolis extract, this drink is a powerhouse of immune boosting…
Homemade Spiced Pomegranate Wine
Homebrewing wine or mead (honey wine) in small, one gallon batches is one of my favorite things to do. It’s easier than you would think to put together, and is always exciting when it comes time to taste it! This homemade spiced pomegranate wine is a gorgeous deep red color, not unlike red wine, and…
Fir Needle Forest Chai for Respiratory Wellness
Sometimes herbal medicine is right in your own backyard, and you often don’t need to go much further than that. But if you venture out to the woods, be sure to collect some conifer needles, as they have benefits that not everyone knows about! Fir needles are especially nice, and can be made into a…
Reishi Mushroom Infused Red Wine with Rose Hips and Ashwagandha
This is a guest post by Spencre McGowan of the wonderful blog Gingertooth and Twine. She will be telling us all about her recipe for Reishi Red, a delicious infusion of reishi mushrooms and other herbs in red wine, from her new book Blotto Botany. Read more about Spencre at the end of this post….
Rosemary Champagne Cocktail with Blood Orange
I love me a good cocktail, especially if it has herbal components! I’m of the mind if you can add a bit of herbal or foraged medicine to a festive cocktail, why not? Let’s get healthy while we imbibe! Since rosemary is one of my favorite fresh herbs and it is available year round in…
15 Easy Mead Recipes for Beginners
Homemade mead (honey wine) is probably one of my favorite fermented beverages to make. It’s a simple and inexpensive way to produce your own tasty homebrew. I put together this awesome list of easy mead recipes so that you can have access to all of them in one place! Mead Making for Beginners Ebook If…
Elderflower Liqueur Recipe: Homemade St. Germain
Elderflower season is an exciting but short lived time. Every year I try to find some way to preserve the elderflower harvest so that I can enjoy them for a longer period of time. Elderflower sparkling mead is one of my favorite things to make, but I’ve been wanting to try making elderflower liqueur (also…
