Mushroom hot chocolate is a delicious treat that is perfect for a chilly fall or winter day. Made with cacao, honey, cinnamon, and mushroom powder, this hot cocoa is quick and easy to put together. Enjoy the benefits of healthy and medicinal mushrooms in this creamy hot chocolate recipe! Mushrooms in Hot Chocolate You may…
Herbal Food and Drinks
If food should be your medicine and medicine should be your food, we have some delicious and healthy herbal food and drink recipes for you to try! Whether you forage the ingredients in your backyard or harvest them from your garden, fresh foods make more nutrients for your body.
So forage for some dandelions this spring and try a few of these 50+ Dandelion recipes (including Dandelion Mead!) Or harvest garlic and prepare Fermented Honey Garlic. When you're done, sit back, relax, and enjoy an Herbal Popsicle made with Lavender & Lemon Balm or an refreshing glass of Elderberry Mead.
Immune Boosting Herbal Tea Blend
This immune-boosting herbal tea blend is the perfect natural remedy to have on hand for cold and flu season. It’s a simple herbal tea blend with immune boosting herbs like elderberry and rose hips. This recipe is so easy to make, not to mention delicious, and perfect for soothing a sore throat, easing cold and…
Homemade Elderberry Gummies (made with elderberry syrup)
These homemade elderberry gummies are a delicious way to access the herbal properties of elderberries. Elderberry gummies are easy to make, especially if you already have elderberry syrup on hand. Kids and adults both love them! Everything Elderberry Book This recipe for elderberry gummies comes from the book Everything Elderberry by Susannah Shmurak of Healthy…
Homemade Spicy Chai with Black Tea or Rooibos
Homemade chai tastes amazing, and it’s so easy to make! Ditch the coffee shop versions with too much sugar and not enough spice, and make your own homemade spicy chai using this easy recipe. You can use either black tea or rooibos for a caffeine-free version. Warming Spiced Chai There is nothing better to warm…
Elderberry Popsicles for Herbal Support
These elderberry popsicles are the perfect way to get some herbal support and feel better quickly! Made with elderberry syrup, they are easy to make and delicious. Kids love them, and adults do too! Simply Living Well Book This recipe for elderberry popsicles, or elderberry ice pops as she calls them, comes from the book…
15 Best Books on Herbalism and Natural Body Care
For beginning and more advanced herbalists alike, it’s important to have some books about herbs and herbal recipes on hand. I often get asked what my favorite herbalism books are, and there are so many great ones to choose from! I’ve narrowed it down to what I think are the 15 best books about herbalism…
Homemade Infused Gin: Foraged Botanical Winter Spirits
Have you ever made your own gin? It’s so much fun, and so easy! This winter gin is infused with fresh foraged juniper berries, white fir, and lots of winter herbs and spices. It’s refreshing and aromatic, and a perfect winter foraging cocktail recipe. This homemade infused gin is the perfect recipe for the holidays…
Rose Hip Syrup: Foraged and Made with Honey
{This post is sponsored by Pacific Resources International (PRI)} Fall is the season for rose hips, and one of my favorite things to make with them is rose hip syrup! It’s a delicious foraged recipe that can be served drizzled on pancakes or ice cream or stirred into cocktails. Rose hip syrup can also be…
Fermented Honey Garlic
This fermented honey garlic is the perfect thing to make to boost your immune system! Both honey and garlic have strong medicinal benefits, so you’ll want to have this delicious home remedy on hand for cold and flu season. Fermenting Garlic in Honey I’m really excited to share this post with you! Fermented honey garlic…
How to Make Elderberry Syrup: Simple Recipe with Fresh or Dried Berries
In the late summer and early fall, when elderberries are in season, it’s the perfect time to make some homemade elderberry syrup! This syrup is not only delicious, but it also offers wonderful herbal properties. Elderberry Syrup Benefits Studies have shown that elderberries have a significant effect on reducing the duration of colds and their…
