Around the House

Burdock root is a potent yet gentle herbal medicine. It’s best known as a blood cleanser, often paired with Dandelion...

The end of summer brings a change in the weather and a change in the garden harvest. Potatoes, onions, and...

Zucchini bread is the blessing of summer. It is a quick and filling breakfast as well as satisfying dessert. My...

I’ve been making a lot of time for tea. English Breakfast Tea with its sharp bite and over-the-top astringency and...

A friend of mine had a dog who suffered from digestive problems. She tried a variety of expensive dog food...

Herbs can be your guard to keep cats away from your garden beds or houseplants. The list below contains herbs...

Deviled eggs are a springtime favorite at The Practical Herbalist. The chickens are laying regularly and the sage has produced...

Most gardeners have leftover green tomatoes and zucchini at the end of the season. Here is a great vegetarian recipe...

When I was a child, we threw bits of leftover yarn onto the lawn for the birds. In a few...

Insomnia is one of those problems I had all of two times in my life…until The change came a’knockin’ on...

Autumn comes to the garden faster than than my poor tomato plants can tolerate. This recipe was the result of...

I wasn’t a born athlete. Heck no. I came to sports relatively late in life. At least, looking around my...

This herbal blend makes recovering from a sweaty workout or a bout of illness easy with its natural electrolytes and...

The cinnamon in this blend gives it a spicy aroma that mimics a spiced coffee. If, like my partner, you...

If you’ve made Candied Burdock or Candied Turmeric, Three-Root Syrup is a natural follow-up project. Burdock and Turmeric are classic...

We learned how to make Kimchi from our friends Mum. She makes the best authentic Kimchi. It's always a little...

Research shows that antioxidants are good for us. It’s not clear yet whether antioxidant supplements are healthful, but given how...

  This easy crossword puzzle shows kids they already have a lot of herbal wisdom. Download the puzzle and the...

One of my daily rituals is to drink tea. Tea brewed from the camellia sinesis plant, better known as green,...

What are your go-to  salads? Green salad, cucumber salad, fresh corn or tomato salad? And what about the dressing?? We...

This recipe offers a robust herbal boost in vitamins. While it’d be just fine as an herbal tea for humans,...

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The winter landscape offers little warming gifts if you know where to look. Balsamic Brandy is a lovely spirit lifter...

There’s nothing so fine as a bite of rich, deep chocolate, unless that chocolate is wrapped around a slice of...