Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Herbal Holiday - Hong Kong
Herbal holiday part3:
Originally I had a number of herbal adventures planned for this part of our journey. We were to spend 5 nights in Hong Kong and this was going to be the fun bit - the non family part of the trip. YAY!
The Hong Kong Tourism Board runs a free Chinese Medicine Class that [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in General, Travel by anke
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Herbal Holiday - England
Herbal holiday part 2:
From Frankfurt we flew to the UK. We stayed in a gorgeous little Dorset village called Mudeford. Temperatures were 10 - 20 degrees warmer than Germany which made outings a little easier.
Unfortunately we didnt get to do too many outings since this part of our journey was dedicated to family (and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Garden, General, Travel by anke
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Herbal Holiday - Germany
Hello herb lovers,
Finally, the pictures are uploaded, resized and ready to go.
Our trip (over Christmas & New Year) started in Germany. As I mentioned before for me Germany is herbal heaven. People know about remedies and use them freely. Doctors and pharmacists dispense herbal based medication instead of or to complement standard drugs. Across the [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General, Travel by anke
Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Herb Gardening - Not Holidaying
Happy Valentine’s Day herb lovers,
I realised today that I STILL havent written about our holiday. This post is no different it’s also not about the holiday
This is about the new herbal project. A herb garden!
Yes, yes, I know…..an endeavour that is fated to end in misery, given my history with growing anything.
But [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Garden, General, Recipes by anke
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Mint Sauce revelation & Success
Me again herb lovers,
After the last post I tried to look up the origin of mint sauce. While I didnt actually get anywhere with that, I did get distracted with the fact that it is supposed to be thick and resemble thick cream in consistency. Uhm……mine didnt look like that. So I looked [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, Recipes by anke
Monday, February 4th, 2008
The Non-sauce-y-ness of Mint Sauce
Hello herb lovers
Why is mint sauce called mint sauce? It’s not a sauce, it’s an infused vinegar.
I pondered this question as I looked for a suitable recipe online. When we were in the Uk I encountered the fascination of the English with this particular condiment. Since the light of my life [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, Recipes by anke
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
A herbal opportunity missed…
Hello herb lovers
I popped over to the Green Flea Community Market in West End with the boys this morning. It has such a great atmosphere, unlike any other market in Brisbane. It’s worth the 30 minute drive for us just to soak it all up, oh and buying fresh produce and tasting unusual, [...]
