Monday, May 26th, 2008
Lemon Balm - Great Flavour and good for you too
Hello Herb Lovers,
I have a great bunch of Lemon Balm (aka, balsam, melissa) that can be picked now.
While looking for inspirational recipes I came across this Lemon Balm Vinegar recipe on The Herb Gardener blog.
This sounds like a recipe that would really work for my taste buds, not to forget the medicinal benefits of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Garden, Recipes by anke
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Herb Awareness - The weekend that was
Hello Herb Lovers,
Last weekend was the annual Herb Awareness Weekend hosted by the Qld Herb Society. I visited on the Sunday and the turn out was great! Compared to the previous year there certainly seemed to be an increase in numbers of visitors, even thought it appeared that there were less stalls this time. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, herbs by anke
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Healtheries Herbal Tea - A Product Review
While grocery shopping at the supermarket, Spawn (teenage son) asked for some rosehip tea - good boy - and since I was out of dried rosehips at home I agreed to some teabags. I always like having a look at what the conventional shops stock and this time was pleasantly surprised by the selection [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Family Health, General, Review by anke
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Prevent Colds & Flu with Herbs
Hello Herb Lovers,
On TV recently, the month of May was announced as being the month of colds, flu and various other viral nasties. Well, if that is the case then I have decided that April is the month to use our herbal knowledge to PREVENT all those bugs taking hold in the first [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Family Health, General, Recipes by anke
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Herb Garden - After
The weather has been perfect for planting. With all those lovely showers the water restrictions were no bother at all
After all that time preparing the soil, then waiting for my “Gardening with the Goddess” book and then extended herb buying trips it was finally time to put my little darlings in the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Garden, General, herbs 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
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, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by anke
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Herbal Ups and Downs
Hello herb lovers
I have been really slack taking this long to post again. But here I am and it’ll be a long one.
This morning I went out to the Brisbane Produce Markets to buy a large amount of pomegranates. Last year I made my first attempt at pomegranate liqueur and it was so [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, Recipes by anke
Monday, January 14th, 2008
Herbal year to come….
Hello herb lovers
Did you have a great Christmas and New Year celebration?
Well, I had a whirlwind trip around the globe which involved lots of food, drink and family en masse. There were also moments that involved snow - which was brilliant for our little (almost) two year old.
Herbally speaking Germany was amazing, just [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General by anke
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Herbal Heaven
Good morning herb lovers, greetings from Germany!
I couldnt help myself, I just had to share my afternoon with you all.
I am in Frankfurt with my family. There is a very old fashioned (very big, very beautiful, very busy etc) Christmas Market here that we spent time at this afternoon.
Stalls sell food (lots of food) [...]
