Hibiscus and Mint Tea for a Spring Party

Hibiscus and Mint Tea for a Spring Party

It’s going to be almost 80 degrees in Colorado this weekend. It’s time for some cooling summer beverages. In today’s tea blend, I added a handful each of dried red clover blossoms, Oatstraw, and Mallow flowers. Normally I like adding just a bit of fresh...
Birch Root Beer and a Spring Story

Birch Root Beer and a Spring Story

Birch and Ēostre In Celtic culture she was known as Lady Tree and held in high esteem. The bark wears a white periderm. This outer layer reflects light during the day but at night the moon refracts off the bark appearing as a glow. The tree earns the name beith gheal,...
Nettle Infused Irish Soda Bread

Nettle Infused Irish Soda Bread

It’s that time of year for me. I wander through the far corners of my refrigerator searching for all my potions and creations of last summer that aren’t used up yet. Spring is in the air and I’m already excited to see my angelica, crocus, yarrow, and...
Dandelion Vinegar

Dandelion Vinegar

Spring is just starting to pop up in Northern Colorado! Each morning I wake up to a bird family who has been visiting our birdhouse I the backyard for over 4 years. I live in a moderate climate (zone 3/4), which means that spring starts slowly. That’s okay, I treasure...
Yellow Dock Syrup

Yellow Dock Syrup

Native to eastern Europe and western Asia, yellow dock or curly dock, a perennial broad-leaf plant, has naturalized throughout North America. It is considered a noxious weed in some overgrazed agricultural areas where cattle and sheep graze because its leaves contain...