How to Preserve Herbs from Your Garden
The three most used methods to store fresh herbs, so they can be used months and even years later are drying, freezing, or steeping in oil. How to Preserve Herbs by Drying Harvest and wash the herbs.Always start with a good wash
Finally spring!
The time of waiting is over. The spring sun lets the first springblossoms sprout. How about a spring cure? Especially after the winter, Christmas and the carnival season, a spring cure is advisable. The early bloomers provide important vitamins and other ingredients that
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium –Common Yarrow- Achillea refers to the hero "Achilles" of the Trojan War. He is said to have discovered the plant and used it for wound healing. Millefolium means thousand-petalled and refers to the many finely branched leaves. In
Lady’s mantle
We usually meet them on lush cow or horse pastures, in partially shady meadows, at forest edges, on stream banks and near sources. Daisies or yarrow like to keep companionship, a reliable pointer plant is also the broccoli root. But
Leafy greens – one of the 50 “future foods”
World Wildlife Fund has just presented the 50 food types, called future food because of their immeasurable value for our nature, agrobiodiversity, and dietary diversity. According to the report, by 2050 the world population is predicted to increase to almost
Sage leaves fried in batter
Sage leaves fried in batter INGREDIENTS Ingredients for the batter 40 leaves of fresh and healthy sage 100g pastry flour 200ml cold beer Fine salt q.s. For frying: 500ml sunflower seed oil PREPARATION Wash the sage leaves and let them accurately dry. Pour the flour in a bowl and
Gathering wild herbs
It happens sometimes in winter to witness old ladies searching for wild herbs in abandoned fields.Such a lady in northern Italy is traditionally called “sdora”, a person committed to the maintanance of local habits, like picking herbs and knowing how
De Luxe Soup of Nettle
Prepared by: Roman Karpecki Main ingredient: Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica): People often curse the plant for its stinging pain that it caused by the fine hairs at the base side of the nettle leaves. These hairs contain number of chemicals such
Preparation of the organic fertilizer / horsetail
Horsetail is rich in silica (SiO2). It strengthens disease resistance. It is used against fungal diseases, especially rust, black spots on roses, moniliosis, peach and mold curls. The production process: Pick up green parts of the plants, chop them to smaller pieces and
Chestnut Washing Powder
Many people today want to dispense with conventional so-called chemical detergents and resort to natural resources. Of course, the retailers have already reacted to this and so you can find Indian soapnuts in many alternative shops or organic shops. These