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These fritters make a delightful and delicately flavoured dessert, especially when served with double cream or vanilla ice-cream. 12 clusters of elderberry flowers ¼ cup plain flour 1½ cups water 1 egg Oil for deep frying Cut the stalks from the flower clusters leaving a small stub. Mix [...] Many years ago when I first started studying to be a medical herbalist my husband badly injured his little finger at our shop; it was almost cut right through and only had a small amount of flesh still holding it together. He phoned me at home and told me he’d hurt his finger. [...]
Pet Grass (Dactylis glomerata) If you have pets such as dogs, cats, and guinea pigs, you’ve probably noticed them eating this grass in your yard unless of course it’s always maintained and there is no place for weeds or grass to grow long. Pet Grass (Dactylis glomerata) has been described as [...]
Thyme, Dogbane, Aloe vera, Soapwort
Once a month when the popular Nanango Markets are held it’s very difficult to find a parking space. People come from a widespread area to purchase all manner of items but one of the most popular stalls is the one selling medicinal herbs and garden [...] In my previous post I wrote about how plants can benefit from our understanding of nature spirits and how we can learn by observing them and listening to them. Those of us who understand and work with these spirits have our own way of doing so. It’s something that’s come naturally to me [...] It doesn’t matter what we call ourselves – medicine women, wise women, herb women or herbalists, we all work and live close to nature. Some of us live in beautiful, bountiful and lush green areas while others live in harsh environements with barely a drop of water to waste.Wherever we live we adjust [...] People often ask me what is the best way to transplant herbs. Recently I had to move my herb garden because it was in the area where we want to build our house. This was quite a big job but all of the herbs have been moved to a new area and they [...] “Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light” Eugenio Montale Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are a favourite of mine and when my new herb and vegetable garden is [...]
Lemon Balm Over time different meanings have been given to flowers and herbs so they can be used for special occasions and to symbolize different emotions such as grief and happiness. If you know of a flower or herb which has a meaning and is not in the list [...] Using the leaves from the rose geranium plant gives this simple butter cake a delicate and unusual flavour. Rose Scented Geranium 2 cups self-raising flour 1/4 cup plain flour 2 cups castor sugar 250 gram butter 6 eggs 3/4 cup light sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Baking paper Cooking oil spray Preheat oven to 160 °C (320°F). Grease a 7 cm deep, [...] |
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