Category Archives: Recipes

Lemon Rice Pudding

Posted on February 12, 2019 by carolee

This is one of my favorite desserts, especially this time of year when it’s bleak and gray outside.  The initial recipe was from a friend at church in Rockford, IL. way back in 1972, or so.  As an herb lover, … Continue reading →

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Chamomile for Lawns/Yawns!

Posted on February 8, 2019 by carolee

    While there are two types of chamomile, generally the annual “German” (Matricaria recutita) chamomile is the most used.  It has tall (15-18”) stems of dainty white daisy flowers that are used for teas, culinary, and medicinal purposes.  If … Continue reading →

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December in Review

Posted on January 3, 2019 by carolee

This will be a short review, because there’s not much to harvest outdoors in December in central Indiana!  It was a cold, bleak month overall, with very little sunshine or snow.  The temperatures dropped and by the time I dug … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by carolee

  Merry Christmas to All!  The December Newsletter has just been posted on the website, filled with upcoming events, gardening info, an herb of the season, and two yummy recipes for entertaining.  Happy Holidays and Herbal Blessings!

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Holiday Brussel Sprouts

Posted on November 27, 2018 by carolee

It’s the holiday season, with lots of parties to attend and host.  It’s also the time of year when brussel sprouts are abundant, inexpensive, and at their best.  Here’s a recipe I developed for my first book, “Herbal Beginnings,” which … Continue reading →

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Herbal Teas

Posted on September 18, 2018 by carolee

As most of you know or may have guessed, I’m a tea addict so I’m always trying new combinations of herbs for tea blends.   Actually, my entire passion for herbs began with tea herbs when I impulsively picked up … Continue reading →

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Italian Dandelions

Posted on August 13, 2018 by carolee

I admit it, I’m a sucker for something “new” in the seed catalogs.  I say “new” because sometimes an offering has been around for a while, but it didn’t catch my eye at the time, or I wasn’t interested right … Continue reading →

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Basil Seed Caviar

Posted on January 24, 2018 by carolee

It’s funny sometimes how memories click in.  While sorting various basil seeds into the seed box (see “Winter Projects” post for more on that) a memory of gardening author Jim Wilson’s visit to my herb farm years ago flashed.  He … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Luck

Posted on December 31, 2017 by carolee

I grew up on a farm, two miles from a town that we rarely visited except to go to school and church, and on Friday nights during basketball season. (This is Indiana, after all and high school basketball was almost a … Continue reading →

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Fava Bean update

Posted on June 29, 2017 by carolee

  I’m learning a lot more about fava beans, or broad beans.  Here’s what I did with the first batch, a simple adaptation of a recipe by Raymond Sokolov.  I picked up his MARVELOUS book, “A Canon of Vegetables: 101 … Continue reading →

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