I baked up some anise seed cookies today (recipe follows). Anise seed (Pimpinella anisum) is one of my favorite herbs even though it is not commonly used. I like the fact that it has culinary uses as well as having many medicinal properties. It’s actually a very useful herb. A bonus is that it is [...]
Filed under: Anise, Herbs, Recipes on October 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My last post on elderberries got me thinking about how I should post where I get all of my dried herbs, essential oils, and other herbal supplies from. For over 7 years now I have been a very loyal customer to Mountain Rose Herbs. The quality of their dried herbs is excellent. Their bulk herbs [...]
Filed under: Anise, Comfrey, Dyeing, Dyeing with Herbs, Elderberry, Goldenrod, Herbs, Tansy, Yellow Dock on October 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
This past week a nasty cold ran it’s course through my household. Thankfully I had elderberry on hand. I was very impressed by just how much it helped everyone get over the cold quickly. As soon as one of us showed signs of the cold hitting I doctored them up with either elderberry syrup or a [...]
Filed under: Anise, Dyeing, Elderberry, Herbs, Recipes on October 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
