Herbs

Protect Kids From Flu With Green Tea

Nov 15th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Green Tea, Herbs

Quickly getting the reputation for being a super food, green tea got another boost recently with a study’s findings that drinking a cup of green tea every day helps to ward off the flu, particularly if said totaler was a school-age child.



Chilaquiles Casserole

Jun 13th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Casseroles, Cumin, Featured, Recipes

This “Mexican lasagna” can be as hot or as mild as you’d like depending on the enchilada sauce that you use. You can also up the heat by adding your choice of peppers during the initial saute step.



Man Dies After Mixing Herbal Teas

Jun 10th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Herbs

A cautionary tale out of Ireland as a man dies after mixing several herbal teas and taking them together.



Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

May 22nd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Potatoes, Recipes, Rosemary

This is a very simple but classic recipe for roasted potatoes with rosemary.



Study: Traditional Folk Medicines May Lead to New Antibiotics

May 22nd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, Curry, Featured, Fenugreek, Herbs

Scientists in Rohtak, India have found that eight wild plants growing in India — including the desert date, castor oil plant, curry tree, and fenugreek — have shown promise in treating drug-resistent bacteria, or so-called superbugs.



Marinated Mushroom Salad

Apr 16th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Oregano, Recipes, Salads

This is a very simple, and very tasty, mushroom salad. The key here is to make sure you let it marinate at least a couple of hours before serving.



Recipe – Balsamic Tortellini

Apr 1st, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Garlic, Pasta, Recipes

This is a simple and delicious tortellini alternative to a tomato or cream sauce, and can be prepared in under thirty minutes.



Tea Gets More Weight Loss Cred

Mar 28th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Featured, Green Tea, Weight Loss

There’s another study out, this one a Japanese one, showing that drinking tea can help you lose weight.



Moroccan Roasted Vegetables and Chick Peas With Quinoa

Mar 9th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Allspice, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Cumin, Featured, Ginger, Quinoa, Recipes

The Moroccan spice blend used in this dish really makes it an interesting use of the super-food quinoa.



Crockpot Dal

Jan 30th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Bay Laurel, Cumin, Featured, Garlic, Ginger, Lentils, Miscellaneous Recipes, Turmeric

This is a great recipe for dal (split peas with curry) that I tweaked a bit.