Herbs & Superfoods - 1 Apr 2017
HOMEGROWN & HOMEMADE
HERBS FOR BETTER HEALTH
NATURAL REMEDIES
RECIPES
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Superfoods
Recipes
Perfumes
Health
Beauty
Home
Cooking
Growing
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25 Herbs
From the editor WELCOME
Grow your own HERB GARDEN
The ins and outs of GROWING HERBS
Choose between a formal or informal herb garden
GROW HERBS IN POTS AND CONTAINERS
Design your herb garden with your nose and feet in mind
Herb lawns and GROUNDCOVERS
HERB WHEEL OR GRAVEL GARDEN?
Deal with pesky weeds before you create your herb lawn
How to raise herbs SOW & GROW
HOW TO TAKE cuttings
Layering herbs
Want more plants? Root herb cuttings in water
Easy herbs to PROPAGATE
Herb tonics for YOUR GARDEN
Make a nutritious nettle tea for your plants
Use essential oils to nourish plants and banish pests
Culinary herbs IN THE KITCHEN
Herb nutrients RAW v. COOKED
Do dried herbs retain their nutrients?
Save your herb seeds for cooking, pickling and making vinegars
The quantity of fresh herbs used in cooking differs to dried herbs
The lowdown on DRYING HERBS
Storing dried herbs
The quality of your herbs will determine the end result
Homegrown HERB BLENDS
Herb vinegars and BUTTERS
How to make herb butters
Which herbs go with WHICH FOODS?
DIY Ice bowl with herbs
Many flowers have palatable petals that can be safely eaten
Favourite HERB RECIPES
Pestos, sauces, JAMS & JELLIES
MINT & APPLE JELLY
Make delicious chickweed, parsley or sorrel pesto
Herb bread
Using herbs IN BAKING
LAVENDER & ROSEMARY SHORTBREAD
Herb salads, SIDES & MAINS
SCALLOPED POTATOES WITH HERBS
HERB DRESSINGS
Refreshing summer drinks Mint cordial
Refreshing herb DRINKS & SYRUPS
LEMON THYME SYRUP
Fragrant DESSERTS
Chocolate mint truffles
Top 25 SUPER FOODS
SORREL
Top five SUPER HERBS
DANDELION LEAVES
PARSLEY
OREGANO
MORINGA
WHEATGRASS
MICROGREENS
Top five SUPER GREENS
WATERCRESS
SPINACH
KALE
GUAVA
Top five SUPER FRUITS
TOMATOES
BLUEBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
GOJI BERRIES
CHIA
AMARANTH
Top five super GRAINS & SEEDS
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
QUINOA
PURPLE CORN
Top five SUPER ROOTS KUMARA
TURMERIC
BEETROOT
JICAMA
BURDOCK root
Herbs for HEALTH & WELLBEING
Herbs for health & WELLBEING
BUY GOOD QUALITY DRIED HERBS
Use proper storage techniques to maintain medicinal properties
Create a kitchen pharmacy with homegrown herbs
In traditional Chinese medicine, jasmine is brewed as a tea
Have a cup of HERBAL TEA
TEA FOR COLDS & SORE THROAT
TEA FOR NAUSEA
CALMING TEA
How to make TINCTURES
Exact ratios of herbs to alcohol for tinctures
How to prepare your herbs before tincturing
Herbs for tincturing
Using and making your own herbal oils for health benefits
Making infused OILS & SALVES
CALENDULA SALVE
CALENDULA INFUSED OIL
Herbal wellness RECIPES
Herbs for SLEEP & STRESS
Herbs for SLEEP
THE MINT FAMILY
PASSIONFLOWER
Drift off into a restful sleep with a lavender sleep pillow
Herbal SLEEP PILLOWS
HOP TO IT
Trying to improve your sleep quality? Try inhaling lavender
Herbs for STRESS
CHAMOMILE TINCTURE
DIFFUSING CHAMOMILE
Californian Poppy
Five lesser-known herbs for STRESS & ANXIETY
Reduce your stress DIY RECIPES
Using herbs IN THE HOME
Green CLEANING
DIY NON-VINEGAR HERBAL CLEANER
Make a herb vinegar for cleaning
Don't throw away lemon peels. Use them to make a cleaner.
THE BEST HERBS FOR CLEANING
Using essential oils IN CLEANING
BASIC, ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING GLOOP
Caring for your CLOTHES
FABRIC SOFTENER
WOOL WASH
LAUNDRY POWDER
LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP
Lavender linen water
Quick and easy furniture spray
Household SOAPS
NON-SCRATCHING CLEANING PASTE
FURNITURE POLISH
FLOOR CLEANER
Repel pests NATURALLY
MOTH BAGS FOR LINEN DRAWERS
POTPOURRI
Herbs for NATURAL BEAUTY
Make your own herbal BEAUTY PRODUCTS
CARRIER OILS
Using a preservative in natural cosmetics
Use chamomile for its soothing properties
How to make HERBAL CREAMS
VALMAI’S BASIC CREAM RECIPE
Select your herbs for their unique healing properties
Make herbal waters & HYDROSOLS
DONNA LEE’S SIMPLE BASE CREAM
DONNA LEE’S BASIC MOISTURISER
Homemade herbal BEAUTY RECIPES
Make your own BEAUTY BARS
SOOTHING ALOE VERA & NETTLE LEAF SOAP
LAVENDER CITRUS SOAP
Make your own HERBAL PERFUMES
Make your own PERFUME
FLORAL PERFUMES BASIC FLORAL PERFUME
ENFLEURAGE
Keep a detailed record when blending your own perfumes
Making perfume with ESSENTIAL OILS
PERFUMED BATH OILS
CREATING SCENTS
Make your own SOLID PERFUMES
ABSOLUTES VERSUS ESSENTIAL OILS
CHOOSING YOUR OILS
Use dried lavender bundles to perfume drawers and cupboards
Lavender wands & ROSE BEADS
LAVENDER WAND DIY
Do more with lavender
Perfumes, air fresheners & SCENTED GIFTS
Top 25 MEDICINAL HERBS
PEPPERMINT
GINGER
FENNEL
LIQUORICE
ECHINACEA
COMFREY
CALENDULA
ELECAMPANE
YARROW
ALOE VERA
SAGE
GARLIC
THYME
MARSHMALLOW
MULLEIN
GERMAN CHAMOMILE
HOPS
LEMON BALM
ELDERBERRY
LAVENDER
HOUHERE
HOROPITO
KAWAKAWA
KUMARAHOU
MANUKA
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