Just about everyone will enjoy a cup of refreshing tea. Many people use mint in its fresh form but using dry mint leaves for tea is also widely practiced. A cup of boiled water poured over this dried aromatic herb and your favorite sweetener makes a wonderfully soothing tea. While pure min...
A digestive tea, mojitos, chocolate desserts, watermelon and feta salad, fresh pesto, salad dressings—the options are endless. Which is why it’s pure heartbreak when your mint wilts just days later (and likely before you even get to use it). While wasted herbs are tragic, here’s the...
It is best to harvest herbs for drying on warm days and before bundling make sure they are dry. If herbs were recently rained on allow them to dry on your counter for a day before placing them in a bundle.I will also grind certain herbs if I am saving them for my spice drawer. You...
The first step to drying mint is harvesting it. You can dry any variety of mint, and aside from Eau de Cologne mint, any type can be used to make tea or in cooking. Some varieties are better, though. I tend to dry peppermint, spearmint, chocolate mint, and strawberry mint. There are...
–Let dry for 24 hours in the sun, making the leaves crispy. –In a vessel, bring the water to boil and add two tablespoons of peppermint tea. –Let it boil for 20 minutes and add a twig of fresh mint to the water. –Strain the leaves in a pot and add sugar to taste. ...
There are tons of tea strainer options out there and I have probably tried them all over the years. I stick to anunbleached loose-leaf tea filter bag by Rishi. Think of it as a coffee filter for your tea. They are ample and once you put your herbs into the pocket, tuck in the end...
Also, this topic came up onthe cooking support grouprecently, and I was surprised that some folks didn’t know how to make mint tea. So here’s the official recipe and tutorial! For other Super Simple Series posts, check outhow to make homemade cottage cheese with leftover buttermilk, or...
I also added a whole bunch of coriander to the paste, and used one small red birdseye chilli instead of two big ones. As before, I dry-fried half a cupful of shredded coconut till brown. Rather than going the trad mortar-and-pestle route, I whizzed the paste up in the food ...
How do you dehydrate fresh catnip? Break off the leaves close to the leaf, leaving the stems on the plant. Lay the leaves in a single layer on a mesh dehydrator tray (I use an Excalibur). Dry the catnip in your dehydrator on the lowest setting (95 degrees in the Excalibur) for3-6...
Herbs to Consider for this Sun Tea Recipe Mints You’re probably familiar with common mint and peppermint, but there are some other varieties of mint that are really delicious in sun tea. Try apple, orange, pineapple, or chocolate mint to mix things up. ...