Place the screen in a warm, dry room so the leaves and flowers can dry completely. Turn the borage once every two to three days to ensure even drying. Check the leaves for dryness after one week. Dry borage leaves feel brittle and paper-like. If the leaves are still moist or feel lea...
How to Store Mint Leaves – Washing Mint The best method to clean the herb is to gently rinse the harvested mint leaves under cold water to remove dirt. Be careful not to bruise or damage the leaves during the washing process. Use a paper towel or kitchen towel to dry the mint leaves ...
Try to repurpose the scraps when appropriate (and when food safety is observed). Here are some great ideas for juicer scraps! Compost Dye Soaps and scrubs Animal feed Pesto Carrot cake Fruit leather Popsicles Cream cheese spread Smoothies Soup thickener Tea “leaves” Sauce Bread and other baked...
Place the mint leaves between a thick layer of paper towels, and pat the towels gently until the mint leaves are dry. Spread the clean mint leaves out on a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for three or four hours, or until the mint leaves are frozen. Label a zip-...
Thankfully, there’s a way to avoid the bothersome headaches that tend to come hand-in-hand with such liquids: always have a glass of water on the go, too. It will help stop you from waking up with a dry mouth and pounding headache the morning after the night before – as long as...
1 tbsp dried mint 1 tbsp salt olive oil Method Roast coriander, caraway, and cumin seed in a dry pan for about 2 minutes and ground in a pestle and mortar. (The smell of this will be incredibly fragrant!) Put the ground spices, all the other ingredients, and about 2-3 tbsps of oli...
Mullein tea You can buy mullein tea prepackaged, but it’s also easy to make at home if you have some fresh or dried mullein leaves and/or flowers. For sore throat, coughs and other upper respiratory issues, brew a strong mullein tea using one cup of boiled water and 1–2 teaspoons of...
On the other hand, drying the banana peel gets rid of all the useless stuff and compacts the nutrients into a smaller space. Perfect for gardening! How to Dry Banana Peels Begin the project by saving banana peels until you have a few dozen. We keep ours in a plastic zip bag in the ...
2 mint leaves, chiffonade Blueberry Thyme 1 TB of blueberries, lightly mushed to release juices 1-2 springs of fresh thyme Peach Spice 1/4 peach (AMZ), diced, skin removed (optional) 1/4 tsp chai spice Grapefruit Refresher 1-2 TB fresh grapefruit juice ...
Just make it decaf for the kiddos. Infused water. You can infuse water with just about anything. Take any fruit from your fridge or freezer and let sit in water overnight to naturally infuse some flavor. Try combinations like mango and strawberry, apple and cinnamon or blueberry and mint....