Herbal Recipes and Medicinal Mushrooms

Herbal recipes and tips to showcase the world of herbal medicine and therapy. Use fresh and foraged herbs, dried herbs and medicinal mushrooms.

Some of my favourite recipes include Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger, Medicinal Mushroom Chocolate Bark and Wild Fennel Pesto.

Turmeric Golden Milk Smoothie Bowl

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A simple nourishing breakfast packed full of anti-inflammatory properties and wholesome ingredients. This Turmeric Golden Milk Smoothie Bowl is a modern take on an ancient herbal remedy.

Turmeric is on everyone’s radar these days, and for good reason. This vibrant spice has been used medicinally for centuries in traditional Ayurvedic medicine and offers a subtle flavour and dynamic colour to Indian cuisine. In conventional medicine, turmeric has been studied for its role in depression, high cholesterol and osteoarthritis. What’s popping up on Pinterest feeds is turmeric golden milk, a traditional Ayurvedic drink filled with nourishing ingredients including cinnamon, coconut and black pepper. This recipe for a Turmeric Golden Milk Smoothie Bowl is a modern spin on a very celebrated drink.
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Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint [Vegan, GF]

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A simple summer treat using fresh elderflower homemade cordial. Free of refined sugar and packed full of flavour. These are the perfect treat for those hot summer days.

The culinary delights of summer are countless and it can be hard to keep up with all the seasonal arrivals. I’ve been finding elderflowers at our local farmers market, the flower of the elderberry which is the dark purple late summer berries that are used in pies, jams or medicinally. For now, we have access to the beautiful white elderflowers, which are also edible, and offer a more gentle medicinal quality. To keep up with the seasons I wanted to celebrate this beautiful flower, this Elderflower Cordial Popsicles with Lemon and Mint is a great summertime treat and offers some well-documented health benefits.
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Wild Fennel Recipe – Pesto with Dates and Hazelnuts [GF, Vegan]

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Eat your weeds with this simple wild fennel recipe! Many invasive weeds are edible, some of them we are familiar with such as the beloved Blackberry Bush, other’s I’ve celebrated in previous posts including the familiar Dandelion (see Wild Edibles – Dandelions, How To Harvest and Women’s Health/). Wild Fennel is a common weed, originating from the Mediterranean and it resembles dill but has a strong anise, or licorice, aroma and flavour. You have likely come across it many times, in your backyard, in an open field, or trailing your favourite walking path. Anise, or licorice, can be an acquired taste, but when prepared properly the strong anise flavour is mellowed by the sweetness of the dates and creaminess of the nuts. This Wild Fennel Recipe of Pesto with Dates and Hazelnuts uses freely available weeds, combined with Vancouver Island Hazelnuts for a truly local dish.
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Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger

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This Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger offers a nourishing drink, filled with seasonal ‘medicine’. Dandelion Root is prized for its role in women’s health, as well as being recognized as an important prebiotic food.

I’ve shared some of my favourite features of dandelions spring-time nourishment in my previous post Dandelion Root Benefits – How To Harvest and Women’s Health. Why I am so passionate about this common weed is that it is one of the first greens to make an appearance after the cold winter, and it is freely available to anyone who wants to make use of this wild foraged medicine. The roots also hold a lot of powerful nutrients and can easily be transformed into a nourishing alternative to your morning coffee, such as in this Dandelion Root Latte with Turmeric and Ginger.

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Medicinal Dark Chocolate Bark Three Ways [Vegan, GF]

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This post for Dark Vegan Chocolate Bark Made Three Ways is sponsored by iHerb. As always the opinons are absolutly my own.

For me, nothing compares to the dedication and ingenuity of a homemade DIY Christmas Gift. The reducing, reusing and repurposing helps lessen our environmental footprint during this season of excess. Some take advantage of their handy nature, while others zone in on their crafty skills, but for me, I often gift edible Christmas presents which has included Peanut Butter Energy Balls or Toasted Muesli In a Jar in the past. This Medicinal Dark Vegan Chocolate Bark Made Three Ways is made using maple syrup and real cocoa butter for the authentic chocolate taste. Some of my favourite flavour combinations for this Chocolate Bark include Peppermint and Toasted Coconut, Cherries and Toasted Almonds, and Coffee and Cacao Nibs. This Christmas I’ve also added a little medicine (or some may say magic) to this bark for a truly healthy start to the New Year.

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Herbal Recipes and Medicinal Mushrooms

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