Author Archives: garliq

Treating Influenza with Local Herbs

A few weeks ago the seasonal influenza hit my family. And when I say ‘hit’ I mean that it felt like I’d been hit by a bus. It was awful! After I got it, it made it’s way through my … Continue reading

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Elderberry Jelly

The Holiday Season continues.  Some gifts have already been shared and many are still to come.  Here’s a recipe for one of my favourites.  I really love giving jams and jellies as gifts.  I think it’s because I feel like … Continue reading

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Summer Sunshine Salad Dressing – “Get’s the Grey Out”

Tomorrow is Black Friday or, perhaps better known to folks reading this blog,  Buy Nothing Day.  And to honour this gift-giving season, I thought I’d share a few recipes and ideas on herbal gifts that you can make yourself. It’s … Continue reading

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Immortality Soup

Immortality Soup this was a dish brought to the Foragers’ Feast.  Unfortunately, I’m not sure who brought it and I’m not sure how they made it.  I’m also sharing it cuz my herb geek-ness is so appreciative of the botanical … Continue reading

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Haruko’s Wild Su Gobo Recipe

Haruko’s Wild Su Gobo Recipe **special thanks to Haruko for sharing this.  this was the most asked for recipe at the Foragers’ Feast** Enjoy… Before you get started you need to harvest Burdock roots you will need 8-10 roots, each … Continue reading

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Secret Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies

Secret Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies! submitted by Marlene Morris     1/2 cup real butter 1/2 cup brown sugar *** 2 Tbsp. dried Sweet Lavender flowers (3-4 Tbsp. fresh flowers) 1 large egg 2 Tbsp. milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract … Continue reading

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submitted by Andrea Potter of Rooted Nutrition.ca ♦ rootednutrition@gmail.com Cooking Classes ♦ Workshops ♦ Holistic Nutrition Counseling Thanks Andrea!  Enjoy folks… Wild Mushroom and Asian Pear Salad This simple, warm salad lets earthy fall flavours shine, balanced with a tart … Continue reading

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Dandelion root recipes

i’ve pulled together a few Dandelion root recipes from some other blogs. Rather than re-print them, i thought i’d just link them for you.  just click the recipe title to get there… Dandelion Coffee (I’ll be serving this at the … Continue reading

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Wood Sorrel Soup

This is a re-print from my new favourite book about Wild Food Foraging.  It’s called Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate by John Kallas.  I’m hoping to post a review of it shortly. (anyone volunteers to do … Continue reading

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Community Herbalism

I like to imagine a world where our “medicines” are from the living world around us. These medicine are in balance with nature because they are nature and they teach (remind) our bodies to be that way too. They are … Continue reading

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