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How to Make Kombucha Tea
Category: Fermenting
Do you want to learn how to make kombucha tea at home? If you are new to fermenting, this kombucha recipe is an easy beginner project. It’s low maintenance and creates a super healthy brew that tastes delicious. If you are already drinking kombucha that is store bought, this will save a lot of money and provide a lot more probiotics. Store bought brands are pasteurized which will kill some of the beneficial bacteria in a fermented brew so homemade is much better. The same is true for other ferments like Kefir and Sauerkraut. What is Kombucha? Kombucha is a…
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How to Make a Heat Infused Oil Quickly
Category: Herbalism
A heat infused oil is one of two methods you can use to make herbal infused oils. An herbal oil infusion is the process of extracting the active fat soluble ingredients in an herb into a carrier oil. Cold Infused Oil vs. Hot Infused Oil Cold Infusion A cold infusion creates an herbal infused oil without using any heat. How you achieve this is to soak the herbs in oil for several weeks. You place your dried herbs into a glass jar, filling it about 1/3 of the way. Next, pour your carrier oil of choice over the herbs to…
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How to Make Chive Blossom Vinegar
Category: HerbalismChive blossom vinegar is a simple chive recipe. It’s a simple way way to infuse your dressings and sauces with the flavor of chive blossoms. If you have chives in your garden you will start to see beautiful pink flowers open up in late April and May. You may have an abundance of them! If you are like me, you might wonder what you can create with them. I was searching for chive blossom recipes and came across this idea. What do you do with chive blossoms? Chive blossom infused vinegar is a really easy way to enjoy their flavor.…
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