For a heartier complex carbohydrate version of the easy flapjack recipe try these cornmeal flapjacks. The complex carbs provide long-lasting energy. Use this standard flapjack recipe as inspiration for your own creations. You can use any kind of maize meal you like. We prefer finely ground yellow maize meal. Variations: When using sweet toppings add […]
Easy Flapjack Recipe With Yummy Serving Ideas
This easy flapjack recipe is not just easy to make, it’s quick as well. Make your pick from the delicious sweet and savoury serving ideas below. They are guaranteed to wow your guests. If you prefer a denser flapjack (like I do), omit the baking powder. So try this easy flapjack recipe without baking powder […]
How To Brew The Perfect Pot of Borage Tea
Borage Tea Benefits Borage tea is believed to have some calming effects, useful for the treatment of nervous conditions, and the leaves are said to stimulate lactation in nursing mothers. It is thought good for reducing fever and restoring vitality during recovery from illness. Because it enhances perspiration, it is also thought to be of […]
Epsom Salt Bath Benefits, Recipe, and FAQ
Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) is a naturally occurring mineral. It has numerous health and beauty benefits as well as many uses in the garden. An Epsom salt bath is a simple but very effective natural remedy. When correctly prepared, an Epsom salt bath eases stress and relaxes the body, relieves pain and muscle cramps, and it […]
Rhubarb Pecan Muffins With A Twist
This rhubarb pecan muffin recipe is a good example of how one can elevate an already great recipe to the next level with the simple addition of just one herb. Rhubarb, apple, orange and pecans are great flavour pals – they all go well together. But rhubarb and ginger is a match made in heaven […]
Vichyssoise (Potato and Leek Soup) with Fresh Italian Parsley
Soup is the ultimate comfort food. Nothing else can send so much rich aroma into the air, and nothing else so effectively makes every house into a home. What’s more… A good soup is the ultimate sign of a fabulous cook. And despite that, soup is the most forgiving thing you’ll ever make, the easiest […]
Tips (and a recipe) for Cooking With Comfrey
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) may not be one of the most prized culinary herbs, but its exceptional medicinal properties, and high protein content, makes it a very popular herb with herbalists. In the edible plant world it ranks just behind soya beans for protein content. And it has no equal as a remedy for skin problems, […]