STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH 3 x 250g punnets strawberries, halved 2/3 cup icing sugar 1/3 cu Grand Marnier or Cointreau 2 tbs lemon juice 2 x 750ml bottles champagne Mint leaves – ginger mint, spearmint or apple mint Save half of a punnet of strawberries for decorating. Blend or process remaining strawberries with icing sugar, liquer […]
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Tasty Herbal Tea Combinations
CHAMOMILE, FENNEL & SAGE TEA Brew 1 tsp dried chamomile, 1 Tbsp dried fennel and 2 chopped fresh sage leaves in 2 1/2 cups freshly boiled water for three minutes or longer. Soothing and calming. CHAMOMILE & MINT TEA Pour 2 1/2 cups freshly boiled water over 4 tsp dried chamomile and 4 sprigs of […]
Simple Herbal Teas
Here are some simple herbal teas to try: BASIL TEA Basil tea settles the stomach. Honey can be added to make a tea for relieving tickly coughs. BERGAMOT TEA Drink as a relaxing nightcap and may help to relieve menstrual pain, gas and nausea. CHAMOMILE TEA Dried flowers are used to make a tea to […]
How to Make Herbal Teas
Making herbal teas from the garden is so simple and delicious that there’s no need to use the commercial herbal teas available at the supermarket. Fresh or dried herbs can be used to make herbal teas and the benefit of picking them from your own garden is that you can be sure that no pesticides […]