The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-To-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes
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“Kami McBride provides everything you need to amaze your friends and family with a seasonal bounty of delicious herbal drinks, smoothies, cordials, pestos and more.” — Rosalee de la Forêt, author of Alchemy of Herbs
Herbs are a gift from nature. They not only help to create aromatic and delicious food, they also support overall health and wellness on a daily basis. Using dried and fresh herbs in your cooking boosts your intake of vitamins and minerals, improves digestion, strengthens immunity, and increases energy. Using plants as medicine is an ancient and powerful tradition that connects you to the earth, helps treat common ailments, promote restful sleep, relaxation, and more.
The Herbal Kitchen will help you recognize the extraordinary pharmacy that probably already exists in your own kitchen. With 50 easy-to-find herbs and spices, information and tips for preparing, storing, and using them, and over 250 simple, flavorful recipes, it will empower you to care for your health.
Whether you are already familiar with herbs or are just starting out on the herbal path, Kami McBride offers recipes for everyone. Mix up refreshing drinks, infuse oil, vinegar and honey, learn how to make tinctures and cordials, salts, sprinkles, and more.
From the Publisher
Peppermint-Lavender Lemonade
Everyone loves it, and it costs a fraction of what it would cost to supply
the masses with sodas or packaged drinks.
2 cups (500 ml) lavender and peppermint tea½ cup (125 ml) fresh lemon juice½ cup (185 ml) honeyPeppermint sprigs for garnishLemon slices for garnish
Berry-Mint Fizz
1 cup (250 ml) peppermint tea3 tablespoons (70 ml) herbal honey1 cup (125 g) frozen berries2 tablespoons (30 ml) fresh lime juice1 pinch of stevia powderHandful of fresh peppermint1 cup (250 ml) carbonated water (optional)
Add tea and honey to blender and blend until mixed. Add the berries, lime juice, stevia powder, and peppermint and blend until evenly mixed. Stir in carbonated water, if using, just before serving.
Healing Herbs and Spices
Allspice
Gardening tips: Allspice grows in tropical climates and is widely cultivated in Jamaica.
Properties: anesthetic, antibacterial, antioxidant, antispasmodic, antiviral
Uses: It is time to expand the horizons of allspice use beyond the ingredient lists for pumpkin pie and mulled cider. Found in almost every cupboard, this warming and pungent spice is a vitamin supplement and medicine chest packed into a small berry. Allspice is high in vitamins and minerals including calcium, iron, and manganese. Allspice fights off colds and flu, calms menstrual cramps, settles upset stomachs, and enhances the delivery of nutrients in the body.
Astragalus
Gardening tips: Astragalus requires well-drained, sandy soil and lots of sun. It is a hardy plant that withstands frost and can survive with little water.
Properties: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral
Uses: Astragalus has a very pleasant taste that blends well into soups and grain dishes. Astragalus root that can be purchased in the store is precut into long, thin wedges that look like tongue depressors. Just throw two or three of these flattened sticks into any soup that you make. Add them at the beginning of the soup preparation and leave the sticks in the pot until the soup is finished.
Calendula
Gardening tips: The more you pick calendula flowers, the more they grow. Calendula will grow in full sun but also does well with some shade. It survives with little watering.
Properties: anti-inflammatory, antiviral, bitter tonic, demulcent, emollient
Uses: Sprinkle the fresh flowers onto just about anything you eat, such as salads, sandwiches, and tacos. Add dried calendula flowers to soup and broths. Drink the golden petals in tea, include them in your cordials, and add them to smoothies. The beautiful sunshine-colored petals of the calendula flower are a first-rate skin healer.
Sample Recipes
Invigorating Bath Pg. 281
8 quarts (8 L) water½ cup (24 g) fresh peppermint leaves or ½ cup (48 g) dried peppermint leaves½ cup (36 g) fresh calendula or ½ cup (8 g) dried calendula½ cup (24 g) fresh rosemary or ½ cup (26 g) dried rosemary¼ cup (48 g) fresh juniper berries or ¼ cup (20 g) dried juniper berries
Oregano Pesto Pg. 233
¾ cup (180 ml) olive oil1 cup (30 g) arugula/rocket1 cup (30 g) mixed/salad greens½ cup (48 g) fresh oregano½ cup (78 g) diced cucumber½ cup (84 g) cashews1 avocado, 3 garlic cloves1 tablespoon (15 ml) tamari¼ teaspoon (1 g) salt¼ teaspoon powdered black pepper
Chai Honey Pg. 162
2 cups (740 ml) honey3 tablespoons (21 g) powdered cinnamon2 tablespoons (12 g) powdered coriander1½ teaspoons (3 g) powdered clove1½ teaspoons (3 g) powdered cardamom1 teaspoon (2 g) powdered ginger1 teaspoon (2 g) powdered black pepper
Breakfast Sprinkle Pg. 242
.3 tablespoons (21 g) powdered cinnamon1 tablespoon (2 g) powdered allspice½ teaspoon (1 g) powdered clove
Publisher : Red Wheel; Second Edition, updated edition (April 1, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1573247456
ISBN-13 : 978-1573247450
Item Weight : 0.035 ounces
Dimensions : 7.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book useful and well-researched. They appreciate the practical advice for incorporating herbs into everyday life. The recipes are tasty and easy to follow. The book is simple to understand and apply in everyday life. It inspires creativity and new ideas.
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Ashley Maple –
My favorite new herbal book!!
I really enjoyed this book! I am slowly rebuilding my herbal library since Hurricane Florence, and this was a great new addition. It begins with an Herbal Kitchen Materia Medica which is enjoyable to read and informational. It really opens your eyes to the possibilities that lie within your reach without requiring hard to find herbs/spices, although I do have a few things I will order from Mountain Rose Herbs like hawthorn and juniper berries. It includes recipes for honeys, vinegars, smoothies, cordials, oils, and more. I have already made the rosemary hair rinse, rose honey (smells AMAZING), summer solstice cordial, indulgence oil, vanilla spice cordial, cramp cordial, peppermint rice vinegar, and mineral tonic vinegar. I plan to make many of the herbal drinks to keep us cool, healthy, and hydrated this summer instead of plain ice tea and lemonade for the kids like usual. Along with the book you get a free digital gift of The Tumeric Sessions, and there is an corresponding online video tutorial course for the book. I would like to note I wasn’t clear on some directions for the summer solstice cordial, but I emailed the author and she responded right away and was happy to answer my questions. (My herbs and fruit would not stay submerged in the port wine, but she said that sometimes happens. Also, she said to let the wines infuse for only a couple of weeks instead of the month as noted in the instructions for herbal cordials with alcohol such as brandy, and to refrigerate it after decanting.) We can’t wait to try it though on the solstice, it looks beautiful already! Definitely check out this book with its large amount of recipes and inspiration! This book left me feel inspired and creative in the kitchen!
A.B. –
Great book to keep in your kitchen
This book isnât a cookbook with full meal recipes in it. Instead itâs a book that shows you simple and many times quick ways to use herbs every day. Thereâs a section that tells you about each herb and itâs properties and uses, and then goes into making herbal waters and drinks, smoothies, herbal honey, herbal vinegar, cordials, oils, herbal ghee, pesto, sprinkles and salts, and bath and foot soaks. Chapter 13 is kitchen meals, broken down by season, and there are four recipes for each season. If youâre looking for a way to add more herbs into your life or even just more flavor into your cooking, then I recommend checking this book out. The recipes are easy to make and a delight to use.
Amber Moon –
Excellent book…easy to read and follow…
Awesome book!!! The recipes are easy to understand. I am a Type 2 Diabetic and thanks to some of the herbs that I have already been taking for the past 5 months my A1C has gone down from 8.3 to 7.2 and I feel much better. It is nice to have so many recipes that are good for your health and they are right under your nose in the kitchen! I love to cook and love using herbs and spices and now I have so many more recipes thanks to Kamiâ book âThe Herbal Kitchenâ. This book is an easy read and easy recipes to follow. Best herb book on the market so far….unless Kami writes a new book:). Thank you Kami for all your helpful and knowledgeable information on âmother earthâsâ gifts to us:)
Treker –
Excellent book on home cooking with herbs for preventative and medicinal health benefits
My headline says it all, basically. I’ve been watching Kami for a while and what I like about her and why I bought her book is, her methods incorporate a lot of herbs into your everyday cooking. They’re for all different reasons too. She comes from mothers and grandmothers who’ve used them for a long time. She’s learned the benefits of digestive aides, herbs that prevent colds and flus, herbs that have incredible health benefits that should be eaten everyday in our food, as food, not just medicinal tinctures or salves. She also has an excellent description of each herbal plant that she covers in the beginning of the book. Her personality is user friendly, especially on her videos and she has a true passion for sharing the gift of herbal foods that have long been forgotten thru the use of processing and packaged food in stores.
Donna –
Wow, who knew!
I really enjoy using this book. There are so many recipes to chose from, such a great variety. I haven’t tried all of them yet but I do have some favorites in the seasoning section that I make over and over. I would suggest more recommendations on how to use the various preparations. Just a little jump start before our own imaginations kick in. Kami McBride is a great teacher and I recommend people watch her videos and YouTube presentations.
Momo –
Must have source for creative herbal recipes
This book not only educates you about herbs and how to use them, but gives you wonderful recipes. I was so impressed I immediately ordered one for my daughter in-law. The focus is on using herbs, and while you can grow your own the recipes use simple to obtain dried herbs so you can plunge right in! The recipes are creative, easy, inspiring, and often totally unique. Great gift ideas! How to become the perfect all natural hostess!
Jana Hunt –
Not what I expected. Much better!!
I was not sure what to expect. But I love the way the book is put together. I have used several recipes already and they were awesome. One was a coffee sub which I needed. It was good. Did not taste like coffee, (nothing does) but it was close enough and gave me real energy for the day. Not the crashy kind. I plan to make some of the summer drinks for my family soon. I am also looking forward to trying the herbal mixes for cooking. I am glad I bought the book. It will be a go to book for me! Loved the Materia Medica in the front of the book. Very helpful.
brenda monahan –
great reading
pei –
thorough contents of different types in herbs categories, clear recipes, suitable for both beginners and experienced learners in herbal remedies
Chrissie –
Ideas abound, so easy to follow, inspired to adapt to personalised formulas well written in an easy style
Luis –
Pero llegó dañado.
Cliente Amazon –
Great information and recipes.