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Botanical Anthology

Summer Botanical Anthology!

I am so, so very excited to share with you about this labor of love, the Summer edition of Botanical Anthology, which is launching tomorrow, June 12!

I am personally more involved than ever in the production of this publication—aside from writing articles for it, I am now its copyeditor. I’ve worked closely with the magazine’s founder/editor, my friend Harmonie, on the design and content of this edition as well as editing all the articles. I can tell you that all 46 contributors are bringing amazing articles, recipes, and other content centering around summer and how to incorporate herbs in your apothecary, kitchen, spring foraging and gardening, crafts, and summer celebrations.

Here is a sampling of what’s inside:

* Whip up an itch soothing salve, steep a California poppy tincture + infuse an evening primrose oil

* Whisk a milky oats honey mustard, make watermint chocolate chip ice cream + bake a starflower cucumber cake

* Grow amaranth, make fertilizer with comfrey + learn why you should add herbs to your garden

* Create clay mushrooms, eco print with coreopsis + make sidewalk chalk

* Form summer rituals, build a Lion’s Gate altar + discover rose family folklore

* Celebrate Summer Solstice + Lammas with simple observances

* Meet Rebecca Desnos, Susan Leopold + Tiffany Jones

From June 12th – 21st, receive the Botanical Anthology Summer edition digital download, plus our lavender bonus booklet download, for just $18. Come next week, the lavender booklet will no longer be included, and the price will increase.

And now you can purchase a printed option via Amazon!!  Plus we have gift card and digital subscription options on our website!

As a thank you for being here with me as a BLOG FOLLOWER, enjoy $3 off the publication with the code: BASummer23Take$3

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this message as I share my excitement about this magazine I am so lucky to be a part of. If you’d like to learn more about the publication and what’s inside, and consider buying your own copy, follow this link:

Botanical Anthology Summer

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Herbs and Herbalism plant wonder collective Recipes

Dill & Cheese Beer Bread

March is dill month at the Plant Wonder Collective! I was searching for inspiration and recipes online, and realized that dill bread is a bit of an old-fashioned, simple, cozy favorite. Perfect!

We may think of dill as being mostly reserved for culinary uses (dill pickles and dill havarti—yum!) but there is some historical precedent for other applications. Dill is great for digestion and is often found in infant gripe water. It is nutrient-dense and high in flavonoids, which make it a great cardio-tonic herbal ally. Dill can help with inflammation and pain, and has been historically used for soothing in many contexts (it’s name comes from an Old Norse word meaning “to soothe”).

Interestingly, in the Middle Ages dill was used for protection and as a ward against witchcraft! It also represented luck and wealth, and might be found hanging in a home or worn as charms.

Whatever its other benefits, dill tastes really green and fresh! I used it to flavor a loaf of beer bread I made, and it tasted great paired with the mozzarella cheese I added. (Would be great with cheddar, too!) Here is the recipe if you’d like to try it!

Dill & Cheese Beer Bread

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp dried or 4 tsp fresh dill
  • 1 12-oz can or bottle of beer
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice (mozzarella, cheddar, or havarti)
  • 2 Tbsp butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Grease a 9 x 5 bread pan or line with parchment paper.
  3. In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the beer and butter. Mix well.
  4. Add the beer gradually and stir well to incorporate.
  5. Transfer dough into the loaf pan.
  6. Pour the melted butter over the top. You can also sprinkle a little more dill and shredded cheese over the top if you wish.
  7. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes. Check with a toothpick—if it comes out clean, the bread is ready to come out.
  8. Let cool slightly, then turn out onto a cooling rack. Slice and enjoy!

Recipe inspired by this one from TheSaltyPot.com.

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Herbs and Herbalism

Etsy Shop!

Hi there, friends! I know it has been a long time since my last post. Life has been very busy this month! But I am ready to dive back in.

Today is a bit of a different type of post because instead of sharing a recipe or some interesting herbal info, I am here to tell you about a new project I’ve recently been working on—an Etsy shop with downloadable herbalism content!

I began making myself some printable herbal journals and planners for organizational purposes (I get bitten by the organization bug in January for sure) and realized I could share them with others, too. So here is a bit about what I have available so far:

Home Apothecary Planners— I created a planner to help organize your inventory of herbs, herbal tea blends, tinctures, infused oils; to plan projects; to record recipes, craft instructions, and favorite places to buy herbs; to log foraging and keep a log of your favorite herbalism books; and to record basic herb profiles. This planner comes in a couple color options (with more to come).

Herbal Materia Medica— This printable is a more in-depth template for creating your own herbal Materia Medica with profiles of all your favorite herbs. It is all clean lines and user-friendly, with two different cover options, pages for a master running table of contents list, more in-depth plant profiles, and recipe pages with various design options for you to print as needed.

Coming soon— I am so excited to say that I am working on writing a spring tea recipe e-booklet, which I plan to release March 1! And, I also plan to write more tea recipe e-books for all the seasons. I have big plans for the future in the realm of recipe book writing (it’s my *Big Dream* as far as the direction I’m going with herbalism), and these booklets are the first step. I am pouring a lot of love, hard work, and *magic* into this project and I can’t wait to share it with you, my friends!