Articles related to "Elderflower"



Preserving Elderflower for Floral Flavouring
Two ways of preserving elderflower, as syrup and sugar, will enable seasonal cooks to add floral flavouring to baking or making dressings for summer salads.
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Elderflower Champagne Recipe
Ten minutes to prepare, two weeks to ferment, and this sparkling elderflower wine will last the whole summer.
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Elderflower with Lime Sparkling Drink
With six to eight weeks of flowering elders in summertime, this recipe can transform twenty large elderflower heads into a fruity fizzy drink to enjoy into the summer.
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Elderberries and Elderflowers
Elderberries begin to ripen in late August and hang on the trees through much of September, both a tonic and a comfort as the summer declines and winter approaches.
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Enchanted Elder
The history and uses of the elder
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Mythical Trees and Spirits of the Woods
A brief discussion of plant-based folkloric creatures and monsters.
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Foods to Fight Colds and Flu
Nourishing concoctions such as the classic chicken soup or hot lemon drink have proven medical benefits. Cure the common cold with these time-honoured remedies,
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Herbal Skin Care Solutions
They say when you look good you feel good, but when we talk about natural health, we tend to ignore the largest single organ in the body...our skin. Especially the face, which is exposed daily to dozens of harmful effects, from sunlight to pollution. It is certainly worth a little healthy focus...read on to find some ways to look and feel better, naturally!
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The Hay Festival - 'Woodstock of the mind'
The Hay Literary and Arts festival opens shortly in the tiny rural community of Hay-on-Wye on the edge of the Wales Black Mountains. The Travelsleuth looks at this year's program and suggests a hotel in nearby Brecon.
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Cocktail Time in Seattle
Thirsty or hungry, Vessel and Spur are sure to whet your whistle and satisfy any craving. Cocktails are creatively divine and the cuisine - delicious!
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Edible Flowers for Colorful Salads
Edible flowers are making a comeback in celebrity chefs' cookery books and in stylish restaurants. Salads are a wonderful way to enjoy the color and flavor of flowers.
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Home Brew Flower Wines
Home Brew Country Wines are delightful drinks to serve to friends, full of natural flavor from spring flowers. This simple home brew winemaking recipe gives great results
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Natural Haircare Products: Recipes
Recipes for creating natural haircare products at home. From dry to oily hair there's something for everyone.
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Adult Ice Cream Desserts
Two quick, easy ways to dress up dessert in no time - suitable for adults with a few modifications, also perfect for kids!
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Mother's Day Cocktail Classics
A couple of elegant cocktails perfect for mother's day and a few accompanying recipes in case you're wondering what to serve this year for mom.
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Mother's Day Cocktails
A couple of elegant cocktails perfect for mother's day and a few accompanying recipes in case you're wondering what to serve this year for mom.
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How to Make Herbal Remedies
If the medical bandwagon has not completely infiltrated everyday life and herbal cures and infusions are still a part of your regimen, try out the following remedies
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Spring British Produce in Season
British produce for eating in season in the Springtime months March April and May includes loads of veggies, seafood, meat, game and poultry plus some fruit choices.
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Granita - Summer's Easiest Dessert
Everyone loves frozen treats especially as the mercury rises. Granita, an easy summer dessert, requires no special equipment to make. Granitas can be savory, too. Cool.
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Renovating a Lilac in June
Midsummer is aide memoire for renovating lilac, a large tree or shrub. After flowering early in summer, the longest day signals time for pruning lilac trees heavily.
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What Foods are in Season in July
Month of July can be the peak of a northern summer. Full of seasonal fruit and vegetable choices, July brings catch of the day, meat, game & poultry in season.
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What Foods are in Season in June
Promoting local food, new recipes and top chefs, the Great British Menu cookbook sets out its what's in season when for British produce. Here's a lowdown on June foods.
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A Pagan Midsummer
One of the most significant days in the Pagan Calendar, the Summer Solstice, is a time for celebration of the abundance of summer, and a time to prepare for the darkening
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Elderberry Jelly Wild Hedgerow Fruits Spread
Elder trees, growing all over the United States, western Asia and Europe, produce indigo black small berry fruits around early autumn that preserve successfully as jelly.
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Hair Care Using Fresh Herbs
Easy to make fresh herbal hair conditioner that will enhance your natural color and make your hair shine with beauty.
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Sun Protection for Allergic Skin
Allergic reactions to sunscreen lotions are caused by overreaction to chemicals. This article explains symptoms, triggers, and which sunscreens are best for allergic skin
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New Inn in the Cotswolds is Quirky Luxury Hotel
Coln St Aldwyns is a beautiful English Cotswolds village near Cirencester, Glos, and the New Inn offers quirky luxury accommodation with acclaimed restaurant and bar.
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Reclaiming Mud
For children, playing in mud is irresistible. For adults, mud is a magical elixir, quickly rejuvenating dull, muddled skin and relaxing the muscles, joints and spirit.
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Shopping in Stockholm Sweden
There's great shopping in Stockholm: from uber-trendy Euro-designers like Fillipa K to Swedish design in the Soder district.
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Sub Rosa Tarragon Vodka Recipes
Sub Rosa vodkas are delicious when used in any traditional vodka cocktail recipe, but there are definitely cocktails that take full advantage of their unique flavors.
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Hot Links on the Barbie
Grab a cob of corn and a glass of elderflower champagne and join World Languages' Second Annual Leftovers Picnic!
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Introduction to Chardonnay
A brief examination of the grape variety Chardonnay before exploring the traditional and then contemporary regions of current fine Chardonnay production.
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Wight in June
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt puts away his travelling shoes to relax in his own backyard down Rosemary Lane on the Isle of Wight where he enjoys the song of the skylark and summer vegetables from his cottage garden
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New Northumberland Restaurant
The Bistro at Herding Hill Farm near Haltwhistle is a new Northumbria restaurant, with gourmet nights and Michelin-star chefs to tempt visitors to Hadrian's Wall.
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A Medicinal Herb Garden
A medicinal herb garden was a colonial home remedy necessity. Now, we grow them as much for beauty. Read about a cold remedy, sore throat, & acne remedy etc.
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Restaurant Review The Different Drummer in Glebe
In rowdy Sydney, The Different Drummer combines cocktails, class and good food to create a chic Melbourne-like feel, right in the centre of Glebe.
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The Wonders of the Herbal Bath
Throughout history it is easy to see the importance various cultures placed on the ritual of the bath. Baths can sooth and relax, or refresh and stimulate. They can ease the body, and calm the mind. The ‘wholistic’ practitioner knows the importance of bringing together mind, body and spirit in the tranquil, centered atmosphere of the bath...and knows that when this power is combined with the natural powers of herbs, we can quite literally wash our physical and emotional troubles away.
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Celebrating Summer: Herbs of the Solstice
Whether you acknowledge the Solstice in your own life, or how you do, may not be something you've yet considered this year. But I urge you to take notice on a personal and spiritual level in some way, and let the following herbal folklore guide your way...
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Lush - Bath Melts
Lush, a luxury bath and body products store, makes several different bath melts, all scented and best when fresh. These organic treats make baths fun and relaxing.
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More Elder Wisdom (and of course, More Wine!)
As highly valued as Elder has been over many centuries, and with such a wealth of folklore surrounding it's many medicinal benefits, you understand why there had to be a Part II... This is the completion of last week's article on Elder Wisdom.
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