Nootropic Mocktails: Support Memory and Focus with Summer Sippers

With summer on the horizon, my mixologist husband has started to plan for our annual hot-weather mocktails. He often has a theme in mind. For the last couple of years, he’s been working on functional fizzy drinks that are refreshing and match our wellness goals. This year—maybe because we are at an age where we’re starting to think more about ways to support our remaining brain plasticity and cognitive faculties—he’s focusing on herbs with nootropic properties that support the brain. So far, he has come up with two keepers using brain-friendly herbs that are going to make my patio afternoons delightful this summer.

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Posted by Heidi

25+ DIY Gifts for Mother's Day

Each year when Mother's Day rolls around, I seek gifts that will make Mom feel loved and appreciated. I also aim to get her gifts that she will actually use. You would think I'd have it down to a science by now, but as May rolls around each year, finding the right gift seems to get even harder. Maybe it's because the older I get, the more I appreciate my Mom and want her to know that, or maybe it's that I've gifted her so many things over the years that I want it to be different. What I do know is that she most enjoys my homemade gestures of love. She knows I took my time to make her something, tailored it to her preferences, and created things she can use instead of things that will collect dust or create clutter. 

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Posted by Jessicka

Stargazing Tea Recipe

 

Spring has come on fully here in the Willamette Valley! Flowers are opening, leaves are unfurling, local wildlife is abuzz with activity, and I for one am looking forward to longer and sunnier days. Warm nights will bring ample stargazing opportunities throughout the summer, and the impending solar eclipse on April 8th will mean that many of us will be extra-aware of the closest and most important star of all, our beloved sun. With that in mind, I looked at the season ahead and felt inspired to revisit this stargazing tea blend

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Posted by Maia

Iced Matcha Latte with Lavender Cold Foam

I am a sucker for a colorful drink, and I will sheepishly admit that this bevvy was inspired by a popular coffee chain sign featuring their newest summer drink, the “Iced Lavender Cream Oatmilk Matcha.” The colors and the anticipated flavors of lavender, matcha, and creamy oat milk made it irresistible. So I pulled out the gift card I had gotten months back and splurged! The verdictit was good, but I could make it better with top-shelf organic ingredients!

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Posted by Jessicka

Make Your Own Gin with Dried Herbs + Elderflower Gin Cocktail Recipe

We live in a time when being a foodie is a celebration. As the more middle-class cousins to gourmets and gastronomes, we foodies have the same discriminating palates and passion for flavor, experimentation, and a mix of food cultures to help us build our skills and develop our cooking hobbies. Were also very good at cooking on a budget. In the world of mixologists—a particular breed of foodie—making gin is the perfect representation of this. Its crazy-easy, doesnt take long, and you end up with excellent alcohol without breaking the bank.

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Posted by Heidi

Salted Earl Grey Caramel Sauce

If there are three things that I love, they are sweets, botanicals, and Star Trek. Did I ever think I would be party to a recipe that would marry those things together? Not really, and to be fair, the Star Trek involvement in this recipe is pretty nonexistent. (However, if any Next Generation fans are reading this, I think you will appreciate the reference.) In all seriousness, we already know that sweets and botanicals go hand in hand, and we are always trying to find creative ways to combine the two. We recently stumbled upon this classic Mountain Rose Herbs caramel sauce recipe and could not resist bringing it back. Earl Grey fans to the front of the class, please! This recipe is for you.

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Posted by Maia

Herbal Irish Coffee

I love a good Irish coffee. The conundrum, however, is that I generally limit my daily caffeine consumption to a morning espresso and I don’t want whiskey for breakfast, so it’s hard to figure out when to have said Irish coffee. St. Patricks Day is almost here and I'll be getting together in the afternoon with my coffee-loving friends and family, which will include traditional, festive Irish coffee. Happily, my talented mixologist of a husband recently got inspired by a tin of Mountain Rose Herbs herbal coffee. I wasn’t sure what he was up to tinkering away in the kitchen, and then he came out with this creamy glass of pure ambrosia. Although I am not generally an all-caps kind of woman, this herbal Irish coffee recipe is, OMG SO GOOD. Bonus: I can drink a glass in the evening and still get a good night’s sleep.

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Posted by Heidi

The Oral Tradition of Caribbean Herbalism

 

The Caribbean islands, scattered between North and South America, are a hotspot of weather, plant biodiversity, and culture. Islands range from tropical rainforests to chilly mountain peaks, some densely saturated with remote mogotes: isolated, steep-sided mounds on otherwise flat plains. The high humidity and rainfall contribute to a lush flora and fauna. There are over 11,000 discovered plant species, 189 amphibian species, and 564 bird species. The Caribbean’s herbal traditions are rooted in this abundance of biodiversity.

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Herb Flavor Profiles for DIY Tea Blending

As herbalists, many of us create infusions (teas) with health and wellness in mind, choosing herbs based on what constituents they can provide us. As tea enthusiasts, we also care about the tea-drinking experience and the synergistic way that the flavors and aromas of different herbs can join together when put in hot water. It is this synergy that comes into play with tasting notes. Tasting notes are the descriptive language that connoisseurs use to help us understand the nuances at play in each cup: a set of terms to describe visual cues, aromas, taste, sensations, and more. I can’t tell you why ‘tangy, lively, and refreshing’ are the flavor notes in my everyday go-to drink-it-all-day herbal tea, but knowing those terms helps steer me toward other herbs and spices that work well together when making my own herbal tea blends.

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Posted by Heidi

Natural Ways to Support Menstruation + Tea Blend

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When your moontime calls, listen to your body. She’s calling for nourishment and rest. Calling you back to yourself and your wise woman within. Back to the cycle of the moon within you—your womb, your hormonal cycle, your psyche. Give yourself permission to find a little quiet time to yourself. Soak in some extra self-care. Sip herbal infusions.

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10 Zero-Waste Swaps for a Sustainable New Year

Welcome to a new year! What are you calling in and saying yes to? What are you letting go of and saying no to? The beginning of the year is always a great time to take stock of what’s working for you (and not working) individually and collectively. As I look back on 2023, I think about the choices I made throughout the year and the impact that resulted from my actions. I understand that every decision—no matter how small—truly matters, and our actions create a ripple effect in our interconnected world.

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Posted by Ashley

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Nootropic Mocktails: Support Memory and Focus with Summer Sippers

With summer on the horizon, we are beginning to plan for refreshing mocktails. This year, we’re all about infusing nootropic herbs for brain support!
WRITTEN BY Heidi

May 22, 2024

25+ DIY Gifts for Mother's Day

If you're looking for a Mother's Day Gift that is homemade, useful, and able to be tailored to the special Mom(s) in your life, look no further than this list of DIY gift ideas!
WRITTEN BY Jessicka

May 6, 2024

Stargazing Tea Recipe

Invoke feelings of renewal and reflection with this uplifting herbal tea blend. It's the perfect sipper to enjoy during the energetic shift of an eclipse or an awe-inspiring night of stargazing.
WRITTEN BY Maia

April 5, 2024

Iced Matcha Latte with Lavender Cold Foam

Try this decadent two-toned matcha latte that is as clean and organic as it is tasty and beautiful.
WRITTEN BY Jessicka

April 5, 2024

Make Your Own Gin with Dried Herbs + Elderflower Gin Cocktail Recipe

Did you know you can easily make your own delicious gin? No still required! All it takes is a good neutral spirit and high-quality herbs.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

March 27, 2024

Salted Earl Grey Caramel Sauce

This caramel sauce recipe brings the floral flavor of Earl Grey to classic sweet and salted caramel. Try this delightful addition with ice cream, baked goods, apples, nuts, chocolate, coffee drinks, or even cocktails/mocktails!
WRITTEN BY Maia

March 15, 2024

Herbal Irish Coffee

If you love Irish coffee but don’t want the heavy caffeine dose that comes with it, try this delicious cocktail with Mountain Rose Herbs herbal coffee.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

March 11, 2024

The Oral Tradition of Caribbean Herbalism

"The knowledge my family and others have about the plants on the island is not a niche concept that makes them herbalists or healers; it is the common knowledge of a people about the world they inhabit."
WRITTEN BY Brandon Ruiz- Guest Author

February 18, 2024

Herb Flavor Profiles for DIY Tea Blending

As herbal tea enthusiasts, we use tasting notes to help us choose tea herbs that we’re likely to love. Learn how tasting notes can serve you and help you create more flavorful homemade blends.
WRITTEN BY Heidi

February 8, 2024

Natural Ways to Support Menstruation + Tea Blend

These supportive herbs and wellness practices can help ease the way during that time of the month.
WRITTEN BY Corinna Wood- Guest Writer

January 24, 2024

10 Zero-Waste Swaps for a Sustainable New Year

Try these ten alternatives for a greener and cleaner new year ahead.
WRITTEN BY Ashley

January 10, 2024