Results for Category: beverages
How to Make Elderflower Champagne
We’ve featured a few herbal fermentation articles on the blog, but are you ready for another one? Here at the Herbal Academy, we love herbal fermentation! Not only is making your own ferments full of fun, but it’s also satisfying to the soul to harvest herbs from your surroundings (or purchase if necessary) and turn…
Treat Yourself With This Strawberry Rose Sorbet Float Drink Recipe
Are you looking for a simple, refreshing, healthy treat for hot summer days? Look no further! We present to you…Our Rosy Mood® ...
Pink Dandelion-Rose Chai Latte Recipe
This excerpt is from Maria Noël Groves’ new book, Herbal Gut Health: Natural Therapies to Promote Healthy Digestion, Boost ...
Butterfly Pea Flower Latte with Lavender Rose Cold Foam
Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) flower is well known for the dreamy blue hues it gives when blended into foods or drinks. These flowers, in particular, are known for their vibrant blue coloration, which is attributed to the high concentration of anthocyanins. But this herb is more than just a pretty face. It’s an herb that…
Happy Days Herbal Mocktail Recipe That Will Uplift Your Spirits
We have a little herbal magic to introduce you to, the Happy Days Herbal Mocktail—this is a concoction that can uplift the spirit with the properties of St. John’s wort, warm any day with zest of ginger, and add a dash of sunshine brightness with the addition of grapefruit juice. This mocktail carries the wisdom…
Have Yourself a Very Venus Valentine’s Day + a Heart-Supportive Rose Chocolate Smoothie
The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess Venus, commonly referred to as the goddess of love, and also known in Greek trad...
Wintertime Awakening with Minty Mind Hot Chocolate
The tendency towards wintertime hibernation can keep our bodies and minds in a state of semi-slumber. Wrapping our hands around a ...
Refresh Your Summer: Try This Herbal-Infused Slushie Recipe!
Who needs a summer cool-down treat? This delightful herbal-infused slushie recipe is just the thing you need to beat the heat! Unlike the artificially colored and flavored slushies you may have seen during childhood trips to amusement parks, this frozen treat is made of botanical ingredients that delight the senses and benefit the body and…
3 Refreshing Fruit & Herb Cordial Recipes
I love how alive everything is in the summer. The flora and fauna are out and about, and so are my friends, making last minute get-togethers far more common this time of year. There’s a certain kind of magic in hot summer evenings spent sharing conversations on a patio while an ice-cold refreshment condensates in…
A Calming Yet Energizing Lavender Matcha Latte Recipe
Matcha has hit the caffeinated beverage scene with a bright green splash, but most people still don’t know much about it. Matcha...
A Blush Rose Gimlet Recipe That is Both Refreshing and Captivating
In this ultimate guide to seasonal herbs, Seasonal Living with Herbs is a transformative book written by Jess Buttermore that expl...
Make a Fermented Pine Needle Soda That is Bursting With Winter Flavors
Not just any soda! This pine needle soda recipe makes a delightful drink that is bursting with winter flavors: pine, ginger, and citrus, as well as aromatic herbs, which really shine during this cold season. Making your own pine needle soda at home can seem a little overwhelming or advanced at first—maybe you’ve heard stories…
Cheers to a Nourishing New Year With a Gingerbread Latte Recipe
New Year’s Eve is an exciting time to celebrate and usher in a fresh new start! A night filled with reflective moments, resolutions, traditions, and delicious food and beverages. We want to help you raise a glass of gingerbread latte filled with nourishing herbs, spices, and ingredients to end the year right. This spiced gingerbread…
In Bloom: Floral Tea Recipe for the Full Moon
For those who pay special attention to the lunar cycles, the Full Moon is commonly recognized as a time for manifestation and frui...
A Refreshing Basil & Thyme Coconut Water Limeade
If you are reading this in mid to late summer, depending on the part of the globe where you reside, the summer heat may be as stro...
How to Make a Rose, Grapefruit, and Ginger Mocktail
The whole second half of summer is ours to celebrate! Let’s make sure that we squeeze the most out of the hot sunny days and enjoy the expansive energy that comes with summer and the season’s extended daylight hours by making an herbal deliciousness like this Rose, Grapefruit, and Ginger Mocktail. The higher sun and…
How to Make A Wildflower Cordial
Blooms and bubbles–a delightful spring experience awaits you via the fascinating method of fermentation. Wildflowers (or garden flowers!) and their accompanying unique wild yeasts are submerged into a bath of sugar water and, with a bit of time, the magic of fermentation yields a fizzy, delicious refreshment, perfect for sipping on the porch. Let’s make…
Antioxidant Herbal Power Punch With a Classic Fruity Flavor
Spring has sprung, and even though we’re not exactly feeling the truth of that up in the northeastern United States, I am hopefu...
Aviva Romm’s Gentle Evening Tea
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Aviva Romm, physician, herbalist, mother, and midwife, as she shares this gentle evening tea, a ca...
How to Make a Cold-Infused Wild Soda
The following excerpt and wild soda recipes are from Pascal Baudar’s book The Wildcrafter Brewer (Chelsea Green Publishing, Feb. 2018) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. This method is fantastic for making quick sodas out of your favorite hiking place or to study the flavors of whole environments. Unlike most beers, you really…
Mood-Boosting Hot Cacao Recipe
The dark season is approaching, a time of inner reflection and tranquility. As the days become shorter, the decrease in daylight hours may dampen one’s mood. Especially in the months of late fall and winter, it is helpful to create rituals that promote our sense of strength and cheer. Even if it is not always…
How to Make Butterfly Pea Flower Syrup For a Botanical Drink With Lime and Lilac Ice Cubes
Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) flower is an indigo-blue, vibrant bloom that imparts its signature hue into food and drinks, tur...
Color-Changing Herbal Limoncello Recipe
As summer reaches its peak, you will likely find yourselves looking for ways to come together with friends and family — while st...
A Fresh Green Juice Recipe With Alterative Herbs
Spring is finally here. The days are getting longer and the sunlight more intense, which allows the first herbs of the season to appear again with full fresh energy. After a long winter, we crave a little reawakening. Fresh herbs that are lush and green are an ideal choice in spring to kickstart this change…
How To Make A Floral Vinegar Infusion + A Spring Salad Recipe
Spring blooms make their way from the once cold soil, emerging and bringing life back to our gardens. The vibrant flowers and leaves that were deep in sleep are now wide awake, swaying in the breeze, soaking up the warm sun, and ready to be used once more for homemade herbal creations. The particular recipe…
Astragalus Chai With Bone Broth
The fire is lit and roaring. Deep orange flames undulate and flicker as the cold white snow falls just outside your door. The days...
How to Make a Simple Chai Syrup
I love any opportunity to share the richness of relationships with plants and have always felt that handmade gifts are the most pr...
Homemade Hot Toddy for Cold and Flu
My first memories of a hot toddy are from childhood. One of my family’s home remedies for cold and flu, hot toddies were something my mother prepared for me and my sister when the seasonal sniffles got the better of us, and something her grandmother, my mamaw, had made for her family in similar situations….
How to Make a Nutritive Pregnancy Tea Blend
Pregnancy is a really special time of life and so are the needs during this time. Besides a wholesome, colorful diet, and prenatal supplements, a nourishing herbal pregnancy tea blend can boost your wellbeing as well as the health and development of your baby. The nutrient requirements are heightened to properly nourish the body during…
Nerve Tea With Oatstraw and Skullcap
This herbal nerve tea recipe combines skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora), a superior relaxing nervine, oatstraw (Avena sativa), a ...
