Easy Dandelion Recipes

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MEATLESS MONDAYS and SPRING = DANDELIONS DANDELIONS are one of my favourite Spring herbs. I use the flowers, leaves and the roots as medicine,and enjoy this delightful highly nutritious “weed” often at this time of year. I’ve been dismayed for many years at the millions of $$$ spent each year to eradicate these  cheerful sunny flowers [...]

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Is Garlic good for you? Let me count the ways…

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I absolutely love Garlic!  Do you?? There are so many reasons to include this pungent member of the Lily family in your daily meals, anytime but especially now.  I will eventually make a “glossary” to help with herbal terms but in the meantime, please contact me if the properties below are indecipherable! The huge list, [...]

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To Decrease Inflammation, Add This to your Meals today.

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Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) ~ A spice we need to get to know.  It’s the rich yellowy mustard colour in curry powder*  and is gaining popularity as one of THE heavy hitters of herbal medicine. A member of the ‘ginger family’, it is native to tropical South Asia. Turmeric owes its preventative powers and mounting fame [...]

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What is Quinoa and Why do I care?

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Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) The queen of ancient grains. Grown and revered by the Incas. Increasingly popular these days. WHY should you care about QUINOA? Quinoa offers us great gifts. It contains a balance of amino acids which mean: more protein (13%) than other grains, is packed with the minerals below plus vitamins and powerful anti-oxidants. [...]

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