Free Recipes
Here are some free recipes for herbal snacks and other useful things. Enjoy!
Rose Cookies
¼ c chopped fresh rose petals ( make sure to use only pesticide free
roses and taste rose petals to be sure of flavor)
1 c sugar
¾ c unsalted butter, softened
¼ tsp salt
1 med. Egg yolk
1 tbs rosewater
1 tsp vanilla
1 ½ c all purpose flour
Preheat oven to 375. pick roses ( 2-3 roses should be enough ) and rinse under cool water. Pull the petals off and blot dry between two tea towels. Remove white part at base of petals . Chop and measure ¼ c and set aside. In medium bowl combine sugar, butter, salt and yolk- beat until creamy. Add rosewater and vanilla. Mix well. In small bowl combine rose petals and flour. Stir gently. Add this to the other mix and beat until well combined. It should resemble sticky cookie dough. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or use non- stick cookie sheet. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 3 inches apart. Bake for 16-20 min or until golden brown around edges and firm in center. Immediately remove the cookies and let them cool on wire racks.
Easy Lemon Refresher
This is a great pick me up after a long or hot day. Can be used daily and it great for oily skin.
You will need:
small bottle or spritzer
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 cup witch hazel (you can find this at any grocery or pharmacy)
Mix ingredients in a cup or bowl.Store in the bottle. Make sure to shake gently before each use. Makes approximately 24 treatments. Follow with moisturizer if necessary.
Did you know that you can use a mashed strawberry to helps get rid of stains, brighten and slightly bleach your teeth? Just mash a ripe strawberry and brush your teeth with the liquid as you normally would. Rinse with water or mouthwash afterwards.
Simple Egg Face Mask -Mix together 1 raw egg and 1 teaspoon sour cream in a bowl. Spread onto your face and neck, and let sit for about 15-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water & pat dry with a clean towel. This will leave your face clean,soft, and free of impurities & dead skin cells.
You can make a herbal bath from the flowers in your garden, some cheese cloth or muslin, and some string. Cut a square or circle about 5-6 inches on each side. Collect some flowers and herbs from your garden (such as lavender, sage, basil, thyme, rosemary, rose petals, etc.) and tie them up in the cheese cloth. Run a warm to hot bath, putting the bag in as the water is running. You can also hang it on the faucet to let the water run over it if you like. Relax and enjoy your homemade herbal bath bag for at least 15-20 minutes. You'll feel soothed and refreshed afterwards!
Chocolate face mask recipe
Ingredients
· 1/3 cup cocoa
· 1/4 cup of honey
· 2 tablespoons of heavy cream (sour cream will work as well)
· 3 teaspoons of oatmeal powder
Preparation
Mix all the ingredient until the mass in consistent. Apply on the face, gently massaging it so that oatmeal can start exfoliating the dead skin cell layer. Leave it on for about 20 minutes and rinse off with luke warm water.
Here's another quickie-
You can use grapeseed oil as a personal lubricant. It is much safer than commercial products that contain God-knows-what ingredients - sometimes even lighter fluid for a warming effect.
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