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Roasted Chicken with Fruit and Herbs Make Marinade 1 TBSP of fresh catnip finely chopped 1 TBSP of fresh Italian parsley leaves finely chopped 1 large garlic clove finely chopped 1 TBSP of olive oil 1 TBSP of honey 1/2 cup of orange juice Combine all ingredients in a bowl and let sit for oneContinue reading “Roasted Chicken with CATNIP, Parsley , and Fruit”

Unless I want to resort to pesto or salsa , I think I have exhausted all the possibilities for catnip in food. I think it is just too strange of a flavor to be used/substituted raw like basil or lemon balm. Catnip does work well with roasted meat and vegetables, especially when you combine itContinue reading “Scalloped Potatoes with Mushrooms, Lovage and Catnip”

Lavender Lemon Oat Cookies Preheat your oven to 350 Melt 1/2 cup of butter or substitute (do not use coconut oil) Once cooled add in one beaten egg and….. 1 TBSP of brown rice syrup. In a separate bowl add together……. 1/3 cup of’sugar 1/2 tsp of baking powder 1/3 cup of almond flour 1/3Continue reading “Lavender Lemon Oat Cookies”

My white elder bush is finally big enough for me to harvest the flowers. I am still waiting for the black elder to grow larger for the berries. It seems to struggle and break easily with any storm. Both bushes were hard to get established. I had failures in years past. Once it gets goingContinue reading “Elder Flower Muffins and Honey”