Lemon Basil

Here's a little secret, so obvious that most people don't even see it: Lemon Basil is a perfect match with all the beverages and dishes that we usually use the lemon or lime with:

• all kinds of salads
• refreshing beverages
• fish
• pea soup
• and deserts

When you add fresh lemon basil leaves to your beverage as a decoration, go ahead and chew on them slowly and as long as possible. It's great for remineralizing your teeth and that is the case with many kinds of fresh herbs, not just basil.








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Chives in Culinary

Traditional French cooking prefers combining chives with shallots, tarragon and marjoram.

Although, the simple truth is that chives complement just about any other flavor except sweet.

Some ideas for the foods that benefit greatly from (in the last minute) added chives: fish and shellfish, poultry, veal, cheese and creamy sauces, eggs and lots of vegetables like: artichokes, asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, corn, onions, potatoes, spinach, peas, tomatoes and others.

Chives contain sulfur-rich oil (found in all alliums) which gives them flavor and medicinal virtue of being antiseptic and to lower blood pressure. Since chives have less sulfur oil than larger alliums, they don’t have much medicinal use.



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Gingerroot tea

Beverage to emphasize for: hunter, gatherer, teacher, explorer, warrior, nomad

Neutral for: /

Toxin to limit or avoid for: /

Can be reintroduced after 3-6 months in modest amounts for: /

Prime food for weight loss for: /

Good for everyone!


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Basil

Herb/spice to emphasize for: gatherer, teacher, nomad

Neutral for: hunter, explorer, warrior

Toxin to limit or avoid for: /

Can be reintroduced after 3-6 months in modest amounts for: /

Prime food for weight loss for: teacher, nomad

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Cold Shower Substitute?

Did you know that at one time it was believed that a glass of wine, taken with a little powdered, dry root of angelica would cool down one’s sexual desire?



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Parsley Around the World

Here are some interesting parsley-related culinary facts from around the world:

• Belgians and Swiss enjoy deep-fried parsley with fondue.
  



• British make parsley jelly.
  



• French feature parsley with ham in “aspic” and as ”persillade”, which is a fine mince of parsley and garlic, added to poultry, grilled meats or sautés at the last minute of cooking.
  



• Japanese deep-fry parsley in tempura batter.
  



• Mexicans and Spaniards can not imagine “salsa verde” without parsley.
  



• Middle East – parsley is an important ingredient in the traditional dish, “tabbouleh”.
  
  
  On top the specials, listed above, parsley goes well with almost all kinds of foods, except sweets.
  
  
  
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Chamomile Tea

Beverage to emphasize for: hunter, gatherer, teacher

Neutral for: explorer, warrior, nomad

Toxin to limit or avoid for: /

Can be reintroduced after 3-6 months in modest amounts for: /

Prime food for weight loss for: hunter

Good or neutral for everyone!

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Herbal Healthcare

Herbal Healthcare is a beautiful blog wih a lot of useful information, including "More contraception choices for women 40+", "Safe herbal medicine", "Medicinal Ayurvedic Herbs" and more.

http://herbal-healthcare.blogspot.com/2008/04/nutrigenomics-and-genotype-diet.html

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