HerbLIST Swap

Last week I enjoyed a quiet day creating recipes and product for an "herb swap" with some of the members of TEH online chat group. Although I did a lot of measuring and packaging, it was a soothing and relaxing process. The fragrance of fresh herbs is such a delight! My packages have been sent off and several of those sent to me in exchange have arrived (I will share a picture when they are all here). I made enough of everything so that I could have some for home use as well. It's been much fun to use the bath tea, to make seed crackers, and to use my seasoning packets when I make dinner. It's amazing how flavorful fresh, dried herbs are as compared to ones that have been sitting in a jar for awhile. Like black tea, fresh herbs that haven't been pulverized seem to retain their full flavor better than powered herbs that sprinkle out of a bottle. Here's a sample of some of the recipes and products I made last week:


* Lavender Relaxation Foot Soak
* Lavender Oatmeal Tranquility Foot Bath


* Rosemary Chamomile Bath Tea
* Golden Meadow Tisane


* Herbal Splendor Bath Tea
* Lavender Sugar


* Rosy Meadow Tisane
* Mary's Lavender Black Tea


* Rosemary Sea Salt
* Lavender Sea Salt


* Herb d' Provence
* Italian Seasoning


* Seed Cracker Recipes and packets of seeds
* Walla Walla Sweet Onion Jelly


I hope the recipients of my packages enjoy the contents they contain. They were packed with love and well wishes!