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Summer Lavender and Lemon Cordial Recipe

Summer Lavender and Lemon Cordial Recipe

This Summer Lavender and Lemon Cordial is a light and refreshing drink to enjoy during the balmy months. Easy to make, you can enjoy it with still or sparkling water, champagne or cocktails. Lavender has been shown to aid relaxation,...

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Lamb Family Recipes

Lamb Family Recipes

“Laughter is brightest in the place where food is.” – Irish Proverb   Over the years we have gathered together Lamb family recipes. These are the recipes we have used time and time again and shared with friends and family....

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Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe

The Elder – the medicine chest of the country people (Ettmueller, physician in the 1660’s)   The Elder (Sambucus nigra) is such a beautiful versatile tree gifting us with a wealth of medicinal benefits. It’s THE antiviral to turn to...

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Blackcurrant Jam and How Not To Be a Domestic Goddess

Blackcurrant Jam and How Not To Be a Domestic Goddess

Any excuse to use my favourite kitchen gadget. It’s not my expensive slow macerating juicer nor my close second mini chopper but my very cheap kitchen timer dad bought me from his favourite shop Lidl’s.  These days due to time...

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Easy Raw Breakfast

Easy Raw Breakfast

Breakfast can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know what to have and in these situations it is easy to make an unhealthy choice. The body has been without fuel for perhaps 12 hours and I still believe breakfast to...

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Spring Cleansing Smoothie

Spring Cleansing Smoothie

This fabulous quick recipe encompasses powerful health promoting ingredients. Anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, detoxifying, immune-boosting and cleansing this amazing smoothie has a powerhouse of benefits. The perfect spring drink!   The Recipe 1 cup of fresh chopped pineapple 1 small banana (or...

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Healing Turmeric Golden Paste Recipe

Healing Turmeric Golden Paste Recipe

HEALING GOLDEN TURMERIC PASTE Turmeric (Curcuma longa), is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the ginger family Zingiberaceae, which is native to tropical South Asia. How to make and use this this highly bio-available golden turmeric paste   The...

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Garlic, Chilli and Ginger Special

Garlic, Chilli and Ginger Special

Let every meal be a medical prescription This is one of my favourite rapid recipes. I love it on oatcakes with cheese, added to omelettes, spread over hot cheese and toast and I do have friends who love it on...

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Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.John Muir The magnificent Elder is a sight to behold, in early summer with...

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