March is National Nutrition Month, so we are starting our own celebration and calling it HOLISTICALLY SPEAKING. Join us DAILY as we provide holistic tips here on our website and across all social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. This year, our focus will be on learning how culinary spices can be implemented into our diets to help improve our…
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Best Herbs for Holiday Dishes Rosemary, Basil, Mint & Thyme
Check out these fresh or dried herbs for your holiday dishes. Although there are available year-round, during the winter, the following herbs are easier to find and go perfectly with a host of holiday recipes. Below, we’ll briefly cover rosemary, basil, mint, and thyme. Rosemary One herb you will see used often in winter recipes is rosemary. This is because…
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Black Pepper for Digestion & More… (L.) Piper nigrum
In this herbs and spices spotlight, we’ll explore the popular “king of spices” – black pepper also known as black peppercorn, pepper, and piper. Derived from an Indian name, its “genus name comes from the Latin name from the Greek word peperi” (missouribotanicalgarden.org). Furthermore, “the word pepper comes from the Sanskrit pippali, meaning “berry” (Franklin, 2o19). Per the Healing Spices Handbook by Barbara Grogan…
