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All the jars ready to be filled with herby goodness
This past weekend I spent all my time doing two things: 1. Writing down ally favorite herb infusion recipes from Pinterest and 2. Clipping fresh herbs from my patio garden here in beautiful Hawaii.
Below are the recipes I wrote down and my labors of love in making the most of my year round herb garden.
Herb Infused Vinegar
The vinegar in its rightful place over the washing machine!
I use vinegar all over the house: washing my laundry, my daily shower spray, cleaning, etc. So I jumped at the opportunity to add a little herb magic to the already amazing elixir. Below is the recipe for getting your own amazing vinegar concoction.
Ingredients:
Instructions:
In pan over low heat warm the vinegar
If using a container with a dispenser add glass beads to prevent herbs coming out with vinegar
Wash herbs with cold water to remove dirt
Fill jar with the herbs and pour vinegar over
Let vinegar cool completely and place in cool dark place for 2 weeks.
Strain and disgard herbs and enjoy vinegar.
Notes:
Only 1 week has past since I put together my infused vinegar so I will have to get back to you on how it turns out. I also did a second smaller batch with basil in a jar. I did not warm the vinegar for that batch because as it turns out I do not own a funnel, so I just poured it straight from the bottle. I will let you know if there is any notable difference between the two. Also check out my Cleaning board on Pinterest to see all the great natural cleaning recipes you can use your infused vinegar in!
Herb Infused Sea Salt
I love sea salt, and living here in Hawaii puts me in close proximity of some of the greatest sea salt EVER! So when I realized I could infuse this with my herbs I was all over it. I am planning on using this in some bath salts and salt scrubs!!
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Notes:
Blending the herbs and the sea salt helps evening distribute the herbs in the salt and it smells amazing. Blending the spearmint mixture smelled so amazing that I cannot wait to turn it into my next body scrub.
COMING NEXT WEEK:
Only a few months in to my new grown up job, my body is starting to wear down. No, I’m not an olympic gymnast, I work at a desk. Now while I have many opportunities to leave during the day, which I take advantage of, much of my time is still spent on the computer. In case this describes you too, read the following article for some Yoga Hacks For The Office, provided by 99u.com.
On account of Hurricane Iselle the other week my Tea Party had to rescheduled and now it’s my birthday party! Of course I had to make a new invite. Below are the result of some fun I had with photoshop and this vintage pic I found on The Graphics Fairy.
Come join the party…Stuffed feline companion optional
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Peter Paul and Shona 