March 30, 2026 | By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
...chile peppers! Our morning session is more about the many types of chiles, their characteristics, and pungency. Our afternoon program concentrates on chiles in the kitchen with a cooking demo....
...herbs work in the body—as well as cinnamon and nutmeg. Sharpen your herbal knowledge and interest by joining this group. You are invited to join any (or all) of the...
...orange peel ½ teaspoon cinnamon chips or a broken stick ½ teaspoon vanilla bean (or a few drops of vanilla stirred in after steeping) Honey or maple syrup, to taste...
As a lifelong gardener and plant enthusiast, I’ve always been drawn to the versatility of herbs. Beyond cooking, herbs have incredible ornamental value as well. In my own garden in...
...spices such as ginger, garlic, turmeric, fenugreek seeds, cilantro, cumin, asafoetida, green chiles, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, fennel seeds and so on” with their geographical neighbors. But the...
...dried rosemary 1 cinnamon stick Simmer the berries for 10 minutes, then add the Tulsi, rosemary, and cinnamon and steep 5 minutes more. Strain, add honey or maple syrup and...
...plants that make an appearance in the garden: Allium ‘Pinball Wizard’ (“Pinball Wizard”, The Who) Cinnamomum verum (“Cinnamon Girl”, Neil Young) Dahlia ‘Foxy Lady’ (“Foxy Lady”, Jimi Hendrix) Hylocereus ‘Physical...
...different colors to determine which would work the best. These included (in order from left to right in the photo): rose hips, beets, red onion skins, chile powder, yellow onion...
...cooked with rice and given to new mothers to help with lactation. And interesting to note, the stem of the vanilla orchid (Vanilla madagascariensis), which drapes trees in the rainforest,...
