Nothing warms up winter quite
the way a warm drink, a roaring
fire and some home-made gifts
do.

Here are some of the herbal treats

recently presented at the Waterfront -

Centre Hotel’s From a City Chef's
Garden herbal dinner series by executive
chef Daryle Ryo Nagata and clinical
herbalist Elaine Stevens.

Ginger Tea
Fresh Ginger root, pceled and sliced
thinl

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Fresh lemons, halved and squeezed
Honey

Put a quart of water into a large pot
and add prepared ginger root, using at
least one inch of root per cup of water.
Cover the pot, bring to a boil and simmer
for at least 20 minutes. The longer you
simmer it, the’ more concentrated it
becomes, Halve lemons and squeeze the
-juice out of them. Put the leon halves
into the pot and simmer for a further ten
minutes or so to extract the oils out of
the lemon skins. Add lemon juice and

honey to the tea, te tasic, and serve.
— Elaine Stevens

Rosemary and Thyme
Shortbread Cookies
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1% Tbsp. fine granular sugar

% c. all- poet tote

yme (freshly chopped)
i ie. rosemary (freshi ly ¢ P )
% tsp. flower petals (fresh

Cream the burter and sugar together

Herb play

Getting crafty for Christmas

with a wooden spoon or electric mixer
until smooth. Slowly add in the flour,
herbs and flower petals. Mix until con-
sistency allows the ability to form a small
bali. Roll out the ball to 4 to % inch
thick. Cut out desired shapes. Bake on
non-stick paper or pan at 325° for 15-20
minutes or until slightly brown. Cool
and dust with sugar and serve.

~— Daryle Ryo Nagata

Herbal Vincgar

“Boitles of herbal vinegar are valuable
additions to the kitchen, and they allow
you to enjoy the taste and medicinal
properties of fresh herbs year round. One
of the best vinegars to use as a base is
organic apple cider vinegar. It helps to
regulate the acid /alkaline balance in the
body, and is an excellent tonic for the
digestive tract.”

— Elaine Stevens

Raspberry Vinegar
Fill a stone crock pot (or glass jar)

with fresh (or frozen} raspberries.

Heat apple cider vinegar to a simmer
point and pour over the raspberries until
they are just covered. Cover the crock pot
well and leave it ro sit in a warm place for
ene or two weeks. Ar the end of that
time, strain the liquid from the exhausted
berries.

The raspberry vinegar can be used at
this point for salad dressings.

Caiming Potpourri

“Another excellent gift is a home-
made potpourri made from calming,
relaxing herbs that promote a quiet sleep.
This mixure can be placed in a bowl in
the bedroom or used to fill a smail piliow

that can go near the sleeper’s head.”
— Elaine Stevens

2 <. rose petals

2 &. rosemary flowers and leaves (said
to dispel nightmares)

2c. lavender flowers (to dispel melan-
choly)

1 c. chamomile flowers (to soothe the
nerves)

2 Tosp. marjoram: (to act as a seda-
tive)

1/2 Tbsp. aniseed (for scent)

1/2 Tbsp. powdered orris root

6 drops essential oil of lavender

In large glass bowl add the essential
oil to the orris root and mix well with a
wooden or plastic spoon. Add all the
other ingredients. Mix again. Pour the
mixture into an airtight glass jar and let it
sit in a cool dark place for four to six
weeks while the fragrance mellows.

Shake occasionally. When ready to
use, arrange in an attractive bowl! or use
to fill a small pillow as above.

TOSS the foil, the cooking
spray and the fattening
grease. .

House of Knives, B.C.‘s
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just added a new preduct to
its line-up that is designed to
make cooking easier.

The Oupowt Teflon bake-

Teflon liner tackles tough task’

ware liner was introduced for
the first time at the Gourmet
shew in San Francisco in
February.

The liners transform any
type of pan into non-stick
overiware and make clean-up
fast and easy: just wipe and
reuse. They can be used for

both baking and roasting, and
can go from freezer to oven
or microwave without flaking
or cracking.

The liners are available for
use in standard pans, includ-
ing metat, glass or ceramic.
They can also be cut to fit

other ovenware such as
toaster-oven trays, pizza pans
and more.

The liners are available for
$10 at iWouse of Knives in
Capilano Mall and Park Royal
Centre.

— Deana Lancaster

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