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THE HERBAL KITCHEN

50 Easy-to-Find Herbs and Over 250 Recipes to Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family

Kami McBride

“Wow! I learned a lot from The Herbal Kitchen and I’m keeping it in my kitchen so I can refer to it often. I love this book!”

Christiane Northrup, MD, author of the New York Times Bestseller Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

Few books touch my heart the way Kami McBride’s The Herbal Kitchen does. Read deeply; this is a book that will nourish heart and soul, body and spirit with the rich harvest of the green world. âA?A?Rosemary Gladstar

Do you enjoy eating garlic bread? Does oregano always find its way into your spaghetti sauce? Do you garnish potato salad with paprika? Then you are participating in the ancient tradition of using herbs to enhance the health benefits and digestibility of your food.

THE HERBAL KITCHEN by Kami McBride will help readers to recognize the extraordinary pharmacy that already exists in their own kitchen – one that will boost immunity, heal sickness, enhance energy, and ensure overall health and vitality, all without the need for fancy equipment or specialty products.

In thirteen informative chapters, life-long herbalist and health educator Kami McBride gives us a detailed guide to the most common herbs, their medicinal benefits and the tips and tricks for gardening and using them for a healthier life, including:

• Stuffing your turkey with sage helps to keep away the colds that begin circulating around Thanksgiving;
• Adding ginger to a fish meal kills pathogens found specifically in fish; and
• Sprinkling fennel into your marinades helps you to more easily digest your food
• How to make delicious herbal smoothies

Not only will readers find a full glossary of herbs complete with their hidden properties, but it also includes over 250 recipes for herbal oils, vinegars, pestos, dressings, salts, cordials, syrups, smoothies and more making it the most comprehensive guide of its kind.

“These pages discuss many herbs and spices that are easy to grow or that you already have in your kitchen,” says McBride in her introduction. “My hope is that you will be inspired to think of your spice rack as more than a source of flavor. It is also a medicine chest, full of healing remedies that can help you to keep your family well.”

THE HERBAL KITCHEN provides remedies most of us never dreamed possible using the ingredients in our spice racks and refrigerators and the information necessary to prepare, store, and use herbs, and create a long-term healthcare plan.

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Kami McBrideis was raised in Vacaville. She is an herbalist and inspiring teacher that has helped thousands of people learn to use herbal medicine in their daily lives in ways that are healthy, safe and fun. She teaches experiential herbal programs in reviving the art of home use of herbal medicine. Her work is centered in sustainable wellness practices, creating self reliance and revitalizing our relationship with the plant world. 

Kami’s extensive knowledge of healing plants is infused into her specialty of herbal cooking for preventive health. She empowers people in understanding how to use herbs in the home setting for prevention and every day common ailments. Kami founded the Living Awareness Institute, has taught at UC San Francisco School Nursing and is the author of The Herbal Kitchen 

www.livingawareness.com