Not long after mastering the art of making tinctures with herbs, I started acquiring quite a supply of little herb-infused-alcohol on my shelves. What to do with them? I know you can add tinctures to body/beauty products like creams, lotions, body scrubs, facial toners etc. Also, you can use them as part of your kitchen first aid kit. But with my love of food, I wanted to find a more tasty way to use the tinctures.
Enter Rosemary Gladstar. Her book is brilliant if you’re inspired by Harry Potter’s Potions class, and want to start concocting things in your own kitchen.
I adapted this recipe for a chocolate liqueur that uses the herb ‘damiana’ (ok, admittedly, I had to go buy this herb especially for this project, but it just sounded too delicious to pass up!)
Damiana is a restorative herb that is a gentle anti-depressant, helps you deal with stress/anxiety, and is also supposed to be an aphrodisiac! Sounds perfect for an after dinner drink.
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My mother would be proud – I’ve definitely inherited her inability to throw away anything that ‘might be useful someday.’ Especially if that thing involves chocolate!
Going through my pantry the other day (full disclosure: My pantry is really one small kitchen cabinet crammed to the brim – ahh the joys of apartment living!) I found unopened dark chocolate Easter bunny that I had stashed away last year. Since Easter is just around the corner, I figured I should really use this one up before the new season of chocolate bunnies appear on my doorstep.
OK, I could just eat the chocolate bunny. But it was the weekend and I was feeling more adventurous. I’ve been having a wicked craving for 7-layer bars recently, but haven’t quite made the effort to figure out substitutes for graham crackers etc. here in England. These blondie brownies have that toffee-coconutty goodness of the 7 layer bar, with a very dense chewy consistency. Don’t be discouraged by the super thick batter (mine was basically a dough) of this recipe, just press it into the pan like a cookie dough.
Plus, you get the added enjoyment of chopping up an easter bunny, if you have a little pent-up frustration to get out 
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Not long after mastering the art of making tinctures with herbs, I started acquiring quite a supply of little herb-infused-alcohol on my shelves. What to do with them? I know you can add tinctures to body/beauty products like creams, lotions, body scrubs, facial toners etc. Also, you can use them as part of your kitchen first aid kit. But with my love of food, I wanted to find a more tasty way to use the tinctures.
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