THE DAILY CUPPA WALKABOUT COLLECTION #7

Herbal Tea and Stories For You

A gathering of The Daily Walkabout stories 12-18 to 12–31, 2021 and friends from different countries sharing tea.

As I Walkabout the world of plants, traditions, recipes, and styles of seeking community and adding to our repository of healthy eating, I find I’ve so much in common with people living in faraway lands.

Along with amazing stories of plants, culture, tradition, and yummy recipes from at home and from afar, I find stories about the herbs I use in my daily beverages — my herbal teas.

From Australia, Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms) shares about native hibiscus. I purchase hibiscus flowers and gather hawthorn berries locally. With these, I make a blend that I drink every day. How lovely is that? Sharing a cup of tea together.

Even though I grow, and use, many of these plants every day; and have all my life. I’m learning so much as our Walkabout writers share their stories.

From others around our world, I learn different ways to use plants. In this story from I. Trudie Palmer, I learned a new herbal tea blend.

I. Trudie Palmer relaxes as the year comes to an end:

Sitting at my desk, I’m renewing myself with a mug of herbal tea — lemongrass, Chaga mushroom, and stinging nettle.

As I read her story, I smiled as the plants she uses in her mug of herbal tea are some which I use regularly. I grow lemongrass; I gather stinging nettle, and I purchase Chaga. I’ve never mixed them together, but am looking forward to trying this Caribbean brew.

I hope you find some treasures from our end-of-the-year collection.

Your Daily Walkabout Guides

Saturday:

Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms) leads us into the world of Australian Bush Tucker with bites — tasty bits about native plants and their uses.

Sunday:

James Beaufait presents a lush Hawaiian feast of traditions, food growing, delicious herbal treats, and sumptuous recipes as he brings us to the islands.

Monday:

Kris Bedenian celebrates Northern hemisphere home cooking as she blends her skills in traditional food preparation techniques with modern healthy adaptations.

Tuesday:

JM Heatherly shares his love of herbs and herbal lore as he indexes herbs and their uses to lead the younger generation into the magical world of plants.

Wednesday:

Nancy Blackman brings the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a warm Korean flair for using herbs and spices in the home kitchen.

Thursday:

Julie Gaeta combines her expertise as a Health Coach and traditional Mexican cuisine chef with a healthy twist to share recipes for smoothies, teas, and much more.

Friday Surprise:

I. Trudie Palmer

Our Fellow Travelers

Science

Mukundarajan V N

Jennifer Dunne

Home Cooking

Haley Creighton

Jennifer Dunne

Karen Schwartz

Traditions/history

T Mann

Memories

Barb Dalton

Our Featured Long-Form Article

For our featured long-form story, I chose Rosie Alderson, PhD’s interesting and science-informed piece about Brussel sprouts. I love them. Often my meal is just sprouts, with olive oil and salt and pepper. It never occurred to me that it was in my genes! Are you a lover or a hater — of the sprouts?

Thank You For Joining Us on Our Walkabout.

We are a world community and share information about our cultural traditions and the plants, recipes, herbs, and styles of seeking healthy eating.

This edition has been extra fun, as so many of my plant friends were discussed. If you read JM Heatherly’s stories about lavender and rosemary, you know a bit about two plants I grow all year in my home. I discovered I. Trudie Palmer makes an herbal brew from three plants I consume daily. And Jane Frost (Jane Grows Garden Rooms) shared about hibiscus which I also drink a tea from every day.

Join The Adventure

Think about what inspires you to grow your food, forage, and cook your meals and share with us.

Come along with us on our walkabout.

Submit your recipes, herb, gardening, and plant lore for our gathering of all stories tagged ‘walkabout.’ Link your long-form stories tagged ‘walkabout’ for our collection.

The information presented in the articles in our Walkabout series is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Each writer writes from their own experience and/or research, as such, their content is shared in good faith for informational use only.

Nutrient-dense whole food from plants — from grapefruit, asparagus, spinach, turmeric to blueberries — can be a problem if you’re eating processed foods and taking prescription medications. It may take your body a while to get used to any diet changes. Always consult with your physician or a qualified health care provider before making any lifestyle or dietary changes.

Thank you, dear readers and writers, for stopping in your busy day to read our stories, comment, and give us a clap.

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Past Walkabout Collections

Collection #1

Collection #2

Collection #3

Collection #4

Collection #5

Collection #6