Do-It-Yourself Herbal Medicine: Home-Crafted Remedies for Health and Beauty Book Review

I have always been pretty intrigued by herbal medicine and their endless benefits, but especially since it’s something that I can do myself. I found the book to be very organized and written well, without overwhelming the reader with all the information; it is neatly organized into chapters that make sense. I found that there are many recipes for facial scrubs, toners and even a facial for acne prone skin, which we have a lot of in this family, unfortunately. 

Flipping through the book is very interesting, as there are many remedies listed for problems that could be embarrassing to ask others. The book provides herbal baths and other helpful methods to remedy whatever ailment you have. Good or bad.

 The recipe listed below is for Geranium-Honey Hair Repair and is good for one single treatment on your hair. It is super simple to make and it really works to strengthen your hair and make it beautiful in between cuts at the salon! I'll admit though, I did not have any geranium essential oil on hand, but I bet it could be substituted with another essential oil of your choosing.

 I would highly recommend this book to everyone looking for herbal remedies they can do at home!

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

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Black Cherry Chocolate Chobani Yogurt Cake

 

I recently received a variety of Chobani yogurts and I was looking for something to do with them besides just eating them out of the cups, so I thought chocolate cherry cake sounded pretty amazing. I like to use what items I have on hand, so I decided to use some whole wheat bread flour, and it turned out really well.

Ingredients

Chocolate Cherry Cake

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs lightly beaten, room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Chobani Black Cherry Greek Yogurt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened Hershey’s cocoa powder
• 1 cup whole wheat bread flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• pinch of salt

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

• In a large bowl, beat butter and cocoa powder together until combined.
• Add milk and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is achieved.

Adjust with more milk or confectioners' sugar if necessary.

Directions

Chocolate Cherry Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 315 F.
2. Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. In a separate bowl mix eggs, vanilla extract, and yogurt, then add it to the butter mixture.
5. In another bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
6. Slowly, fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Stir until the mixture is combined.
7. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan, smooth the surface and bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

1. In a large bowl, beat butter and cocoa powder together until combined.
2. Add milk and vanilla; beat until smooth.
3. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is achieved.

Adjust with more milk or confectioners' sugar if necessary.

Chocolate Cake 1/2 cup (113 grams) of butter room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs lightly beaten 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup Chobani Greek Yogurt Plain Non-Fat 1/4 unsweetened (20 grams) cocoa powder 1 cup (120 grams) whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt
Read more at http://www.roxanashomebaking.com/chocolate-yogurt-cake-recipe/#g32alqhQxSOGq0a2.99

Chocolate Cake 1/2 cup (113 grams) of butter room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs lightly beaten 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup Chobani Greek Yogurt Plain Non-Fat 1/4 unsweetened (20 grams) cocoa powder 1 cup (120 grams) whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt
Read more at http://www.roxanashomebaking.com/chocolate-yogurt-cake-recipe/#g32alqhQxSOGq0a2.9