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Let’s start with a classic. Produced from lovely, dried white flowers, Chamomile is your go-to for dry leaf infusions. An herbal wonder, it’s your trusty sidekick in combating winter woes. From colds and sniffles to gum inflammation and stomach discomfort, chamomile is the hero we all need.
Lemon Verbena
Lemon Verbena, also referred to as ‘Louisa,’ loves its water and warmth. Perfect for soothing sore throats as well as battling gas and bloating, it packs viral-fighting benefits that you wouldn’t want to miss out on. Is it the perfect winter wingman or what?
Lemon Balm
Adding a delicate lemony flavor to your cup of tea, Lemon Balm (or Melissa) is more than just a flavor enhancer. The oils released from it aid memory improvement and its polyphenols are great against cold sores. Other than that, it’s also extremely helpful in relieving stress and promoting good sleep, so a cup of Melissa tea during a stormy night might be the chill pill you were wishing for.
Mint
Ending with another classic, mint infusion is the ultimate cleanse for your body, aiding digestion and making life easier on your stomach. It also relieves a clogged nose and headaches and can even help with skin problems. So, when winter plays tricks on you, mint is your guy.
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]]>This hot drink, originally from South America, is an infusion made from the dried leaves of a plant called yerba mate. The beverage produced by these leaves is beloved in countries such as Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, and has started to grow in popularity worldwide.
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It can be tough to learn to make a mate the correct way, but it really isn’t that hard! So let’s go for it.
Ingredients
Mate gourd
A “bombilla” (a silver straw that filters)
Yerba mate
Cold water
Hot water (around 180 F), in a thermos
Instructions
Start off by filling your mate cup about 2/3rds of the way full with the yerba mate leaves.
Once you’ve done this, place your palm on top of the mate gourd and begin to gently shake the leaves back and forth a few times. This will help arrange the mate leaves into a “little mountain” that will form an incline inside of the cup once upright.
When you’ve set the cup down and the “little mountain” has formed, filling one half of the cup on an incline, add the silver “bombilla” to the empty side of the gourd, leaning against the “little mountain.”
Fill about half of the empty space with cold water. This will prevent hot water from burning the leaves and producing a bitter mate.
Next, fill the rest of the mate gourd with hot water.
Allow to steep for a couple minutes, and you’re ready to start sipping!
You can keep adding hot water until the beverage loses its flavor.
Enjoy!
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If you’ve made a cherry-infused vodka, cranberry gin, or any other fruit, you can actually easily turn them into a pan sauce! But if there are any pits in your fruit, make sure to take them out before you start cooking.
After you’ve roasted or sauteed any sort of fatty protein like lamb, chicken, or the likes, pour the leftover drippings into a pan. Heat it up with some apple cider or pomegranate juice, and then throw the fruit into the pan. Cook everything for a few minutes so the alcohol flavor cooks off and pour over your meat!
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Another good way to use up an infused ingredient is to throw them into the oven with some seasonal vegetables to roast. Make sure to balance whatever ingredient you’re using with spices and herbs.
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