Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Spicy, colourful, delicious and helpful!

 I love to make my own vinegar dressings. A had to wait a few good months for my main ingredient to grow, but now it's show time!



Known as Nasturtium, it is not only a beautiful plant to have in your garden, it is perfect to use in in your kitchen. You can make beautiful dishes with this amazing plant. From soups to salads the field is open for all kind of experiments.  All parts of the plant are edible and taste very good. A spicy fresh treat. 

So a few weeks ago I was picking flowers and leaves. You need to let them stay in salt water before you start using.  

You can make different colour vinegar by simply picking the colour you like. I was using all ( mix of colours and the leaves) 
In one empty bottle I was pouring basic vinegar and the flowers. You let them stay in a dark place for a while. After a few weeks you will get a deep red or orange vinegar dressing. It has a spicy taste. 

Not only that you can use it for your food I also use it for my face. It cleans all the unwanted black spots and gives you a nice clean face feeling. 
You can contact me for some more information about at lorenabr@yahoo.com 
 Enjoy! 





9 comments:

  1. Am admirat mereu aceste frumuseti dar niciodata nu m-am gindit ca pot fi folosite in alimentatie sau cosmetice! Interesant! ...si culoarea este impecabila! xo

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  2. Esti admirabila Lorena cu simtul tau extraordinar pentru frumos, imbinat cu simtul practic.

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  3. I was just going to comment on your lovely colorful photos but after reading I want to say, "Thank you" for sharing this. Very interesting. Sounds like a wonderful plant I need to get to know better. :)

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  4. Thats really interesting. Never knew you could use vinegar for things, other than eating. :)SarahD

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  5. These are all beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing all this info with us. I hope you've been having a great week.

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  6. Acum chiar ca m-ai convins!
    Otetul are o culoare asa de frumoasa...si faptul ca-l poti folosi si ca sa-ti cureti fata!
    Admirabil!

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  7. Oh my gosh, that is so cool! Looks good too!!

    Oh, and sweetie, have you input your city information in at LOCATION CENTRAL yet?
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  8. Thanks guys I am glad you all like it!
    Wish a great day!

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  9. Wow...that is amazing. I'm definitely interested in trying it!

    Thank you so much for your comment on my Friday post. It was very nice to hear from you!

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