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Summer 2022 Herbal Salts- The Fruit Series

July 28, 2022

Summer 2022 Herbal Salts- The Fruit Series

July 27th 2022

SOLD OUT! Sorry

Even though these are sold out, this will give you a good idea of what is to come.

Something deep inside me lights up in the presence of fresh herbs. I am enraptured by them, as well as those who grow and use them. I hope I can inspire you to use more of them.

Fresh herbs have been a symbol of my own artistry and creative spirit since I started growing them in my garden in Eugene, Oregon, in my early 20’s. Not only are they a staple in my cooking, but they have sprung up in every aspect of my life ever since.

My Herbal Roots is the creative manifestation of everything herbal I have experienced along the way, and a projection of all to come. It’s a place for me to share my herbal passion indiscriminately, allowing me to document the herbal moments that light my path, providing a home to pause in celebration and appreciation.

I have been conscious of my own innate passionate streak from an early age. Like many others, I remember coloring outside the lines as a child. What set me apart was the self-confidence I had that couldn’t be swayed by anyone telling me it was wrong. My inner strength carried me forward from the get-go, fearlessly driving me to where and who I am today.

The Summer 2022 – The Fruit Series is a manifestation of my life in Missouri. I hope you enjoy.

Pineapple Green Chili Verbena Salt

Fresh Herbs: Lemon Verbena, Honey Melon Sage, Strawberry Geranium Flowers, Pineapple Mint, Spearmint, Evening Primrose Petals Produce: Fresh Pineapple, Lime Juice, Serrano Chili, Red Bell Peppers, Garlic Scapes, Green Dandelion  Spices: Smoked Paprika, Sumac, Bee Pollen  Citrus Zest: Lemon & Lime Zest  Other: Smoked Oak Water, Hot Mustard, Pineapple Powder, (House) Smoked Maldon Salt, Maldon Salt

Summer Fig & Rosemary Salt 

Fresh Herbs: Pink Majorca and Santa Barbara Rosemary, Big Blue and Spanish Lavender Leaves, Horehound, Lemon Leaf, Licorice, Ginger Bush, Turkestan Oregano, White Sage  Produce: Fresh Figs, Meyer Lemon Juice  Spices: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cobanero Chili Flakes,  Sweet Paprika, Robusta Black Pepper, Dried Elderflower and Lavender Blossoms  Citrus Zest: Lemon Zest  Other: Kefalonia Royal Jelly, Maldon Salt

Summer Melon Herb Salt

Fresh Herbs: Rau Rom (Vietnamese Coriander), Cilantro, Japanese & Vietnamese Mints, Thai Basil, Spearmint, Lemongrass, Lemon Basil, Purple Basil, Thai Basil Flower Buds  Produce:  Galia Melon, Serrano Chili, Garlic Scapes, Lime Juice  Spices: Lemongrass Powder, Galangal Powder, Matcha Powder, Markut Lime Powder, Ginger Powder, White Pepper  Citrus Zest: Lemon & Lime Zest  Other: Maldon Salt

Smoky Apricot & #MangoJoy BBQ Floral Salt

Fresh Herbs: Zuta Levana, Melon Bush Sage, Cardinal Sage, Purple Sage, White Sage, Lemon Leaf,  Melissa Lavender Flowers, Big Blue Lavender Leaves, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, Zambesi Thyme, Orange Thyme, Pine Geranium Flowers, Hyssop Flowers, Maui Wormwood Produce:  Fresh Ataulfo Mango, Grilled Apricots, Garlic Scapes, Jalapeño  Spices: Smoked Paprika, Cobanero Chili Flakes, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Mora Chipotle Chilies,  Urfa Chili Flakes, Rose Petals, Elderflower Blossoms, Bee Pollen Citrus Zest: Lemon & Lime Zest  Other: Liquid Smoke, Brown Sugar, (House) Smoked Maldon Salt, Maldon Salt

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Tunisian Harissa Pea & Mint Salt

This starter salt reminds us that everything begins somewhere—so why not with fire? Inspired by a humble dish of tender potatoes, spring-sweet peas, vibrant mint, fiery harissa, and tangy yogurt—a ripple from time spent in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Like that bold dish, this salt carries not just memory but meaning—a flavor symbol of resistance born from corruption and constraint. Moroccan mint leads the rebellion, backed by spearmint, Turkistan oregano, and sweet-minty anise hyssop. Syrian oregano brings a wild, insistent edge. Vegetal pungents—wild onion and arugula—rise in spiced defiance alongside Nissa’s Fresh Mint Harissa, my herbal answer to Tunisia’s beloved condiment. Bright pea particles break through the heat, proving soft and strong together is the truest power. Perfect on its original muse, it also hits hard on fish, asparagus, and anything green and tender. I’ll be spooning this courser salt into Middle Eastern Spring soups with Les Moulins’ Mahjoub hand-rolled couscous—where I once worked beside fierce women who shaped something powerful with only time and their hands.
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Those citrus blossoms from @mediumfarm ; I’ve been air drying them and now I’m going to grind them up into a heavenly fairy dust powder. Part I’m going to mix with epson salt for my bath and the other part use around the kitchen in my general magic. 

I love when my ideas work - the smell is intact and potent!!
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True story: I once bought an old oud at a flea market in Jerusalem and brought it back to the U.S. for a then-lover. It smelled like the perfume of the Middle East. I loved how intoxicating that smell was. He loved it—and me—for the sultry gesture.

That story—and so many others—are reflected in this season’s herbal salts: My Arab Spring, The Awakening Collection.

This collection is rooted in my Middle Eastern origin story—beginning in Israel when I was 29 - then stretching into my 50’s into Jordan, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, and Cyprus. It’s built from those travels, many of them deeply intertwined with herb work and herb people—who handed me the generosity of their wisdom, the herbaceous and life-kind—especially their fire. My boldness has been peppered by my time in the Middle East 

The wisdom and strength of the Middle Eastern people—their resilience—is like spring itself. This collection celebrates that power, that need to rise up, to revolt, to speak out. Like spring, they burst forth from the dirt—because awakening has only one direction: up…… forward. 

These salts are deeply personal—fiery, fresh, and rooted in history, religion, politics, economics, trade annd commerce and above all openness of perspective and protectiveness of my own creativity and vision 

This is My Arab Spring—the flavor of resilience and revolt. Taste it now.

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Limited as always. 

See story for more details. 

This is my first work sans my helper Inca. He is deeply missed and yet visibly present in this collection. Don’t worry I didn’t put his ashes in.  Lol.
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Im addicted to making a cocktail cube on every collection. Super limited because these are intricate to make.
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#Jasmine if you’re lucky enough like most Northern Californians, to have this thriving in your yard or on a hiking path- USE IT!

I love using it in sweet and savory forms. I usually air dry the flowers and the flower beds (those have extra potent flavor) by laying flat in a large bowl where these is good air circulation. It takes about a week. I sometimes finish them in the oven 200 degrees on a cookie sheet for about 10 min. 

One of my favorite things is make is jasmine sugar - I love adding cardamom and mahlab to mine. I use this for baking, cocktails, mint tea and so on. Using this one for a rhubarb and blueberry coffee cake.
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The lavender rhubarb jam (that’s in one of the salts) turned into a little gin thing. Chamomile for a sweet nose tickle.
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It’s #RedBud season and I’m lucky to be heading to MO this week- I’m gonna shove my suitcase full of them to bring back to California. 

If you’re lucky enough to have them around, USE them. 

They taste like floral sweet peas,,,, they freeze well too. 

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The Spring 2025 Herbal Roots Herbal Salt Collection (which has been percolating inside of me as the world wakes from a winter slumber) is now in motion and I promise it will be revolutionary!!

The collection will debut May 1st.
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A little spring dinner happening here this is a Fava , wild arugula, mint goat cheese spread. A flowery cheese (I can’t remember what kind) green olives and sourdough toast. Little wild violets for decor. Thank @mediumfarm  for all the herbs…… 🌿
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Tomorrow I’m in a contest. A #ChiliCookoff - I’m not a newbie in contests - and I never play it safe- I always go for herbal and what might appears weird - my #HerbalForeplay smoked meat technique is making its way into what will be a Woodfired Tropical Pork Chili Verde (Nissa style). Plus I’m making a bonus hot sauce (Funky and Smoky Mango Chikhuacle Negro Hot Sauce and some #mangocrema 

The chilhuacle negro pepper is an ancient, fruity chili  that’s a. dark chocolate brown purple color. It’s used is Oaxacan moles. I’m adding guajillo chilies for heat and the mango coconut to tame.
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Minty Shish Tawook pita sandwich with herbalized fixins’
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Damascus Rose, Sumac (from @curiospice ) Mint Pickled (with Meyer lemon champagne vinegar) in the making for some Shish Tawook Pita Sandwiches…..
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