Herb Basics Videos

To extract cinnamon oil, place a stick of cinnamon in flavorless vegetable oil, screw the oil lid on tightly, and leave the stick in the oil for about four weeks in order to infuse the oil with...

Make rosemary oil by drying rosemary leaves for about two weeks, placing the rosemary in a jar, pouring flavorless vegetable oil over the rosemary and allowing the mixture to sit for two weeks....

Make basil oil by placing dried basil leaves in a mason jar, covering the basil with flavorless vegetable oil, shaking the jar and letting the jar sit for about two weeks to allow the flavors to...

Distill herbs by placing dried or fresh herbs in a mason jar, covering the herbs with vegetable oil, allowing the mixture to sit for about two weeks and then straining the mixture through a fine...

To process sunflower seeds, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees, spread the fresh sunflower seeds evenly on a cookie sheet, and let them roast for 45 minutes. Sprinkle roasted sunflower seeds with...

Roast sunflower seeds by shucking them from the shells, spreading the seeds evenly on a clean baking sheet, pre-heating the oven to 300 degrees and roasting the seeds for 30 minutes. Find out how...

Making fig preserves requires chopping dried figs, putting the figs in a sauce pan with half a cup of water and a quarter cup of sugar, and cooking the mixture over low heat for about an hour....

Make vinegar by squeezing half a lemon through a strainer into a container, adding a little water, letting the mixture sit for five days, adding more lemon juice and letting it sit for another two...

Drying figs requires pre-heating an oven to 170 degrees or the dehydrate function, placing the figs on a baking pan with room between each one, and leaving the figs in the oven for six to 12...

To freeze figs, cut the figs in half so that they freeze evenly, place them in a plastic container with a lid, avoid layering them too closely, and put them in the freezer. Use frozen figs in...

Extract aloe vera juice from an aloe plant by cracking open a branch of the plant over a bowl and pressing the juice out. Aloe vera juice can also be squeezed directly onto the skin. Find out how...

Cooking figs requires chopping up dried figs roughly, bringing the figs to a medium heat in a sauce pan, adding some balsamic vinegar to the pan and adding white granulated sugar to create a...

Color vegetable oil by finding a colorless oil, heating the oil in the microwave for about a minute and 30 seconds, and stirring in the food coloring one drop at a time. Be patient when coloring...