Happy Baby Tea

A fulfilling tea for the whole family. Great for increasing breast milk production and loaded with nutrients. Especially easy to make this time of the year in the pacific northwest, as you can pick your own nettles and dry them yourself. Calming and nutritious!


You'll need:
Big tea pot and tea strainer
3 TBS nettles (dried)
1 TBS fennel seed
1 TBS chamomile
Let the tea sit and soak for 1-2 hours or overnight. It is especially good when still hot. Mother's can enjoy 1-3 times a day, but beware that it may increase you milk flow too much. Enjoy without sugar due to the naturally sweet taste of fennel.

Sweet Artichoke Chicken Soup

For a sweetness that lingers in your mouth, try this recipe. It is nourishing and delicious!

4small artichokes
4 quarts of chicken stock (make by boiling 1-2 leftover whole chickens for 3-6 hours on low, strain out bones
2 cups soaked lentils
1 onion diced
2 small zucchinis, sliced small
4 carrots cut small
4 stalks celery cut small
4 or more cloves garlic (press through a garlic press of dice small)
several handfuls of diced kale
salt to taste
Add artichokes and lentils to lightly boiling chicken soup stock. In 10 minutes add carrots, celery, onion. When the artichokes are soft enough to easily stick a fork through the base, take them out and serve on the side. When carrots are softened add zucchinis and garlic. In five minutes add diced kale and salt to taste.
Artichokes are excellent with this dipping sauce:
1/4 cup vegetable oil mayonaise
2-3 tablespoons soy sauce, tamari or braggs liquid aminos

Serve soup with with polenta, feta, and a green salad.