Tea

Actually I have never been a tea person. But I kind of started growing my own spices like rosmary, dill or cilantro but also lemon balm and peppermint. I mean, of course I could just ad them to different dishes but I had to realize that I can not even cook so much to use all of it up.

So I cut them yesterday and hung them up in my dark and warm pantry. It smells beautiful in our apartment I have to say. I used this old rack of my mom. She used to place mugs on it and hang them on the hooks, but I thought it might be a great idea to dry the lemon balm and peppermint by hanging it up.

After I dried them I will fill them into jars and place them in the rack.

So I think I am well prepared for the fall and winter season, when a possible cold hits me.

I still have to find a perfect fitting to the dried leafs. We collected blueberries the other day. Of course I will bake a blueberry pie or blueberry muffins but maybe I mix it with the lemon balm. I am curious if I can manage to create a yummy blueberry-lemon balm-tea.