Healing Properties Quotes

“Without a single one of those promised lessons from her grandmother, Portia began to see and taste food without having it in front of her, the images coming to her like instincts, automatic and without thought. She found that she knew things without having to be taught. Rich dark chocolate would calm a person who was hiding their anxiety. Hot red chili mixed with eggs first thing in the morning relieved symptoms of someone about to succumb to a terrible cold.”
― Linda Francis Lee, The Glass Kitchen

“When we integrate essential oils into our cooking, we open the door to greater health. Essential oils contain potent healing properties.”
― Amy Leigh Mercree, Essential Oils Handbook: Recipes for Natural Living

“Stalks of basil to keep the evil eye at bay. A head of broccoli to heal the body. A bunch of cilantro to mend the soul. Three tomatoes for passion in the bedroom. A cucumber to keep that passion from burning a relationship to the ground. The finishing touch--- one piece of fruit from the shadow garden to amplify it all.”
― Liz Parker, In the Shadow Garden