Yerba Santa
JANUARY INGREDIENT: YERBA SANTA
Coming down from the holiday high can be a bit rough and may leave your immune system running ragged. Forgo the post-party blues and fortify your body and mind with a little bit of holy herb, Yerba Santa!
This evergreen shrub featuring shiny, deep green leaves with paler, matte undersides makes a delicious tea that tastes a bit like a Shirley Temple from the medicine cabinet—and fittingly is a traditional herbal elixir for a whole host of respiratory ailments. Most commonly used as an expectorant and decongestant, this magical little plant can also assist with digestion, clear unhealthy bacteria in the urinary tract, and help expel stored emotions held in the body. So although it’s a medicinal plant, it’s a soothing one that can still be enjoyed by even the healthiest of us. So cough up a dish and join us at the Copper Mountain Messa Community Center on January 16th at 7pm!
Monday, January 16th at 7pm
Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center
65336 Winters Road, Joshua Tree, CA
From September 2016 to July 2018 Sarah Witt organized High Desert Test Kitchen (HDTK), a monthly dinner gathering at the Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center in North Joshua Tree. Each month a different ingredient was featured with the challenge of incorporating local desert roots, fruits, insects, or a handful of twigs into a culinary repertoire. Participants would bring a dish to share, gathering together to discuss where the ingredients were sourced, the manner in which they were processed, and to consider their EQ (or edibility quotient). To read more about these native ingredients visit Sarah’s website.
