Eye Spy...A Magic Elixir

This weeks "Eye Spy" theme was provided by BadSkirt. Play along weekly over at Bug and Pop



Being a life-long dancer causes certain unpleasant ailments. At the elderly age of twenty-six I already have a nasty bit of arthritis in my left knee. My mom has been trying out an apple cider vinegar and honey remedy for a few months now and has noticed a significant difference in her shoulder pain (from all of that chopping and stirring and cooking!). Interesting facts about this remedy can be found at Arthritis Reviews.

Today, in honor of the "magic elixir" theme, I stirred up my first batch.

Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Remedy

1 tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of honey
1 teaspoon of baking soda

Mix in a glass and cover with chilled water. Take twice daily!

Saturday Scores - All About the Farmer's Market

This week's bounty:

* Seen above: Starter lemon verbena, thyme, lemon basil (from another farm, I can't remember the name!), rosemary, greek oregano and orange mint respectively, plus a bar of beeswax calendula soap from Ragged Robin Herb Farm

* A delicious Indian bean(?), pea(?), (can't remember I ate it too fast), dish prepared with spices and coconut with saffron flavored rice, on the side, from Divine Cuisines from Kittery. Matt and I devoured this for lunch today - so good! Apparently they're opening a restaurant in Kittery very soon. This will be a must to revisit for the future!

* Another visit to Sugar Momma for a maple candy, my beloved maple cream and this week, something new, maple coated walnuts to go into my salad. Sugar Momma told me that I'm going to need a 12-step program by the end of the year. Umm, I think she's right. I have a slight maple problem.

* A medicinal buy from Blueberry Hill. Little known fact here on the bloggy, I've suffered from mild psoriasis my whole life. I'm running out of my store bought cream that I've used for years, that doesn't really do anything except moisturize, and I'm looking for an herbal alternative. I bought a tincture made from burdock, red clover and yellow dock that you take with a little water everyday. It's supposed to be good for any skin ailments, so I'm interested to see if there are any marked improvements!

* Italian Sausage from Kellie Brook Farm

I love shopping at the market, because you always run into people that you know. I saw a few of my dance students, and I bumped into Sara Zoe from the Seacoast Eat Local blog.

That's it for me today! Tomorrow I'm going to the Sheep to Shawl NH Fiber Festival. Whoo-hoo! I'm sure I'll come back with lots to share!