Everything is awful. We can all agree on this. If you don't think everything is awful, you are probably a well-loved pet or a healthy plant, and I am happy for you.
Below is the recipe for my famous Cozy Magic Simmer Pot. It will lift your spirits for perhaps a brief (but certainly a lovely) moment. It can be made with fresh or dried citrus and apples, but I recommend that the rosemary--or whatever your desired evergreenery--be fresh (that said, if dried is all you got, dried will do fine!). ALSO: the simmer pots give as gifts are all organic, BUT! a person (including myself) can't always spring for the fancy stuff. So...
-If the produce isn't organic, make sure you scrub the heck out of the fruit before boiling (because the rinds and peels are the most important element here). You should wash the fruit either way, but you really don't want pesticides floating around your house.
-You can use leftover rinds and cores from the apples and oranges you were already enjoying as a snack
-The dried herbs can be from the regular ol' grocery store, as they are generally meant to be simmered anyway
-As with anything on a stovetop, don't leave the house with it still simmering, and check on it regularly!!
-The water levels noted below relate to the contents listed below, so if you have a lot more stuff in there, you may need to keep the minimum water level a bit higher. We're not looking to make a compote!
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 dried orange slices
- 2 dried apple slices
- 6-8" rosemary sprig (and/or other fragrant evergreen)
- 1 cinnamon stick (any kind)
- 1 bay leaf
- ~15 or so whole cloves
- 3 peppercorns
Enjoy your homemade aromatherapy, babe. You deserve it.
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