An Herbal Diary

Author: Dina Ranade

Explore the art and science of kitchen herbalism. Each episode delves into the fascinating world of botanical medicine - how it can enhance our lives and support our well-being. Build your own personal kitchen apothecary, a medicine cabinet stocked with all that is good for your families, friends and yourself.
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Herbal Bake Club: Panna Cotta & Cookies with Herbal Guests Ashwagandha and Cardamom
Episode 62
Tuesday, 21 October, 2025

This is a special episode of An Herbal Diary. I am organizing a virtual herbal bake club and this is the first companion podcast episode. Please consider joining me! I have also started a newsletter on Substack. Please subscribe for all the details, recipes and zoom link for the meeting. If you are not yet subscribed to my new Substack, please head to notesfrommykitchenapothecary.substack.com to join. I would love to have you join! If you are subscribed to my Substack, you are automatically invited to Herbal Bake Club meetings. Check your inbox for the recipes and Zoom link. Our first Herbal Bake Club Meeting: Saturday, October 25th at 2 pm EST. We will be making two herb infused desserts, banana panna cotta and lemon butter cookies. We have two special herbal guests - ashwagandha and cardamom. We will meet on Zoom. I've introduced ashwagandha in the last few episodes. Link to Ashwagandha Monograph episode. Sources for Herbal Ingredients: Cardamom Pods Ashwagandha Tea Ashwagandha Root I hope that our herbal bake club will give us a chance to smile a bit together, immerse ourselves in kitchen herbalism and bake lovely creations. Sending you warm baking and gathering together thoughts and thank you for listening!! ---Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss. Find her at thecreativeimposter.com. Original music by Dylan Rice Please send me your comments, requests, or feedback. Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is dina@theherbalbakeshoppe.com. I look forward to hearing from you! To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com Subscribe to Notes from a Kitchen Apothecary on Substack Connect with me on Instagram If you enjoyed this episode, please follow or subscribe where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly share with your friends and family. ABOUT DINA Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three humans - two daughters and one son all now living their young adult lives - and one sweet Pomeranian named Maci.