Misty Day Plant Potions founder, Rachel Dawson, shares 4 favourite recipes

A bit about Misty Day Plant Potions creator, Rachel Dawson

I have lived and breathed health and wellness for as long as I can remember. From a very young age my mum used natural remedies whenever I had any kind of ailment and it just became “what you do”. When I was in my teens all of my friends were eating Maccas and I was making salads and chugging down herbal tea! I moved to Australia when in 2001 and not long after that started working in natural health, and then began my journey to becoming a nutritionist and herbalist.

What is the story behind the development of Misty Day Plant Potions?

I had worked in a big supplement company and had become disillusioned with the natural health industry. The wonder of nature, the magical qualities of herbs and all those traditional uses were being discounted in favour of “clinically researched” (usually one very flimsy study), patented, very expensive herbal extracts and tablets with more inactive tabletting agents than herbs. All those traditional herbs that were so intriguing to learn about, taste and love, were being taken away by big business to become just a sum of their parts and a tenuous marketing claim.

From this disillusionment came a real need to bring the traditional and magical aspects of my favourite herbs to people in a beautiful, accessible way with no inactive ingredients! So, I bought a few kilos of my favourite herbs and started mixing them up into pretty hued blends that all contained adaptogenic or tonic herbs (for stress- the modern malady). I tried them out on my friends and in my partner’s café and lo and behold people loved them! The rest is Misty history.

Do you have any favourite herbs or Misty Day brews?

I am all about the action, so with that in mind, my absolute hands down favourite herb is ashwagandha- its an ancient Ayurvedic herb which is an adaptogen that I have used for about 20 years!. Adaptogens are non toxic, safe herbs that bring the body back into balance and help to minimise the bodies response to any types of stress. The way that they do this is by “immunising” the body against stress- kind of like training the endocrine system not to overreact when stress inevitably comes along. We have an ashwagandha powder by itself and it is a key herb in our Bliss Brew – I have both of these daily and I definitely think the stress levels are way more manageable!

Do you have any favourite recipes to share with Oh Natural?

Yes!

(Applause from the Oh Natural team).

 

Misty Day Lattes

Any of our brews make really delicious lattes, super easily.

What do I need?

• Your brew of choice – my faves are Bliss & Shroom!
• Plant mylk
• Your choice of sweetener

How do I make it?

1. Choose your favourite brew (use your intuition – see what resonates with you)
2. Add a teaspoon of your brew into a cup, with your sweetener of choice
3. Heat your plant mylk
4. Add a small amount of the warm mylk into the cup and make a paste
5. Add in the rest of the warmed mylk and serve!

 

Cosmic Nice Cream Smoothie Bowl

Cosmic Brew is a blend of blue spirulina extract, ginger and the calming adaptogen herb tulsi or holy basil. The beautiful blue colour calms the soul while tulsi (and ashwagandha) relaxe the mind. Perfect dessert bowl!

What do I need?

• 2 frozen bananas
• Plant mylk to blend
• Toppings- berries, cereal, flowers, nuts, seeds – be artistic!
• 2 level teaspoons of Misty Day Plant Potions Cosmic Brew
• 1 teaspoon of ashwagandha (optional)

How do I make it?

1. Pop the frozen bananas in the blender and add enough plant mylk to get the blender going
2. When it is getting smooth, add in your cosmic and ashwagandha if you are using it
3. Pour the nice cream into a bowl
4. Decorate with chopped fruit, flowers, nuts and seeds or whatever your heart desires!

Adaptogenic Love & Shroom chocolates!!

I’m all about simplifying life, so getting my chocolate fix and getting my adaptogenic herbs at the same time is pretty genius. I’m also a little lazy, so don’t hate me that I used store bought dark chocolate. These chocolates contain lovers brew – a magical blend of stress busting stimulating but relaxing sexy herbs and shroom brew – a blend of the very best medicinal mushrooms for stress, memory and mood. Medicinal chocolates ladies!!

What do I need?

• • A big block of vegan chocolate
  • Dried goi berries
  • Pistachios or other nuts
  • Rose petals and peppermint leaves for garnish
  • Rose powder ( optional)
  • Peppermint Oil – 1 drop ( optional)

How do I make them?

1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water.
2. While that is melting, chop the gojis roughly and crush some of the pistachios
3. Split the melted chocolate into two bowls
4. In one bowl – add 2 teaspoons of Lovers Brew and 1 teaspoon of rose powder (optional) mix through then add in a good handful of goji berries and a few pistachios. Pour into a tray and top with rose petals and whole goji berries. Refrigerate.
5. In the other bowl – add 2 teaspoons of Shroom Brew and a drop of good quality peppermint oil (optional) to the chocolate and mix through. Stir through the crushed pistachios. Pour into a tray and top with peppermint leaves and pistachios
6. After they have set, cut into bars. These will keep really well in the fridge but probably won’t last very long!

Ultimate Superfood Balls – By our friend Nadia Eves

We recently ran a competition to find the Misty Day Master- someone who makes amazing dishes with our potions. Nadia Eves was one of the winners with these beautiful detox, superfood balls which not only look stunning but also are nutritious and delicious. Detox Brew contains activated charcoal is great for adsorbing toxins and alkalising the body.

What do you need?

• 1 cup soaked dates
• 1 cup almond flour
• ¼ cup desiccated coconut
• 1 scoop vanilla pea protein powder
• 2 teaspoons maca powder
• 2 teaspoons acai powder
• 1 teaspoon spirulina powder
• 1 teaspoon Detox Brew 🖤
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons Cashew butter
• 1 Tablespoon Maple syrup
• 2 Tablespoons crushed goji berries

How do you make them?

1. Blend in the food processor until smooth
2. Roll into balls
3. Devour with gusto!

Hope you enjoy making these magical therapeutic treats!

Love, Misty!

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