Last fall, my editors put me up to drinking lemon water every day for a week. I didn’t expect it to become a habit, but months later, it’s still how I start my mornings. It’s also one strategy that a ...

In addition to the fresh herb, you can also consume lemon balm in the form of an oil or supplement. Lemon balm oils may be cut with water and vegetable glycerin, which just makes it safe to ...

Lemon balm is one of the best herbs to choose if you want to grow your own herbal tea, along with others such as chamomile, ...

Lemon balm is a fragrant herb with calming properties and culinary versatility. Growing lemon balm at home can be a rewarding ...

Add fresh leaves to soups and stews before serving or sprinkle over cooked vegetables. Use on pizza, in sandwiches, over cooked pasta dishes or to dress up desserts.

From “Lively Lemon: A Little Book of Lemon Herb Recipes,” compiled by members of the Herb Society of America. Ingredients 1 cup packed fresh lemon balm leaves 3 sprigs fresh lemon verbena or ...

Lemon Balm Pesto. This fresh and minty pesto recipes has endless uses. “I love a good pesto on pasta, but I’ll also toss pesto with grilled broccoli for a summery vegetable dish that goes with ...

Lemon balm tea made from fresh or dried leaves, for instance, is a traditional remedy for anxiety and insomnia that serves as a safer and natural alternative to prescription sleep medicine.

INGREDIENTS: • 3 cups vodka • 1 cup granulated sugar • 2/3 cup water • 4 sprigs fresh lemon balm, bruised • Peel from 1/4 lemon • Pinch coriander • 1 sprig fresh mint, bruised ...