The Essential CBD Cookbook: More Than 65 Easy Recipes for Everyday Health

by Caroline Hwang

Overview

Manage anxiety, insomnia, and more with this easy-to-use beginner's guide to making your own CBD-infused drinks, snacks, and topical products.

CBD oil, or cannabidiol, is a nonpsychoactive compound found in cannabis that has the ability to treat many common health issues, including anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and inflammation. The Essential CBD Cookbook acts as a resource to incorporate CBD oil into your diet, including information on the different forms of CBD, general CBD usage, dosing, and health benefits, plus more than 65 recipes that anyone can try.

Readers will be able to make CBD juices, smoothies, savory and sweet snacks, and even beauty products that promote health and healing for the mind and body—no special equipment required—including:

CBD Coconut Cake

CBD Strawberry Chia Smoothie

CBD Golden Beet Hummus

CBD Bath Soak

The Essential CBD Cookbook has something for everyone, whether you're looking to reduce anxiety, treat insomnia, or just enjoy a calming, healthful treat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593137543
Publisher:	Harmony/Rodale
Publication date:	06/09/2020
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Caroline Hwang is a food stylist and food editor at Tidal. She combines her talents and creative eye in every aspect of food styling and entertaining, from creating props to producing events to developing recipes.

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Introduction

We all want to feel our best. For some, that means eating well, exercising, and taking vitamins. Others rely on natural remedies like medicinal roots or herbs. CBD is another useful tool to keep your mind and body healthy.

What is CBD?

Cannabis has been used in medicine for thousands of years in Asia to treat ailments such as rheumatism, gout, and malaria. It wasn’t until the early nineteenth century that researchers began studying its benefits and medicinal applications. It is believed that the cannabis used during this time was low in THC and high in CBD and therefore excluded the psychoactive effects. Over time, more studies were conducted, and in the 1980s, CBD was shown to be effective in treating epileptic seizures. In the 1990s, researchers discovered the endocannabinoid system, a complex biological system that allows cannabis to interact with the receptors in our bodies.

Even though both CBD and THC are derived from the cannabis plant, they are very different in what they do. Cannabidiol (CBD for short) is a molecular component of the cannabis plant, a cannabinoid. THC is also a cannabinoid, but unlike THC, CBD does not contain any form of the psychoactive component that gives you that “high.” CBD is non-psychoactive and nonaddictive. There are CBD products that contain some THC, and for some people, THC aids the body’s receptors to accept CBD.

We now know that there are numerous benefits to using CBD both topically and internally. CBD has antifungal and antibacterial properties, with research showing that it is effective at killing bacteria and even superbugs. In patients with epilepsy or multiple sclerosis, seizures and spastic pain dissipate with the usage of CBD. CBD works as an anti-inflammatory, which aids those with chronic pain issues.

There are several studies that show how CBD acts on receptors in our nervous system, and how our bodies perceive pain, inflammation, and anxiety differently when using CBD. It can also offer relief from diseases such as autoimmune diseases, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and psoriasis, among others. For people looking for an all-natural alternative to pharmaceuticals, this supplement could be the solution.

How do you use CBD?

Multiple success stories and accounts serve as evidence of its usefulness in treating anxiety, depression, pain, and insomnia. In some cases, CBD can even increase energy levels. Even if your ailments are not severe, you can use CBD to treat symptoms to your own comfort level. CBD oil is now readily available, and ingesting it orally is becoming more popular. It can be taken in many ways, such as capsules, vapor, patches, lotions, sprays, oils, and tinctures. Some people ingest the oil and tinctures on their own, but they can be added to a variety of foods to help mask the earthy, bitter taste that some people find unpleasant. In the following recipes you will find a variety of healthy “edibles” you can make. CBD can also be used topically. It can provide localized relief and can help relieve skin conditions such as acne or eczema. Use the oil by itself, make it into a lotion, infuse it with Epsom salts for a bath, or add it to a body scrub to give yourself a spa treatment with a little stress management and pain relief rolled into one.

Because CBD is such a new and burgeoning industry, more scientific research is needed in order to pinpoint a universal dosage. Like every other natural remedy out there, it may take a little while for your body to become attuned to its effects, and it doesn’t work in the same way for everyone. But it’s worth experimenting a little with dosing—a dropper full of oil or a slather of lotion might be what works for you.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Buying CBD 8

How to Use/Dosage Tips 11

Juices & Smoothies 12

Mint Lacto-Fermented Soda 14

Beet & Orange Juice 16

Lacto-Fermented Lime Soda 18

Mint, Apple & Pear Juice 20

Watermelon Mint Agua Fresca 22

Lacto-Fermented Berry Soda 24

Hibiscus Vanilla Agua Fresca 26

Cucumber & Watermelon Juice 28

Coconut Turmeric Smoothie 30

Green Smoothie Bowl 32

Ginger Greens Smoothie 34

Strawberry Chia Smoothie 36

Peach Blueberry Blue Magic 38

Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl 40

Strawberry Oat Smoothie 42

Greener than Grass Smoothie 44

Ginger & Peach Smoothie 46

Mango & Cacao Smoothie Bowl 48

Blueberry Chia Smoothie 50

Acai Smoothie Bowl 52

Blueberry Smoothie Bowl 54

Teas & Tonics 56

Orange Cardamom Tisane 58

Vanilla Matcha Latte 60

Iced Matcha with Mint 62

Iced Citrus Toasted Barley Tea 64

Lemon Verbena & Lavender Tisane 66

Licorice Root Chocolate Tisane 68

Goji, Cinnamon & Anise Tisane 70

Fennel Seed & Apple Tisane 72

Iced Vanilla Chai Latte 74

Iced Matcha Lemonade 76

Immunity Booster 78

Digestive Tonic 80

Cleansing Tonic 82

Inflammation Fighter 84

Hydrating Tonic 86

Calming Tonic 88

Savory Snacks 90

Spiced Rosemary Nut Mix 92

Golden Beet Hummus 94

Honey Sweet Potato Chips 96

Cinnamon Spicy Nut Mix 98

Cheese Ball with Herbs & Nuts 100

Baked Paprika & Parmesan Fries 102

Roasted Red Pepper Dip 104

Kettle Popcorn 106

Party Mix 108

Sweet Snacks 110

Reishi Nut Chocolate Bark 112

Chocolate Chip Energy Balls 114

Caramel Miso Popcorn 116

Cinnamon Raisin Energy Balls 118

Ashwagandha Cashew Balls 120

Strawberry Chia Hand Pies 122

Vanilla Cashew Frosting 124

Buckwheat Cake with Frosting 126

Coconut Cherry Granola Bars 128

Coconut Cake 130

Banana "Ice Cream" with Fudge 132

Coconut & Chocolate Pudding 134

Affogato 136

Banana Bread with Fudge 138

Fudge & Sprinkles Macaroons 140

Coconut Maple Cashews 142

Health & Beauty 144

Salve 146

Lotion 148

Mood Stabilizer Facial Spray 150

Scrub 152

Bath Soak 154

Healing Cream 156

Index 158