Plant Potential: Aliza Sokolow - Honey
HONEY
In this series, we spotlight the boundless potential of a single ingredient.
Los Angeles-based children’s book author, once upon a time food stylist and photographer, and baker raising money for different charities through the pandemic, Aliza Sokolow has crafted a delicious immune-boosting remedy with honey. Whenever Aliza feels like she’s getting sick, she puts a large spoonful of her Immunity Honey in hot water with an entire juiced lemon to heal from the inside out.
Chef: Aliza Sokolow
Instagram: @alizajsokolow
3 go-to ingredients that double as immunity: Vitamin C: lemon, grapefruit, and oranges.
Must-have ingredient that delivers an energy boost: Real talk. Coffee. It brings me joy. I add superfoods and adaptogen ingredients to my coffee.
Ultimate comfort food: Cacio e pepe.
Favorite healing ingredient: Garlic and ginger.
Beauty mantra: Your skin regenerates every 30 days from what you eat. So choose wisely. You are what you eat. Eat your colors!
IMMUNITY HONEY
I am very into eastern medicine and plant healing and I started making this a few years ago. I swear by it. I overheard an employee at Erewhon talking in the homeopathic aisle about adding garlic to honey and I decided to make my own. But I went all out. I put an entire head of garlic and everything else I just intuitively add.
Peel a head of garlic and intuitively add ginger, turmeric, cardamom pods, and black pepper. Submerge in a jar of local honey. Wait 1 to 2 weeks before the honey is infused and shake the jar everyday until liquidy. You will know!
