Botanical Kitchen - Karina Hines

05/10/2026

Cooking is love
selfcare
healthcare
mindfluness
intention
connection
nuturing

Nourishing food is one of the greatest gifts you can give and receive.

Anti-inflammatory food is one of the most powerful tools in healthcare and self-care — you can leverage it every meal, every day, and eat to thrive!

05/06/2026

Do you know what to eat and how to cook to best support your health?

Are you clear on which foods are soothing and which foods are driving inflammation in your body?

Join me online in the kitchen.

I walk you through it step by step in my 14-day Reset program. I created this program because I deeply believe in helping people make sustainable changes and in the power of using food as medicine

STARTING SATURDAY May 9th is my 14-day Anti-Inflammatory Food as Medicine Reset

Reduce Inflammation

→ Reduce Pain + Discomfort + Disease

Activate Metabolism + Detox Pathways

→ Enhance Cellular Function + Elimination

Support Liver Function + Detoxification

→ Enhance Hormone Metabolism + Restful Sleep

Enhance Gut + Digestive + Immune Health

→ Improve Digestion + Absorption + Elimination

Eat to Stabilise Blood Sugar + Cortisol

→ Reduce Crashes + Cravings + Brain Fog

Nourish Nervous System + Gut—Brain Health

→ Reduce Anxiety + Improve Focus + Clarity

Reset Your Habits + Restore Balance

→ Support Your Health + Eat to Thrive

Your Reset Includes

14 days of meal plan choices + practical, easy recipes in your online toolkit.

Choose your protein style — land + sea + plant or plant-based vegan.

7 live, interactive, supportive group coaching calls with chef demos + Q&A.

Online portal with menus, recipes, self-care protocols + private community.

Flexibility to choose what you eat + which habits you want to reset.

Tracking journal to map symptoms, responses, shifts + outcomes.

A nourishing, not punishing, supportive program — simple + sustainable.

LINK to learn more ...https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/14-day-reset-program-about/

Set up for success call May 7th
RESET START call May 9th

05/03/2026

The world is getting crazier, the food system more toxic, more expensive, and less nutrient-dense than ever before… what do we do, what can we do… how do we eat to thrive? Actually, it’s easier than you think, and you're probably well over halfway there.

The question is — are you clear on which foods are soothing and which foods are driving inflammation in your body? It’s a key piece, and small shifts can make a huge impact on your health…

I walk you through it step by step in my 14-day Reset program. I created this program because I deeply believe in helping people make sustainable changes and in the power of using food as medicine.

STARTING SATURDAY May 9th is my 14-day Anti-Inflammatory Food as Medicine Reset

Reduce Inflammation
→ Reduce Pain + Discomfort + Disease

Activate Metabolism + Detox Pathways
→ Enhance Cellular Function + Elimination

Support Liver Function + Detoxification
→ Enhance Hormone Metabolism + Restful Sleep

Enhance Gut + Digestive + Immune Health
→ Improve Digestion + Absorption + Elimination

Eat to Stabilise Blood Sugar + Cortisol
→ Reduce Crashes + Cravings + Brain Fog

Nourish Nervous System + Gut—Brain Health
→ Reduce Anxiety + Improve Focus + Clarity

Reset Your Habits + Restore Balance
→ Support Your Health + Eat to Thrive

Your Reset Includes
14 days of meal plan choices + practical, easy recipes in your online toolkit.
Choose your protein style — land + sea + plant or plant-based vegan.
7 live, interactive, supportive group coaching calls with chef demos + Q&A.
Online portal with menus, recipes, self-care protocols + private community.
Flexibility to choose what you eat + which habits you want to reset.
Tracking journal to map symptoms, responses, shifts + outcomes.
A nourishing, not punishing, supportive program — simple + sustainable.

LINK - https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/14-day-reset-program-about/

Set up for success call May 7th
RESET START call May 9th

04/28/2026

As I celebrate Seaweed Week one of the ways I love to honor Maine seaweed is by gathering around it — learning about it, tasting it, and exploring how to bring it into everyday cooking.

This is one of the ways I celebrate seaweed at Botanical Kitchen — not just by talking about its benefits, but by helping people experience it directly: its flavor, its versatility, its nourishment, and its connection to place.

I’m excited to now also be offering a Seaweed Exploration + Tasting Workshop on Thursday, April 30 from 4:00–6:00 pm at O'Maine Studios. This workshop includes seaweed cooking education, guided tastings, and drinks, and is designed to explore common coastal Maine seaweeds, their food-as-medicine benefits, and practical ways to cook with them in everyday life.

And as part of Seaweed Week, I’ll also be hosting Cooking with Maine Seaweed at Pinecone Studio tomorrow, April 29 from 9:00–12:00 pm — a special opportunity to come celebrate and cook with me in person.

If you’ve been curious about seaweed, this is such a beautiful place to begin.

Seaweed Tasting Workshop:
https://hubs.ly/Q04dKZMm0

Pinecone Studio registration:
https://hubs.ly/Q04dKylY0


Experience Maine
Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/27/2026

This week I’ll be teaching Cooking with Maine Seaweed at Pinecone Studio on April 29 from 9:00–12:00 pm.

If seaweed has sparked your curiosity lately — if you’ve been wanting to understand how to use it, why it matters, and how to bring it into everyday meals in a way that feels approachable — this class is a beautiful place to begin.

I’ll be sharing practical ways to work with Maine sea vegetables, ideas for weaving them into real meals, and the deeper reasons I return to them again and again in the kitchen: flavor, nourishment, vitality, and connection to place.

I would love to cook with you.

April 29 | 9:00–12:00 | Pinecone Studio

Register here- https://hubs.ly/Q04cB5Xl0



Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/26/2026

One of my favorite ways to celebrate seaweed is by helping people cook with it in real, everyday ways.

This Instant Pot Butternut, Cauliflower & Kale Soup with Kelp is a beautiful place to begin — simple, cozy, deeply nourishing, and full of flavor. I love this recipe because it shows how approachable seaweed can be. A few pieces of dried Maine kombu can bring extra minerals, trace elements, and savory depth to a pot of soup, while also adding something quietly powerful to the meal. Kombu contributes iodine, magnesium, and calcium, and supports thyroid function, electrolyte balance, and cellular health.

What I love most is that seaweed does not need to be complicated to be meaningful. It can be as simple as adding a few pieces to broth, letting it infuse the pot, then slicing it back in for extra nourishment, umami, and texture. This recipe was even created as a quick, nourishing clean-out-the-fridge kind of meal, which makes it feel all the more real and doable.

If you’d like to celebrate Seaweed Week by bringing seaweed into your own kitchen, this is a lovely recipe to start with.

https://hubs.ly/Q04cWtBs0

And if you’d like to explore it with me in person, I’ll also be teaching Cooking with Maine Seaweed at Pinecone Studio on April 29 from 9:00–12:00.
Register here- https://hubs.ly/Q04cWq8h0

Seaweed Week



Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/25/2026

Today is Seaweed Saturday!

If you’re in Portland, come join me at The Cohen Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute as I speak on the panel- Deep Dive: Seaweed as Food and Medicine from 2:30–3:30 pm, and feel free to stop by my table for sea-infused bites, conversation, and information about upcoming Botanical Kitchen workshops and classes.

One of my favorite things is helping people discover that nourishing food can also be simple, deeply flavorful, and joyful to cook with.

Come learn with us. Come taste with us. Come celebrate Maine seaweed.

Seaweed Week


Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/24/2026

Seaweed Week has officially begun and Seaweed Saturday is tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to a day centered around nourishment, learning, and celebrating Maine seaweed.

I’ll be joining the panel Deep Dive: Seaweed as Food and Medicine at 2:30 pm at The Cohen Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland, and I’ll also have a table with sea-infused goodness to taste, plus information about upcoming workshops, classes, and ways to keep exploring seaweed in the kitchen.

And for those of you wanting a more hands-on experience, I’ll also be teaching Cooking with Maine Seaweed at Pinecone Studio on April 29 from 9:00–12:00 pm.

Come celebrate seaweed with us!

Registration link-
https://hubs.ly/Q04cWzBn0



Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/22/2026

I’m honored to be one of the speakers at Seaweed Week Seaweed Saturday as part of the panel:
Deep Dive: Seaweed as Food and Medicine
Saturday, April 25
2:30–3:30 pm
The Cohen Center, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Portland

This conversation will explore seaweed through the lens of nourishment, culinary nutrition, and everyday use — from its rich nutritional profile and health-supportive properties to the many ways it can be incorporated into meals at home.

I’ll also have a table there with sea-infused goodness to try, along with information about upcoming seaweed workshops, cooking classes, and events.

If you’re curious about seaweed and want both the “why” and the “how,” I think this will be such a beautiful conversation.



Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/20/2026

Seaweed Week begins this week, and I’m feeling grateful for the chance to celebrate one of Maine’s most nourishing and beautiful foods.

Seaweed is one of my favorite foods to work with because it offers so much in such a simple form. It is naturally rich in minerals and trace nutrients that can help support energy, hydration, thyroid health, digestion, and overall nourishment. It also brings unique fibers that can support gut health, along with a deep savory quality that makes meals more satisfying and flavorful.

What I love most is that it doesn’t take much. A small amount of seaweed can bring real nutritional value while also adding something beautiful to the plate.
This is part of why I see it as such a powerful food-as-medicine ingredient: it is accessible, deeply nourishing, and easy to weave into everyday life.

This week I’ll be sharing more about seaweed as food and medicine, where you can find me in person, and some of the ways I love to use it in everyday cooking.

There is so much wisdom and nourishment in the sea.



Heritage Seaweed Maine Sea Grant Maine Seaweed Council
Portland Food Map HospitalityMaine Best of Portland Maine Maine Happenings Maine Tasting Center

04/19/2026

Make your own Daily Dose of Goodness—a Savvy Cereal Blend

I spend a lot of time and energy looking into what is really in our food and talking about it, and the more I learn, the more I see how many food manufacturers and large companies simply do not prioritise our health or the quality of what goes into their products. There are exceptions, thankfully, but not many.

Alongside this, the rising cost of everyday foods like cereals and chocolate makes it even more worthwhile to take a more hands-on approach. Making your own is not only more cost-effective, it is a smarter, more considered way to ensure you are using ingredients you trust and that truly support your health.

I have included a free recipe for one of my favourite cereal blends. Here’s how to start your day with a nourishing, build-your-own cereal blend — a smart and savvy approach to taking control of what goes into your bowl and how it supports your health.

I love this crunchy cereal blend of puffed quinoa and millet with goji berries and cacao nib gives you great textures and botanical benefits and pairs well with fruit salads, fruit compotes, yoghurts and kefir.

Quinoa adds essential amino acids, millet, goji, and cacao are rich in essential minerals and antioxidants that help protect against cancers and chronic disease and support blood sugar balance, the cardiovascular and digestive system, plus kidney and liver detoxification. Goji berries have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries as a tonic food as medicine. “They are said to tonify liver yin, tonify kidney yin, moisten lung yin, and brighten the eyes”.

Making your cereal blends is more affordable and sustainable than buying them and allows you to adjust the recipes to suit your tastes and needs, so you get the most “nutritional bang for your bite & buck $.”

Quinoa Millet Goji Crunch Free Recipe

https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/quinoa-millet-goji-crunch/

A crunchy cereal blend of puffed quinoa and millet with goji berries and cacao nib gives you great textures and tonifying botanical benefits.