Now that you have dried herbs making your own blends is easy! These make great gifts as well as stepping up the flavor of your own dishes. Lavender Here are some of my favorite blends: Herbes de Provence Herbes de Provence usually contains basil, bay leaf, marjoram, rosemary, summer savory and lots of thyme. Lavender can […]
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Making Your Own Herb Blends
Posted in Cooking, tagged herb blends, herb de provence, herbs on July 26, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
My family loves Italian style food so we go through a ton of the herb oregano each year. Luckily it’s very easy to grow; you can start it from seed or buy a plant at most local nurseries. It does best in full sun and doesn’t like to be water logged but do be aware […]
The herb fennel is so plentiful and grows so well in the Pacific Northwest that some people think of it as a weed and do their best to eradicate it. Horrors! This plant is useful from its seeds to its roots and should be cherished! According to Wikipedia this herb was well known to the […]
Herbal Caramels
Posted in Cooking, tagged caramel, exotic caramels, herbed caramels, herbs on August 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
I have been experimenting with herbal caramels for a while and the possibilities are endless. You can use almost any herb such as rosemary, thyme or lavender. I tried using green fennel seeds and the buttery sweet licorice result is delectable. You can add herbal flavor either by infusing or by sprinkling the setting pan […]
It’s Thyme!
Posted in Cooking, Growing, tagged herbs, thyme on May 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Right now is a great time to harvest thyme. To harvest this useful herb just take your kitchen shears and snip off bunches. I usually trim off the top three inches and make sure to leave a lot of the plant intact; if you clip off too much you can kill the plant. You can […]
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