We love Mexican food. In fact when we go out to dinner we go Mexican. Cilantro is in the parsley family. It has almost a citrus taste. When it is full mature it is Coriander and the seeds are used in liquors and deserts. Cilantro is easy to grow by seed. We put it the [...]
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Using Herbs – Cilantro In Fresh Mex Fiesta Salsa Recipe
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Using Fresh Herbs- The Dill Is Ready
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The dill in my herb garden reseeds its self every year. I love it. New little dill plants all over. Finally the dill is ready to be cut an used. So tonight we are having trout with dill sauce. It just so happens we go trout fishing so that is the fish I like to [...]
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Rosemary Peach BBQ Pork Loin – Using Herbs
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Make rosemary one of your favorite herbs on the BBQ. A friend gave me this recipe….it is so easy and so good. ROSEMARY PEACH BBQ PORK LOIN 6 to 8 servings – 10 min prep time 30 min marinade time 1/4 c. salt 3/4 c. brown sugar 2 c. boiling water 1 tray of ice [...]
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Herb Honey | Herb Gardening For Beginners
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I like to plan a head when it comes to making herb honey. I want to be sure to have plenty of my favorite herbs to flavor the honey. It takes 2 months for the herbs to infuse the honey, so if I want to give the honey away for Christmas I better prepare. Growing [...]
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Herbed Mustard | Ez Herb Gardening
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I like to take my ez herb gardening in to the kitchen. This ez herbed mustard is one way to use fresh herbs. And it tastes great on sandwiches, ham and in your favorite salad dressings. EZ Herbed Mustard 1 1/2 c. dijon mustard 1 1/2 T. dry white wine 1/4 c. chopped fresh herbs [...]
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Red Sun Tea – Using Herbs | Ez Herb Gardening
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The best part of ez herb gardening is using your herbs. Herbal teas are a nice change from the standard sun teas. Here is a simple, healthy and delicious way to use herbs from you garden to make sun tea.
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Wedding Lavender Sachet – Lavender Gifts
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A few years ago, I got this “Wedding Lavender Sachet” recipe from San Fransisco Herb Co. I have used this recipe for lavender gifts and as a unique substitute for rice at my daughters wedding. It was very classy and a big hit. One part – white chamomile flowers One part – pink rose petals [...]
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Spice and Herb Chart – Culinary Herbs
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Image via Wikipedia With a spice and herb chart you can try your hand at cooking with herbs you have grown in your herb garden. Beat those winter blues with a little bit of summer you have save and put in your spice cupboard. I have prepared a complete Herb and Spice Chart for you. [...]
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Lavender Sugar Scrub – Heaven In A Jar
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This may sound weird only it is so great you will want to give this soothing lavender gift to your friends. Take sugar and mix it with just enough olive oil to make it hold together loosely. Add a few drops of lavender oil. 5 lbs of sugar – 3 cups of olive oil – [...]
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Chamomile – Herb Gardening For Beginners
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Chamomile is a perfect choice when it comes to herb gardening for beginners. It was the very first herb I planted when we bought our house. I was not successful in that planting. But I have learned my lesson. I wanted a chamomile lawn. I just loved the idea of walking on a carpet that [...]
