Category Archives: Herbs

Sage Brown Butter

I am a huge fan of herb butters. Herb butters are a simple way to brighten up everyday dishes. You can add them to mashed or steamed potatoes, drizzle some on pasta or ravioli, top mushrooms, beans, or corn to … Continue reading

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Cucumber and Herb Cocktail

I love a well crafted cocktail. I especially love cocktails using fresh ingredients like herbs and flowers and vegetables. Before the pandemic I almost never made cocktails at home, maybe a gin and tonic or a margarita. I do love … Continue reading

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Fried Beans with Sorrel and Green Garlic

I love sorrel. I love sorrel with eggs. I love sorrel mixed in with any sautéed greens or added to a salad. It brings a bright flavor, more mild and more interesting than lemon. I followed this David Lebovitz recipe … Continue reading

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About Sorrel and Sorrel Scrambled Eggs

Sorrel is a perennial herb with a bright lemon-green-vegetable flavor, if that makes sense. It is really hard to describe….lemon spinach maybe, but more tender than spinach. The leaves are very tender and sort of melt into whatever dish you … Continue reading

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Green Salad with Herb Buttermilk Dressing

I love a big fat satisfying salad. I love to make full meals with just my CSA share. I have made this twice this week for dinner and all we added was bread and cheese one day, the other day … Continue reading

Posted in 2019, Herbs, Recipes, Salads-Spring-Summer | Comments Off on Green Salad with Herb Buttermilk Dressing

Grain Free Kale Tabbouleh Salad

I went to a friends for dinner last night and was asked to bring a grain free salad. I had just made this tabbouleh salad and loved it so much I made it again leaving out the bulgur and upping … Continue reading

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Kale Tabbouleh

I wanted to make a Tabbouleh salad to take to a BBQ tonight. Usually tabbouleh is made with parsley, cucumbers and tomatoes. I looked in the refrigerator to see what I had and I didn’t have any of the those … Continue reading

Posted in 2019, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Recipes, Salads-Spring-Summer | 1 Comment

Basil Bunches and Making and Freezing Pesto

Fall is here and it is time to start saying goodbye to Summer crops. The shorter days signal crops like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to stop blooming and to concentrate on ripening the fruit that is set on the plants. … Continue reading

Posted in 2018, Herbs, Recipes | Comments Off on Basil Bunches and Making and Freezing Pesto

Basil Chimichurri-Vinaigrette Sauce

I’m not sure if this is a vinaigrette or a chimichurri sauce. It is almost a pesto except there are no nuts. I think pestos have to have nuts? Maybe not. Whatever this sauce is-it is delicious. It is fresh … Continue reading

Posted in 2018, Herbs, Recipes | Comments Off on Basil Chimichurri-Vinaigrette Sauce

Rhubarb Mint Lemonade

This lemonade tastes like summer. Using rhubarb makes the tart acid of the lemons more balanced. I added some mint too. Just because it was growing next to my rhubarb. After I picked the mint I saw some thyme in a … Continue reading

Posted in 2017, Herbs, Recipes, Rhubarb | Comments Off on Rhubarb Mint Lemonade