March 23rd, 2010 by Geoff Marks
I love to cook with fresh herb plants. Don’t you? The flavor is wonderful and the smell is always inspiring. It’s simple to use fresh herb plants too. Just snip a few sprigs from the nearest plant and toss in with your other ingredients.
But what do you do when it is winter and fresh herb plants are few and far between?
Freezing is much better for an herb than drying and it is much easier. In three steps you can set them aside for future dishes—raise your herbs, harvest your herbs and freeze your herbs. You don’t have to do anything special to prepare your herb plants for freezing, other than rinsing them. Even after they are frozen, you will not have to dice them to use them.
If you do want your herbs measured before you freeze them, you can chop your herbs up and freeze your herbs …
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March 18th, 2010 by Geoff Marks
Isn’t basil one of the best herb plants? A meal cannot possibly be considered Italian if there isn’t any basil in it. It’s one of the best herbs to begin with because it is a cinch to grow, touble-free to harvest and it smells fabulous too.
You’ll find basil all over Greek, French and Italian menus, but this little plant that could is native to the tropical Pacific islands. I’m not sure how it got to Europe, but I’m glad it did. In my opinion, the best basil dish is a scrumptous pesto, which is a green sauce made from a whole bunch of chopped basil mixed with olive oil. Scrumptious!
Just a few of the numerous varieties of basil that you can choose from are:
- Sweet Basil: This variety is the most popular one for meals. The leaves are glossy in appearance and they have a full basil flavor.
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December 10th, 2009 by Geoff Marks
You can open up some wonderful opportunities by growing herbs in an Italian herb garden. Italy has some of the best and most well known herbs in the world. Some of the best cuisines come from Italy and are famous in part for their herbs.
One well known Italian herb is Basil and it is useful in many recipes. Basil will not only add flavor to many Italian cuisines, it is useful in the garden to other plants. Did you know that planting them beside tomatoes and peppers will improve their flavor?. In addition it will also help to keep away annoying flies and mossies. Click here for more: italian dried herbs
Parsley is a relatively hard herb plant to grow but it is useful in not only Italian dishes but many other types of cuisines. Many generations ago before their were breath mints it was found that eating fresh, …
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November 24th, 2009 by Geoff Marks
There is an unlimited amount of potentials when you start your own Italian herb garden. Italy is the source of some of the most popular and most delicious herbs in the world. Some of the best cuisines come from Italy and are famous in part for their herbs.
Many Italian recipes use basil, one of the most popular Italian herbs in the world. Basil will not only add flavor to many Italian cuisines, it is also useful in the garden to other plants. Planting basil next to your peppers and tomatoes will actually improve their flavor. Basil is also an insect repellent that will help your Italian herb garden.
Parsley is a relatively hard herb to grow in an Italian herb garden but it is very useful in both Italian and other types of cuisines. Many generations ago before there were breath mints, it was found that eating …
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