Herbs and Spices

Sleeping Garden

We had our first big frost a couple of weeks ago. I know it’s a necessary part of the ego system, but I miss my plant friends through the winter. Every day, after work to relive stress, I visit my garden. Yes, I talk to my plants, and I know each one by its nameContinue reading “Sleeping Garden”

Harvesting Oregano

Harvesting herbs has begun at Sage Hill! I harvested one of my organically grown Greek oregano plants that was getting ready to bloom. For best flavor results, oregano tastes better right before it produces flowers. I cut the whole stem close to the ground right above a leaf joint so it will grow, and IContinue reading “Harvesting Oregano”

Cooking With Herbs eBook

Cooking With Herbs eBook will help you choose the right herb for every meat, vegetable, and even desserts. Download this eBook to your phone, tablet, or computer to carry with you into the kitchen when you cook. You can choose with confidence which herb or spice will taste great in your food. The most popularContinue reading “Cooking With Herbs eBook”

Sage

Sage (Salvia officinalis) is easy to grow—and a wonderful ancient culinary herb! Flavor meat and bean dishes. Sage is a hardy perennial with pretty, grayish-green leaves that like as good in a perennial border as they do in a vegetable garden. It grows spikes of spring flowers in different colors, including purple, blue, white, and pink.Continue reading “Sage”

Spring Garden

Finally getting my garden beds ready for spring planting. Because this is our first year on our homesteading journey, our garden beds are new. We have plenty of stones, so we are putting them to good use by making stone raised beds.

Basil

Basil is available in many varieties. Choosing which basil to grow and use is the hardest part but using them is very easy. There’s cinnamon, dark opal, holy, lemon, lime, spicy bush, purple ruffles, sweet thai and many others to choose from. But sweet basil is my favorite. It has the classic basil flavor we’ve all comeContinue reading “Basil”

Cilantro or Coriander

Cilantro is an herb that is never available in dried form, since its pungent flavor and aroma seem to dissipate almost entirely when dried. Sometimes referred to as Spanish or Chinese parsley. Fresh cilantro is becoming more widely available in produce markets. Cilantro has a unique flavor and aroma that some savor and others dislike.Continue reading “Cilantro or Coriander”

12 Common Culinary Herbs and Spices

New to cooking with herb and spices? This post will help you create delicious dishes using herbs and spices that you probably have in your cupboard. Not only are herbs and spices tasty, but are rich in vitamins and minerals that you and your family need everyday. Therefore, to reserve the healthy benefits, add mostContinue reading “12 Common Culinary Herbs and Spices”