Archive for the 'Herbs' Category
Not only do these make a good side for burgers, hot dogs and generally almost any kind of sandwich, They’re also great by themselves. I like ‘em as an alternative to things like popcorn when watching a movie. Don’t get me wrong, popcorn is great, particularly with the extra butter and some grated Parmesan cheese and some dill weed sprinkled on it but I’m not willing to put up with having to spend the next three days trying to get pieces of the hulls out from between my teeth anymore.
February 16th, 2009 | Posted in Herbs, Odds & Ends, Recipies, Side Dishes, Snacks, baking, microwave | Comments Off
Welcome back!Mint is more than just a popular flavor to mix with chocolate and candies. It’s an herb. Specifically there are a couple of main varieties of mint. Spearmint and Peppermint.
Spearmint has pointed oval leaves with serrated edges, a deep green color and the flavor is cooling without being pungent.
Spearmint is used [...]
February 20th, 2008 | Posted in Food Info, Herbs | Comments Off
Sage has soft, gray-green, narrow oblong leaves and has a slight bitterness in it’s aroma. It originated in the Mediterranean and Asia Minor. In the sixteenth century Sage tea and Sage Ale were popular in England.
It’s very important in Mediterranean and Italian cooking. The pungent flavor of sage cuts the fattiness of [...]
January 17th, 2008 | Posted in Food Info, Herbs | Comments Off
Basil is one of those herbs that’s kinda like office furniture… There are a lot of varieties of it. Sweet Basil is one of the most popular. It has a sweet, clovelike aroma and a flavor that reminds you of anise, clove and mint. When fresh the flavor is mild enough [...]
January 6th, 2008 | Posted in Food Info, Herbs | Comments Off
Native to North America, this aromatic herb has large, soft leaves that smell like Anise and long purple flowers. This herb has a wide variety of uses. Native Americans infused it as a tea, used it as a cough medicine and a natural sweetener. They even made use of it as a [...]
January 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Food Info, Herbs | Comments Off