Zinnia from seed mixed in with the basil starts - my new favorite combo right at the front porch. Nothing better than opening the door and grabbing handfuls of basil, bunches of sorrel, ears of corn, and a few flowers for decoration.
Archive for the ‘Edible-Herbes’ Category
Basil & Zinnia
Posted in Cutting Garden, Edible-Herbes, Edible-Vegetables, Small Spaces on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sun Dried Tomatoes
Posted in Edible-Herbes, Edible-Vegetables, Farmers Market, Recipe, The Family Plot on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ahhh, the summer sun dried tomatoes! This year I have been making them with Juliet tomatoes from my garden…As the season ends…I will stock up from the farmers market on heirlooms, cherry, pear, and small roma varieties so I can have the taste of summer well in to winter. The only sun-dried tomatoes I enjoy [...]
The Latest Sorrel Cream Sauce
Posted in Edible-Herbes, Edible-Vegetables, Farmers Market, Recipe, The Family Plot on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay- tonight was a real Crisper Crap Shoot. From the home garden I have corn, basil, sorrel and zucchini. From the farmers market I have garlic and pasilla. From Little India I have red rice. From the fridge I have a little cream and white wine. Hot, hot heavy enamel pan. Dry the scallops. Sear [...]
Lemon-Dill Sauce
Posted in Edible-Herbes, Farmers Market, Recipe, tagged celery puree, dill, lemon sauce on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is the only picture I have from last year’s dill crop…but I love the flowers too! The dill used in this recipe was dark green and feathery perfection from the farmers market and it was amazingly fragrant. I always forget how much I love fresh dill and how much fresh dill adds to the [...]
Gourmet Monday – June 1959
Posted in Edible-Herbes, Gourmet Magazines, Recipe, tagged fines herbes, herbes de provence, Louis Diat, vintage gourmet magazines on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is another installment of the Gourmet Monday post…summer schedule, so this is going up on Tuesday. Funny how my potting bench looks very similar to this one, less the ship in a bottle. We have been planting seeds almost daily, and the seed packets on the cover remind me that I need to dry [...]
