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  • Cilantro Recipes

    Cucumber Cilantro Salad Super easy and fast as a side salad or you can easily dress it up as a full meal. large cucumbers, washed, cubed 3/4 cu...
  • Yes, You Can Grow Cilantro

    Cilantro is a wonderful herb in the kitchen, used in so many different cuisines around the world.   When grown in the best conditions, the lemony p...
  • Lemon Verbena Sugar Cookies

    Lemon Verbena Sugar CookiesNothing is more delicious than lemon verbena!  It is considered the queen of aromatic herbs.  No one knows this better...
  • Lemon Verbena Pesto

    Lemon Verbena Pesto A zesty change up for summer veggies and pasta.1 cup fresh lemon verbena leaves1/2 cup walnuts1/2 – 1 c extra virgin olive ...
  • Lemon Verbena Ice Cream

      So decadent, but just one more bite can’t hurt…1 ½ cups whipping cream   1 ½ cups milk                      2/3 cup sugar 3 egg yolks          ...
  • Lemon Verbena

    “What’s your favorite herb?”  I get this question all the time, what is the herb growers favorite herb?  It’s not really a fair question, since it ...
  • Mushroom Pate

    Savory Mushroom Pate A yummy vegetarian pate with a surprise kick from an unusual herb!  Perfect for a summer appetizer. 3 tablespoons unsalted bu...
  • Poultry Sage Rub

    This fresh rub is of course for poultry, but it is also good on fish, beef, pork, and turkey. You can use fresh herbs year round for this recipe si...
  • Savory Summer Squash with Bacon

    A yummy vegetarian pate with a surprise kick from an unusual herb!  Perfect for a summer appetizer.  3 tablespoons unsalted butter 12 ounces mushr...
  • THE SAVORY LIFE

    Every time I do a talk about the basic culinary herbs everyone should have in their garden I include savory (Satureja sp), either the summer or win...
  • Tips for Productive Basil

    Start basil seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost. Use a well-drained soilless media in small pots. Basils require darkness for proper g...
  • May Is All About The Basil

    "Nothing says summer in the garden like the smell of basil, and no herb garden – in fact, no garden – would be complete without at least one basil ...