I have just one patch of chives in my garden and right now they are covered in flowers. Not only are they very decorative, they are useful too. Chives are in fact related to onions, but unlike…
Cilantro isn’t to everyone’s taste, but I love it! As well as using the fresh leaves and stems in summer for salads and salsas, I collect its seeds at the end of the year to use in…
I love cooking with herbs of all kinds, and I’m obsessed with their power to transform any dish from run of the mill and mundane into special and worth savoring. But, if there’s one herb I could…
Basil is one of the easiest annual herbs to grow, and definitely one of the most hardworking too. It is an essential component of Italian, Asian and Mexican cuisine. And it can also be used to make…
Dill is one of my favorite herbs. I love it with dish, and I have a frankly obsessive relationship with dill pickles. I grow some from seed every year in my garden, but I still find myself…
Basil is primarily grown for its famously fragrant leaves. And I’ll be the first to admit that for a long time, it didn’t even occur to me whether it could flower. In fact, the first time one…
A container full of herbs placed strategically close to your kitchen door is a great way to give your cooking that extra burst of flavor. And a variety of different herbs is not only a useful addition…
Parsley is one of my favorite herbs. We use it in our family risotto recipe, and many other dishes. My rabbits love it too and we grow a lot of it. We have some in our herb…
I adore cilantro, so much of the plant is edible, and as well as growing compact clumps of leaves for adding to summer salads and dips, I’ve also been experimenting with letting some plants produce seeds to…
Are all parts of cilantro edible? I love adding cilantro to my favorite dishes in the kitchen. It is a popular leafy green herb, though some people claim it tastes like soap! If you love cilantro, like…
