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Baked Beet Salad With Fall Greens and Feta Cheese
Beets and hearty fall greens
marry well with salty feta cheese.
Serves: 4 to 6
Salad:
- 4 medium beets (red or yellow, or a combination)
- 4 handfuls of young greens (Mache, spinach, lettuce, tat soi, endive,
and mustard) in bite-size pieces
Cooking With Herbs: Basil
Basil is an especially easy annual herb plant to grow. Look for seed to sow in the vegetable garden or perennial bed next spring. Although it does not reseed in my yard it’s worth the effort to purchase seed every year. There are oodles of varieties available. In a copy of Shepherd’s 1994 Garden Seed Catalog there are lettuce leaf, broadleaf, purple opal, anise, lemon, Greek mini ‘windowbox’”, and cinnamon under the ‘Scented Basils’ heading. Then there’s genova profumatissima, fino verde compactto, and napoletano under the ‘Italian Basils’ heading!
Herb Crafting: A Living Wreath
Oh no !! It’s almost winter and you are already longing for some fresh herbs from your garden. You don’t have to wait until Spring to enjoy the taste and smell of fresh herbs. Why not make a living herbal wreath to keep you company this winter? It would also be the perfect gift for the gardener on your Christmas list. They are simple to make, require little care and will last for months. Living wreaths look especially nice as a centerpiece for the Holidays.
Potpourri: Makes Scents to Me!
Flowers, herbs and spices have been used for thousands of years to add fragrance to our homes. From the earliest writings we have found evidence of the important various scents have played in our history. We can’t at all pout 18 inches of rose petals down in our homes the way Cleopatra did for Mark Antony, but we can enjoy that wonderful aroma just the same. The Romans used lavender to add fragrance to their linens. Rose petals were used to stuff their pillows and mattresses. In later times, Lady’s bedstraw would replace the petals. Hops were added which helped to induce sleep as well as soften the bed. During Medieval days, fragrant flowers and herbs were strewn about the floor to release their scent when stepped upon. During those times of few baths, and fewer launderings, people carried small nosegays of fragrant herbs to help allay the odors. The mixing of special potpourri blends became something Victorian ladies delighted in creating. Today we are seeing a return to this desire for fragrance, both subtle and exotic. Potpourri can be a simple mix of lavender and roses, or a more complex blending of flowers, woods, leaves and fixatives.
The Earth: The Herb Garden as a Pharmacy
The Earth: The Herb Garden as a Pharmacy
There’s an extra bonus available for the gardener who grows herbs. In addition to their essential use in cooking, some of them have medicinal value. Being easy to grow, herbs can provide low-cost remedies for illnesses.
Primitive peoples and ancient civilizations possessed an extensive herbal lore that evolved over centuries of pragmatic testing. Although hardly “scientific” by today’s standards, the research was, to a great extent, completely valid, based as it was on trial, response and observation.
Herbs & Spices: The Transformers
Herbs & Spices: The Transformers
Since ancient times herbs and spices have played important roles. Wars have been waged and the New World discovered in their pursuit. They transform and glamorize every day foods into a new experience for the palate. Ordinary becomes “wow”… children actually eat their vegetables (what a concept!) and hors d’euvres become an exploration of taste and style. Here are a few fast favorites from the 1999 Herbs & Spices Calendar (available from Avalanche Publishing & Judd Publishing) Each recipe is followed by some growing and other interesting tid bits of information for the herb/spice that was used. Bon appetite!
Herbal Vinegars : So Good, So Easy
Herbal Vinegars : So Good, So Easy
What tastes good, has only two calories per tablespoon and is easy to prepare? Herbal Vinegars offer all this and more. They add flavor to salads, marinades, sauces and also make thoughtful gifts.
Sprouts: The Perfect Winter Vegetable
Sprouts: The Perfect Winter Vegetable
I defy winter behind the tomato soup cans in my pantry. The sprouts hidden away in my kitchen are full of life even when cold weather brings my vegetable garden to a halt. Grown indoors, at room temperature, in the dark, sprouts grow no matter what winter brings.
