Like the proverbial groundhog a few of my favorite herbs are poking their heads up in search of spring. Common garden thyme along with it's flavorful cousin lemon thyme have shown themselves just as we finished using the last of the dried herb to make an anti fungal spray for our seedlings. Normally we use a mixture of chamomile and cinnamon but are trying thyme this year thanks to a tip from Dan and Val over at Grunt And Grungy's Garden.
Thyme is a cherished seasoning for us and is used right along with the still hidden savory in many soup and bean dishes.
The oregano has been unmasked from a vale of snow and is ready to adorn this weeks pizza...if we take heart. We are most fond of using this herb in various tomato sauces as it goes hand in hand with basil in everything from bruschetta to our version of Spanish rice.
Lastly, I noticed wild sorrel has managed to arrive unscathed into yet another season. Along with it's more refined brethren, red veined and french sorrel, it not only adds a certain pizazz to our salads but is a potent source of nutrients.
Dried herbs definitely help carry us through the winter, and many people find them to be much more accommodating.
Thyme is a cherished seasoning for us and is used right along with the still hidden savory in many soup and bean dishes.
The oregano has been unmasked from a vale of snow and is ready to adorn this weeks pizza...if we take heart. We are most fond of using this herb in various tomato sauces as it goes hand in hand with basil in everything from bruschetta to our version of Spanish rice.
Lastly, I noticed wild sorrel has managed to arrive unscathed into yet another season. Along with it's more refined brethren, red veined and french sorrel, it not only adds a certain pizazz to our salads but is a potent source of nutrients.
Dried herbs definitely help carry us through the winter, and many people find them to be much more accommodating.
4 comments:
Hooray for garden herbs! Can spring be far behind?
Yes, fresh is always best...but I too dry my own -- just enough for the winter's use. I find home-dried garden herbs (used within a few months) so far outshine store-bought dried herbs, they aren't really comparible.
I too am a big fan of savory, especially as you say, in bean dishes. A much undervalued herb I think.
Thanks for another fine post. Think Spring!
Greetings Deborah,
Savory has a most wonderful flavor and I am also surprised that it is not more well known.
Thoughts of spring filled my mind today as I was planting onion seeds from Baker Creek...Yellow of Parma and Juan Paille Des Verteus, both new to me. Anyway, as I was planting there was a terrific snowstorm blowing outside...believe me, spring is on my mind.
Mike
Thyme is my favorite. I don't think mine is coming up quite yet. The woolley thyme looks great though.
Chiot's Run,
My herbs do not look so well today as they are buried under a foot of snow ...Woolley thyme sounds interesting.
Thinking of spring,
Mike
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