Herbs
GREEN THOUGHTS FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY
An Irish Moment
Happy St Patrick’s Day My stomach often cries out to me ‘I just want something green’ and whether it comes as a preserve or as a fresh adjunct on a plate, there is a huge array of green foods from which to choose. Green foods somehow radiate health, often fresh and with nutritious and wholesome…
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MY LAMBETH MIXED HERBS
and an early start to making Christmas presents
I find my herb garden such a delight. Living as I do in a city with no space for a kitchen garden, it is a pleasure to be able to reach out to my pots and tubs for a choice of herbs to transform my cooking. So wherever you live and for me, that is Lambeth,…
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After all the rain in the UK this spring our gardens are wonderfully green and brimming over with foliage not to mention an abundance of herbs. Do not miss this moment to gather up herbs for preserving and for use during the rest of the year. There will be another opportunity to harvest your herbs at the…
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACIVITIES – A KITCHEN GARDEN FOR THE YOUNG
Grow, pick and preserve
CHILDREN’S GARDENS The one childhood memory that my sister and I can always agree upon is that my mother paid us two pence a pound for picking blackcurrants. Old pence you understand. There was a row of inexhaustible bushes at the bottom of the garden. My mother was not generally so generous. Did she find…
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THE GREAT PESTO GENOVASE
How to make it and the many ways to enjoy it
ANOTHER GREAT ITALIAN GEM Those of us from the baby boom generation, raised in the post war years of austerity in the fifties and sixties were barely aware of other than English food. Dishes of other cuisines, say Chinese or Greek or Mexican, were never seen at home. My mother could knock up a great curry but otherwise…
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COOKING WITH FRESH OR DRIED HERBS
Dried herbs in sweetcorn and ham flan - an time family favourite
Some recipes call for the use of only fresh herbs in a dish to complement the other flavours. However for many dried herbs can be used instead although it worth remembering that dried herbs give a more concentrated flavour to the recipe so when substituting dried for fresh herbs use about one third of the suggested quantity for fresh herbs….
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HERB THERAPY
A visit to the Chelsea Physic Garden
I recently had time to visit Chelsea Physic Garden. It is a haven of peace and nature in a walled garden amidst the smart residences of Chelsea. It was set up in 1673 by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries for their apprentices to grow and learn about medicinal plants in what was then considered…
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