Category Archives: Herbs

Hop Shoots for Dinner

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Yesterday, incredibly, the sun shone nearly all day, and the earth dried out enough for me to pull the grass from around our hop plant. I found some hop shoots as tall as a foot and many others barely out … Continue reading →

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Peppermint for Tea

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

One of my favorite things about summer is the smell of peppermint—from the fields, after a cutting; from the tubs full of fresh-chopped mint, as they’re trucked by our place on the way to the distillery; and even from the … Continue reading →

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Linden Flower Tea

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

The linden trees are blooming, and the bees and I are grateful as ever for their profusion of fragrant flowers. My three lindens appear to be littleleaf, Tilia cordata, a species native to northern Europe. I can’t be sure, because … Continue reading →

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Tabbouleh for a Warm Spring Day

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

During a long, cool spring, like the one we experienced in the Northwest last year and the one we’re grousing about now, the rare warm day is an occasion for celebration. In summer I often try to satisfy my craving … Continue reading →

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To Candy Angelica

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

Very old preserving books always include candied angelica, and I wanted to continue this tradition in The Joy of Jams, Jellies, and Other Sweet Preserves. I ended up leaving out this herb, though, because I’d never managed to grow it. In … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Love in a Mist

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

The Friends of the Library are coming tomorrow for a potluck. Tidy gardeners all, they are sure to frown on that patch of dried-out nigella stalks by the blueberries. This gives me extra incentive to harvest the seeds today. Nigella … Continue reading →

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