Borage – I hear it tastes a bit like cucumber and that it’s good in companion planting. I’ve never had it before so this is in my garden mostly for curiosity.
Posts Tagged ‘herbs’
edible garden, no. 2, 2011
Posted in edible garden, tagged basil, borage, edible garden, herbs, nasturtium, rosy chives, shiso, tarragon on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wish me luck!
Posted in edible garden, tagged edible garden, gardening, herbs on March 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Growing up, my mother had a vegetable garden every year. I don’t even remember what was in it beside scallions, Chinese chives, and Chinese fuzzy melon. I remember a rather pathetic, tiny patch of strawberries – an experiment that never worked out but even though neglected never died out. I think the fuzzy melon was my [...]
Of chickens and boiling
Posted in recipes, tagged carrots, chicken, cooking, herbs, meat, onion, stock on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night, I made chicken stock. I didn’t have as many ingredients as I would have liked: the bones from three chicken breasts, two carrots, some onion, and dried herbs. But it worked.