Do you grow Basil in your garden? If you do, chances are you always end up with a way more than you can possibly use fresh. Learn 5 ways to freeze fresh basil. Basil is actually one of the easiest herbs to grow and it will grow most anywhere. The great news is since it […]
How to store dried herbs
If you’re anything like me you’ve spent the better part of the summer growing, harvesting and drying your own herbs. Growing your own herbs is a very cost effective way to stock your spice cabinet or herbal apothecary and drying them is simple enough that anyone can do it! Now that you have all these […]
Herbs – Culinary and Medicinal
Herbs have many uses but most will fall into either a culinary use, a medicinal use or a combination of both. The use of herbs for good health has a long history. And seasoning food with herbs has been carried out for a long time also, Read more about how and why you should use […]
This is Why Your Herbs Want to Be in Dark Jars
We’ve been told that light damages our herbs and ages them prematurely. But just in case you still had doubts, here is a visual reminder of what happens when you store herbs in a clear jar instead of a dark jar.