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Category Archives: sorrel
Lettuce-free salads
Now that the spinach, lettuces and microgreens have bolted (flowered) and lost their taste, it’s still easy to make a great salad. I love salads made with herb and young vegetable leaves. Plus there are hot weather greens that make … Continue reading
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Spring sorrel
Sorrel is nearly the first thing up in the a spring garden, and it’s lime green leaves make it a bright welcome. It’s sharp, citrus flavor lends real zest to spring salads or pesto. Although we tend to think of … Continue reading
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Sorrel and chives
Recently I learned something about sorrel and chives, something they have in common. What I noticed this season is that they tasted bitter: disappointing when they’d been so delicious previous years. Assuming they were only good for a couple seasons, … Continue reading
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Easy herb butters
My herb garden is wild this year. So much spilling out and all over each other. There’s too much to write about herbs so here’s a quick entry about something I discovered this year. Alice Waters recommends herb butters which … Continue reading
Posted in basil, cilantro, harvesting, oregano & marjoram, sage, sorrel, tarragon, thyme
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