What a treat to cook with fresh herbs, especially in the summer when the menu is filled with salads and fruit bowls, and vegetables, seafood, and meats hot off the grill. It's fairly easy to grow basic herbs on your kitchen windowsill, or outside in containers. Snip what you need, and use the herbs in dressings, marinades, and dipping sauces.
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| Egg carton starter kit for herbs |
This summer I'm growing herbs from a starter kit - Thai Basil (
Ocicmum basilicum), Mint (
Mentha spp.), Thyme (
Thymus vulgaris), Blue Borage (
Borago officinalis), and Lemon Balm (
Melissa officinalis). The English Lavender (
Lavandula angustifolia) was decimated by a tiny slug that hopped aboard the day I put the kit outside to soak up the sun (I discovered him the next morning heading for the Thyme, and relocated him back outside). I have been transplanting the sprouts, and watching them grow.
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| Blue Borage |
If you don't have time to wait for herbs to grow, many grocery stores and farmer's markets sell bunches of cut herbs. Sometimes, they even supply living herbs, often for a similar price. Just snip what you need and enjoy the fragrance and flavor of fresh herbs!
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