Horse radish is a perennial herb of the Crucifer family. Found in waste lands and cultivated in the gardens. Leaves are long, rough with a biting taste.
Flowers are small, cross-form and whitish. The root is the medicinal part of the herb. It is long stringy with white or pink color and it has a hot [...]
This is a popular combination of basil and garlic and a delicious sauce for pasta.
4 cups of fresh basil
5 gloves of garlic
2/3 cup of pine nuts
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of grated pecorino cheese
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
Wash basil and chop. Peel the [...]
This is an effective recipe after a long and stressful day to calm you down.
1 bottle Dry white wine, empty into a clean jug
1 tablespoon Rosemary leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons Lemon balm, chopped
4 Cloves
2 tablespoons Honey
1×3cm Cinnamon stick
Place the herbs, spice and honey in the empty bottle and top with the wine
Shake daily until the honey [...]
Lemon grass is an annual herb that flourishes in the tropics. It reaches a height of 1.5 m and a spread of 1 m. It is used extensively in Asia, India and Thailand for a very long time. Lemon grass has a strong lemon flavor due to citral, essential oil it contains. It is now [...]
Paving on sand can create ideal conditions for herbs that prefer a sunny and well-draining ground. Herbs such as Thyme can creep and spread out through the cracks. A Chequerboard pattern of slabs with plants in the spaces between is a simple design but effective showpiece for herbs, planted to create blocks of colors that [...]