Basil Pesto
This is my favorite pesto recipe.
1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons pine nuts
3 cloves chopped garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped chives
1 cup Parmesan cheese.
Place In a food processor pine nuts, garlic, salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. Add fresh herbs and blend until [...]
Serve with smoked salmon
100g black mustard seed
50g white mustard seed
600ml water
100g English mustard powder
200ml cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
60g chopped dill.
Place mustard seeds in a glass bowl and add water, cider vinegar, salt and turmeric. Mix well. Place the bowl over a saucepan of water but without the bowl touching the water. Heat [...]
Serves 6
Great herb-flavored recipe
12 chicken legs
125g butter
4 cloves garlic, crashed
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon dried chives
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 small fresh springs rosemary
salt
pepper.
Soften butter in a saucepan and add garlic, parsley, marjoram, rosemary, turmeric and stir to mix well. Spread some over both sides of each chicken leg. Put into a [...]
This is an excellent combination. Cakes could be served as a light meal. It makes 12 cakes.
2 cups or 225g self-raising flour,
3 tbsp softened butter,
1/4 tsp of salt,
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill,
3-4 tbsp milk,
1 cup freshly made mashed potato.
Preheat the oven to 220 C or 450 F. Sift the flour into a bowl, and [...]
Wine and beer have been made in the home since time immemorial. A number of shops sell very adequate beer making kits and equipment. Once the initial outlay has been made it is only necessary to purchase the ingredients for any subsequent batches as the equipment can be used over and over. Herbal beer is [...]
Many of the common herbs grown in the home garden have edible flowers including chives, nasturtiums, borage, calendula, coriander, angelica and basil. However, there are many other plants that are not normally considered herbs that also have edible delicious flowers. They flowers can be used for decoration or as an addition to brighten up salads. [...]
There are at least three known varieties of the herb but two are best for culinary purposes, winter savory and summer savory. They are both native to Mediterranean region. Winter savory is popular with home gardeners because it is perennial. It is a compact, bushy herb that likes to grow in the sun and light [...]