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#8348631 - 05/01/08 06:23 AM (4 months, 3 days ago) |
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Sorry to disappoint the potheads but I'm talking about cooking with them. 
Okay, so I can grow plants really well. I was looking over the selection of herbs available and couldn't decide what to grow. I've already got cilantro, onions (not technically an herb I know, but I use the greens alot) and couldn't decide what else to get.
I'm not a gourmet cook. I mean, nobody starves at my house but I don't make creations. Some of the herbs I could grow would be oregano, dill and basil. But I don't know what to do with them. Give me some suggestions everyone. I'm particularly clueless about what to do with basil.
Thanks.
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Oregano pizza Greek / mexican foods
Marjoram " "
Basil " """ depending on the kind..
Rosemary beef ,lamb
Chives baked potato
Sage beef pork
Chile Peppers """""
I can't stand cilantro 
Before buying rub you fingers on it. To see if it has a good test/smell..
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Basil works really well with any tomato-based dish. You can also use it to make pesto.
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I'm growing peppers as well Brainiac. And I love cilantro, Mexican food doesn't taste the same without it. But used to hate it. It's definitely an acquired taste.
Hadn't considered sage. Until now. Hmmm.
Gracias Senor, I've never tried making pesto.
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Cilantro to me, test and smalls like dish soap...
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you can make kick ass thai curry with fresh basil
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Re: herbs [Re: centrum]
#8350645 - 05/01/08 05:39 PM (4 months, 3 days ago) |
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i definately suggest dill. its my favorite herb and when fresh it is SOOO good. i eat it right off the plant by itself alot 
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i highly suggest basil just for the pesto you make with it...tis da bomb!
oregeno for pizza sauce making!
and terragon seems like a decent herb dried, so i imagine the fresh herb would be really awsome as well.
ive been considering getting a bay leaf plant too
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you mean a bay leaf tree?
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parsely sage rosemary and thyme.
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Re: herbs [Re: snoot]
#8353644 - 05/02/08 12:34 PM (4 months, 2 days ago) |
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I like that song. 
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Quote:
CptnGarden said:
you mean a bay leaf tree?
plant  tree
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Last night I just wanted a snack. I got out my snips and cut some green onion tops and a couple of cilantro stalks. Cut the leaves up and added it to plain ol' beef ramen soup. It was a nice change.
Got a lemon thyme today, will pick up the basil and oregano tomorrow.
Well looks like I'm making an herb bed this year. 
We don't have some of the other stuff in so it'll will have to wait.
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ramen + can tuna = 
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i throw away the seasoning pack, boil the noodles, add some fresh herbs, garlic, onion and one egg. sometimes ill add spinach or some other green to it. YUM!
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I've wondered before if you could do the chicken flav. ramen with the egg if it would taste at all like egg drop soup.
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well i havent actually used the flavor package in years, so i dont know what it tastes like with an egg, but i have been meaning to look up an egg drop soup recipe and try it out. its one of my favorite soups!
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well fuck that is simple.... ill have to try it out tomorrow!
Egg Drop Soup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
* 4 cups chicken broth or stock
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1 -2 green onions, minced
* 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
* Salt to taste
* A few drops of sesame oil (optional)
Preparation:
In a wok or saucepan, bring the 4 cups of chicken broth to a boil. Add the white pepper and salt, and the sesame oil if using. Cook for about another minute.
Very slowly pour in the eggs in a steady stream. To make shreds, stir the egg rapidly in a clockwise direction for one minute. To make thin streams or ribbons, gently stir the eggs in a clockwise direction until they form.
Garnish with green onion and serve.
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Damn! That is easy.
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