Easy Beef Stew – Using That Stash Of Herbs In The Freezer

beef-stew-herbsBeef stew is wonderfully hearty and comforting meal in the winter.  I love that I can fix it and forget it.

And having a stash of herbs in the freezer adds quick and easy flavours to the stew… Continue reading

Winter In My Herb Garden

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Winter in my herb garden is quiet.  My backyard has been resting under a blanket of snow.

My head is not resting though – anything but 🙂   Continue reading

Indoor Bay Laurel: If I Could Grow Only One Herb Plant Indoors I Would Grow a Bay Tree. Here’s why…

If I could only grow one herb plant indoors, I would grow a bay tree – seriously!  More specifically, the Mediterranean shrub bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) Continue reading

Spring in the Herb Garden: How Quick The Garden Grows :-)

Spring is an incredible time of change in the herb garden.  And I was recently amazed at just how fast that change happens…

I took some pictures of herbs sprouting up in my garden early May.  Over the next couple of weeks it didn’t seem like much growth happened, and then I was away for a couple of weeks overseas visiting family.

Was I ever surprised when I got home… Continue reading