Articles for tag: Blanching, Drying Herbs

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5 Creative Ways to Display Swim Team Ribbons

Oh, the fun of swim team. The meets, the heats, the markers, the timers, all make for great summer memories. For their efforts, swimmers get to take home lots of flash for their splash too. Swim team ribbons can multiply faster than rabbits so it helps to have a few ideas for organizing and displaying ...

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Preserving Herbs for Tea

Herbal tea is delicious and healthful, but store-bought herbal tea can be quite expensive, and you never know if store-bought herbal tea is truly fresh. If you want fresh and delicious herbal tea, consider preserving herbs from your garden. Garden-fresh herbal tea is rich flavor, and you can be sure it’s as fresh as possible. ...

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How to Dry Your Own Fresh Herbs

Our ancestors used to grow different herbs and then dry them, preserving them for use later in the year. Why then, do we feel as though we have to use our garden-grown herbs right away and spend up the nose for a jar of thyme or oregano? No more! Fresh herbs and chilis can be ...

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Caring for Potted Herbs

Herbs are generally easy to care for indoors. They tend to do best on a kitchen windowsill or hanging basket where they can receive plenty of sunshine. Having the herbs you use most growing in your kitchen will keep fresh ingredients close at hand. The addition of herbs in your kitchen adds aesthetic appeal and ...