Saturday, May 29, 2010

A garden grows in Bayside

Wanting to incorporate more fresh herbs onto my meals, I have taken to having what amounts to a sort of "herb garden" on my kitchen window sill. I have a Farmers Market obtained Basil plant. And today I bought some dill and Italian parsley and put them in a glass with some water. Truth is I am not sure how to care for them. If I put them in my refrigerator, they will wilt rather quickly. I want to use it more as a main flavoring rather than a measly garnish on pasta dishes. An idea I had was to make a black bean cake with crab meat and 2 to 3 tablespoons of parsley. That sounds delicious. I will make it for lunch tomorrow.
Here are my dill and parsley

Those weird skinny stalks were once proud large basil leaves. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I followed all the instructions from this website http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/herb/information-on-how-to-grow-basil-indoors.htm

I should be very afraid of my new herbs if my poor plant is any indication!

Happy Eating!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

me too! i can neva get them to survive for too long