Applying Herbs To

Vinegar ~ Herb Combinations

Herb vinegars are made perfectly with red or white wine vinegar. The preferred is actual wine vinegar, not wine flavored. Both can be obtained in quantity from a wholesale grocer or restaurant supply store. Due to its mellow flavor, wine vinegar allows the full herbal bouquet to be tasted, resulting in a gourmet quality. Any [...]

Herbal Vinegars ~ How to Make Them

Herb vinegars delight both the palate and the eye and allow you to preserve the harvest in a mellow gourmet blend of flavor and herbs. These vinegars lend themselves to many uses in sauces, marinades, salad dressings, stews, and beverages, and they are as individual as their creator. The herbs enclosed in the bottle can [...]

Basic Herb Dressing

A basic dressing recipe can be found in almost every cookbook.  You will notice the standard proportion of oil to vinegar is 3:1. In our experimentation we have discovered that more vinegar and less oil makes a much more flavorful and less fattening dressing, so our Basic Dressing recipe goes like this: Basic Dressing: 1/3 [...]

Herbal Sauces, Butters and Jellies

Herbs form the basis of many raw sauces as well as flavoring cooked sauces. Almost any chopped herb can be added to a basic white sauce, while a handful of blanched and chopped parsley, tarragon and watercress will completely transform an ordinary mayonnaise to serve with salads, fish, chicken or vegetables. Pesto Sauce This is [...]

Salads and Vegetables

Use different vegetables in salads, not just salad leaves. Potato salad can be dressed with chive flavored mayonnaise; sliced beetroot is delicious topped with sour cream mixed with chopped dill. Use herb oils or vinegars for salad dressings or mayonnaise as an instant way of adding flavor and interest. Courgettes (zucchini) taste wonderful sliced in [...]

Oil and Vinegar

By storing herbs in oil, you can preserve the herbs and create a fragrant oil at the the same time. Herbal vinegars are simple to make and an excellent way of using your garden herbs. Herbal Oil Herbal oils can be used for both culinary and cosmetic purposes. Most aromatic herbs are suitable; basil, tarragon, [...]

Natures Herbal Recipes

Herbal Vinegar Recipes Herbal vinegars are packed with minerals and essential nutrients To make an herbal vinegar I fill a quart jar with lightly packed herbs, then fill it with organic apple cider vinegar and cap with a plastic lid or a plastic lined metal lid. I label it, let it sit for six weeks [...]

Herbal Recipe for Kabobs on the Grill

Oh to barbecue!! Whether you prefer charcoal or gas…it’s the age-old question. Who amongst us, whether it be male or female (especially the male) doesn’t love the flavor, aroma and all the ‘prestige’ of barbecue dining? It’s a chance to get outdoors with family and friends and to enjoy a nice cocktail or two on [...]