As Mother Earth awakens from the winter season, we start to think of what our gardens will contain this year. We plan for fruits or vegetables so that we can enjoy them during the summer/fall months as well as what flowers or tress will paint our landscapes.
Why not add a few herbs? Not only will it look great, but think of the flavorful meals you can make with them. Here's one that might interest you - Chervil.
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) is an herb that looks like parsley and easy to grow. It has pale green leaves with small white flowers and likes to be in a well drained, partially shady area. It has a slight aniseed/parsley flavor. Used widely in French cuisine, use it when you cook fish (especially oysters), chicken, salad dishes and omelettes. Also, try it to enhance carrots, spinach, sorrel, veal, cheese, corn and peas. Chervil can be combined with tarragon, parsley and thyme for a classic fines herbes blend when cooking any French recipe. Make sure you add it at the last moment to soups, stews and sautes. If it cooks too long, it will have a bitter flavor.
This herb is a traditional Lenten herb, representing new life/rebirth and has been known for its blood-cleansing properties. During Lent, it has been greatly used in cooking and as a skin cleanser. Eating the whole plant is a practice that some people today will do, to relieve hiccups, something the people during the Middle Ages did as well.
Companion Planting - If you enjoy the flavor of hot, peppery radishes, try growing a few chervil plants in the vegetable plot alongside the radishes. The chervil will help keep away harmful bugs and insects and the radishes growing closest to the chervil, will have a slight hotter flavor.
Enjoy!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Getting Ready To Tackle Your Garden and Your Skin
As Spring starts to present herself, keep in mind that we still need to take great care of our skin. After a long winter season of cold, dry air, you want to start thinking of what products you should use, now that the weather is getting warmer. As you work in your gardens/yards, the skin will also take its toll. It comes in contact with posion ivy while clearing overgrown areas, the harsh soil as we plant our bulbs and seedlings, and if you are like me, your skin will start to develop rough/sore areas, because I choose not to wear any gloves.
Make sure you have a great moisturizing soap that will not only clean deep down dirt (I don't like to use the word dirt - since dirt is dirty, soil is clean), and will take care of your skin if you came in contact with poison ivy. If your skin becomes very chapped and need that Extra Loving Care, use a Tea Tree and Lavender Salve. Both will help heal your skin and help prevent infections. Just make sure that the skin is extremely clean before applying. You may also try cleaning your skin with a Calendula Comfrey Soap as well. Both have wonderful healing properties. A solid lotion provides a nice layer of wonderful body butters, adding moisture to the skin and softening those rough areas.
Don't forget to take some time to enjoy your hard labor, once your beauties begin to bloom and blossom.. How wonderful it would be to relax on your favorite chair, while sipping on some Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea with cucumber sandwiches and pretending to be with the Queen with her Court. Better yet, invite some of your friends to admire your hard work. It just may become an annual event as we welcome the Spring season.
From top to bottom: Nettle Soap - made with lots of moisturizing oils, infused nettle oil and ground nettle. Helps skin conditions and have found that it works great if you become in contact with poison ivy.
Tea Tree and Lavender Salve - Virgin Olive oil with essential oils and beeswax.
Solid Lotion Bar - Made with virgin oil oil, body butters that includes shea butter.
Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea - Black teas with cornflower petals. A very nice afternoon tea.
*****Above information on herbs is for educational purposes only. Always seek professional advise from your doctor for extreme skin conditions.
Make sure you have a great moisturizing soap that will not only clean deep down dirt (I don't like to use the word dirt - since dirt is dirty, soil is clean), and will take care of your skin if you came in contact with poison ivy. If your skin becomes very chapped and need that Extra Loving Care, use a Tea Tree and Lavender Salve. Both will help heal your skin and help prevent infections. Just make sure that the skin is extremely clean before applying. You may also try cleaning your skin with a Calendula Comfrey Soap as well. Both have wonderful healing properties. A solid lotion provides a nice layer of wonderful body butters, adding moisture to the skin and softening those rough areas.
Don't forget to take some time to enjoy your hard labor, once your beauties begin to bloom and blossom.. How wonderful it would be to relax on your favorite chair, while sipping on some Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea with cucumber sandwiches and pretending to be with the Queen with her Court. Better yet, invite some of your friends to admire your hard work. It just may become an annual event as we welcome the Spring season.
From top to bottom: Nettle Soap - made with lots of moisturizing oils, infused nettle oil and ground nettle. Helps skin conditions and have found that it works great if you become in contact with poison ivy.
Tea Tree and Lavender Salve - Virgin Olive oil with essential oils and beeswax.
Solid Lotion Bar - Made with virgin oil oil, body butters that includes shea butter.
Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea - Black teas with cornflower petals. A very nice afternoon tea.
*****Above information on herbs is for educational purposes only. Always seek professional advise from your doctor for extreme skin conditions.
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