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The first giveaway I won was this Kitchen Garden Herb Planter from Sharon from Wigglywoo and Chickens too. Until last year, I only grew the odd herb plant, and they were mainly for the bees. I've never used many herbs in cooking. Last year, I decided that I'd quite like to add to my herb collection, so I bought a few more plants, parsley, marjoram, mint, sage and thyme. You can read about it on my Inspired post from May last year.
Since adding to my collection, I've been a bit more adventurous in using herbs in cooking, so this giveaway prize is very welcome. It means I'll now be able to grow some herbs on my kitchen windowsill and they'll all be on hand when I want to add something to a dish. There's room in it to grow four different herbs, and it comes with seeds for basil, parsley, chives and coriander.
Thank you, Sharon, this is a very welcome prize and it's greatly appreciated.
I'll tell you about my other giveaway prize soon.
Herbs are one of those kitchen ingredients that can leave people feeling bewildered. Some I still have no idea of how I'd use them (Summer Savoury?) but others I can't do without. Coriander is one of our favs but I'm also using Thyme with most of my beef recipes. I wonder if there are any good Herbal Cookbooks out there to help?
ReplyDeleteThat describes me perfectly. It's a case of not knowing how to use herbs, but I'm getting there by trial and error.
DeleteThey are really useful herbs too
ReplyDeleteI thought that. I've got some chives in the garden, and they are something I use quite often.
DeleteI grow a few different thymes and have just made a chicken pie with my lemon thyme they are so versatile
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious. I'm still experimenting where herbs are concerned.
DeleteThat looks rather useful. I only grow herbs on the plot for they're foliage and flowers, not for culinary use. Flighty xx
ReplyDeleteIt look great, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to getting started with it. I was exactly the same, growing herbs mainly for the bees and butterflies, but I'm enjoying using them in my cooking now.
DeleteHow lovely - I'm sure once these are growing on your windowsill you'll be adding a little snip here and a little snip there in no time ;o)
ReplyDeleteI think I'll definitely use them more when they're right there in the kitchen. I'm looking forward to getting them going.
DeleteWhat a lovely giveaway, Jo. I adore herbs and use them a lot in my cooking, so much so that I considered a 3 hr drive to Jekka McVicar's herb farm well worth it last year! I think cookbooks are getting better at naming herbs to use so hopefully you'll find them indispensable in the future!
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased to win it, it will be so useful. I'm sure I'll start using herbs much more in cooking when they're right there in the kitchen.
DeleteI can tell you're hooked on herbs now, so that planter will come in very handy. I couldn't manage without culinary herbs: we use loads of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm really starting to get in to herbs now. I'm enjoying using them more and more in cooking, so this was a great giveaway to win.
DeleteCongrats on your win Jo...it's always nice to have a bit of a lucky streak and I'm sure you will have fun using them in your cooking!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I've been very lucky this week, I'll be blogging about the other giveaway I won soon.
DeleteMy aim is to grow and use more herbs this year. I've read many articles about the health values from herbs.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to do the same. After adding to my collection last year, I want to continue to do so this year, and also use still more herbs in my cooking.
DeleteYou certainly are attracting Lady luck at the moment. Long may it continue.xxxxx
ReplyDeleteI know, I've been very lucky indeed. Such lovely prizes.
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