. She blogged this week about her new herb garden and posted a picture of the herbs she planted in her children's disused little red wagon. Thank you Barb for the kind words and your herb garden looks great! See it here: Mom's Fridge. One thing I'd like to add to the discussion of herbs is how easy it is to dry herbs. You can snip off stems, tie them up with some kitchen twine, and hang them in a hot, dry spot such as the garage or attic to dry. I prefer to place the leaves in an old roasting pan and set it out in the sunshine for a day. On a hot summer's day they dry to a crisp in no time flat. You may need to pull the pan in at night to keep the dew off of it and set it out for a few days more. Once the herbs are dry, crumble them up and put them in an air tight container.
I've successfully frozen some herbs, but that can be tricky, and you have to be very motivated to remember to grab the "herb cubes" out of the freezer and pop them into a stew or something. I'm much more inclined to grab a shaker of dried herbs and add them to whatever I am cooking.
Here are some of my articles on drying, freezing and storing herbs.
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