Earthen Garden

What could be be better than adding the visual excitement of containers full of beauty and having some fresh herbs to use for tonight’s dinner?  Well quite a lot of things are better, but my point is beauty and taste –  it’s a good thing!   Being the gardener that you are, you probably have [...]

On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Paula Kraus will be giving a presentation at the Novi Public Library from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  The topic will be “Container Gardening with Culinary and Scented Herbs.” The presentation is to geared toward introducing a variety of culinary / scented herbs to the attendees.  During the course of the [...]

Thanks to everyone that came out to last night’s presentation on Herbs to Enhance Our Lives.  It was a wonderful group, and quite a crowd! Here is the information I promised you about Harvesting and Preserving Herbs.  Enjoy the information and the Basic Herbal Vinegars recipe! I have included a PDF of the information below for those [...]

One of my favorite creative uses of fennel seeds are Fennel Seed Cookies.  They are a refreshing change from Shortbread and Chocolate Chip cookies, because of the wonderfully distinctive flavor of Fennel.  It has the texture and taste of a crisp cookie with slight licorice flavor.  Check out the following recipe! Fennel Seed Cookies 1/2 [...]

I had a blast helping Barson’s Greenhouse – http://www.barsons.com/ – celebrated their 30th year in business over the weekend. I taught the ‘cooking and preserving herbs’ class. Barsons also offered a number of other gardening classes to educated there customers on topics such as canning and butterfly gardening. Herbs, what a great alternative to seasoning [...]