I made gazpacho yesterday and used the herbs from my garden! Ok, not quite that successfully: the recipe called for 1 TBS, I had maybe 1 tsbp of fresh chives. Still tasted good, though.
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I started a small herb garden with chives, basil, oregano and sweet peppers. There were little kits on sale at Target for $1 each, so I made myself a small basket of pots. The chives came first, and they're getting really long now, a good 3" tall. The oregano and basil are coming along, but more slowly. I thought the peppers were a dud, but ( Read more... )