tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post1386280385578359734..comments2023-11-15T03:44:35.033-05:00Comments on Fast Grow the Weeds: Boss got you down?Elhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-66368739568779234712007-07-12T09:33:00.000-04:002007-07-12T09:33:00.000-04:00Robin, I had a hard time coming up with my categor...Robin, I had a hard time coming up with my categories, but "sweat," around here anyway, is a great catchall.<BR/><BR/>Elizabeth, I agree: some things are better left to the professionals. The greenery in the mortar was Italian parsley, which, frankly, has great curb appeal in an ornamental bed...and fills in well between low flowers.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, the one you see in the pic is from Ikea. Cheap and big enough to do a lot of damage. I have two others that are more spice-oriented (i.e., small and pretty) but this is the one that gets most of the work. Williams-Sonoma, like Robin said, is a good but spendy source. Check Amazon too.<BR/><BR/>Ang, well, I just beat you to it is all!Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-85417364844815701482007-07-12T08:17:00.000-04:002007-07-12T08:17:00.000-04:00I was going to do a post on my mortar and pestle s...I was going to do a post on my mortar and pestle soon I love it so much! Such a great kitchen tool with lots of unexpected uses. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-548851165503089792007-07-12T00:21:00.000-04:002007-07-12T00:21:00.000-04:00Any recommendations on a good mortar and pestle?Any recommendations on a good mortar and pestle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-15712360838162693422007-07-11T22:07:00.000-04:002007-07-11T22:07:00.000-04:00I like to buy these from local farmers. moe room f...I like to buy these from local farmers. moe room for me and helps them. Great post!EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-13326852656010461732007-07-11T17:13:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:13:00.000-04:00Your tags were food and "sweat!" Hilarious.I never...Your tags were food and "sweat!" Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>I never throught of these tools as therapeutic, but I can see it. I often "process" my garlic in mine.<BR/><BR/>William Sonoma has some nicely decorative ones you can leave right on the kitchen counter.<BR/><BR/>--Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-47445633983034865322007-07-11T10:15:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:15:00.000-04:00Hi JenniferIt's best to pinch from the top so they...Hi Jennifer<BR/><BR/>It's best to pinch from the top so they DON'T start flowering. Like lettuce, once they start going to seed, their taste changes. Pinching out from the top keeps them bushy: if you pinch right above a little set of leaves, it will branch out, making more for you later.<BR/><BR/>You can mash up the flowers, too, though. <BR/><BR/>But if you have entirely too much, as I will probably have in a month, you can puree it in a food processor and then freeze the mash in icecube trays. I keep a bag of the cubes on hand to add to soups in the winter: yum.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-26504121073640112702007-07-11T09:53:00.000-04:002007-07-11T09:53:00.000-04:00I made a large batch of pesto about a week ago and...I made a large batch of pesto about a week ago and decimated my basil plants. They seem to be regenerating. For the next time around, is there a right way to harvest the leaves? I.e. take them from the bottom? pinch off the top? remove branches? Some of my bushes are getting flowers on the tops already. What do I do with those?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com