What are you eating?

[Ack]

I love cilantro. I get why some people think it tastes soapy, but I like using it in a variety of dishes. My biggest issue though is that I can only find it for sale in large bunches around here, so I feel like I have to plan for it or else I will have to throw out a ton of it.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I love cilantro. I get why some people think it tastes soapy, but I like using it in a variety of dishes. My biggest issue though is that I can only find it for sale in large bunches around here, so I feel like I have to plan for it or else I will have to throw out a ton of it.

I you ever plant it and see how fast it grows (and bolts), you will understand why it is sold in enormous bunches.

[Ack]

I love cilantro. I get why some people think it tastes soapy, but I like using it in a variety of dishes. My biggest issue though is that I can only find it for sale in large bunches around here, so I feel like I have to plan for it or else I will have to throw out a ton of it.

I you ever plant it and see how fast it grows (and bolts), you will understand why it is sold in enormous bunches.

I've actually been considering trying that. We have a small porch for our apartment. I was thinking I might try growing a few herbs out there as an experiment just to see if I can.

[Luke]

I love cilantro.

Throw together a can of black beans, a chopped mango (or two), a thinly sliced habenero pepper, a few tablespoons of molasses, a drop of olive oil, and some chopped cilantro and you have one crazy delicious dip for tortilla chips.

[prfsnl_gmr]

I've actually been considering trying that. We have a small porch for our apartment. I was thinking I might try growing a few herbs out there as an experiment just to see if I can.

You most certainly can! Herbs are very easy to grow, and a variety of fresh, readily-available herbs are great for anyone who loves to cook.

My wife keeps several galvanized buckets and one or two flower pots on our back porch for herbs. When our garden was flooded out one year - thanks neighbors! - we even used them for tomatoes. We always get a lot of produce out of them, and being able to pick fresh herbs on an as-needed basis is great.

[MrPopo]

I've actually been considering trying that. We have a small porch for our apartment. I was thinking I might try growing a few herbs out there as an experiment just to see if I can.

You most certainly can! Herbs are very easy to grow, and a variety of fresh, readily-available herbs are great for anyone who loves to cook.

My wife keeps several galvanized buckets and one or two flower pots on our back porch for herbs. When our garden was flooded out one year - thanks neighbors! - we even used them for tomatoes. We always get a lot of produce out of them, and being able to pick fresh herbs on an as-needed basis is great.

I have a friend who keeps trying to convince me to get some herbs going on my balcony, but I worry that I wouldn't keep up on the maintenance and they'd all die/turn into a plant monster and eat me.

[Ack]

I've actually been considering trying that. We have a small porch for our apartment. I was thinking I might try growing a few herbs out there as an experiment just to see if I can.

You most certainly can! Herbs are very easy to grow, and a variety of fresh, readily-available herbs are great for anyone who loves to cook.

My wife keeps several galvanized buckets and one or two flower pots on our back porch for herbs. When our garden was flooded out one year - thanks neighbors! - we even used them for tomatoes. We always get a lot of produce out of them, and being able to pick fresh herbs on an as-needed basis is great.

I have a friend who keeps trying to convince me to get some herbs going on my balcony, but I worry that I wouldn't keep up on the maintenance and they'd all die/turn into a plant monster and eat me.

I've played this game. You just have to lure the plant monster into your fancy kitchen and blow up the oven to kill it. You'll be fine.

[Luke]

Rosemary bushes require basically no maintenance, are gorgeous, smell incredible, and have many benefits. Rosemary focaccia is easy to make and also makes for incredible pizza dough.

If you make homemade lotions (don't be gross) or soaps rosemary actually smells pretty darned "manly". Also makes for a good breath freshener, a good tea when having a cold, and a great infused oil. Just make sure to get a huge pot as that sucker should grow like weeds.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Agreed.

Most herbs are basically useful weeds, and it is actually really hard to kill some of them - like mint - even if you are trying to do so.

EDIT: If you are planting some herbs, be sure to plant some sweet basil. Unlike Rosemary, it will not winter over, but it will greatly enhance your cooking all summer. (Caprese salad made with home-grown heirloom tomatoes and home-grown basil is really, really hard to beat.)

[MrPopo]

Two things:

1. What's a winter?
2. What's a salad?