Do you grow your own herbs? My husband and I love to cook with fresh herbs whenever possible and we have a fairly extensive herb garden. We grow some at home and we grow a lot at The Secret Garden too. Even now in the winter months I can still walk outside and snip fresh herbs from my perennial beds of thyme, oregano, chives, marjoram, rosemary. The annual herbs like basil are gone from the garden now, but we've put away enough pesto to hold us over until next summer and the spice cubboard is filled with jars of dried herbs for when it's too cold and dark to go outside.
Dried herbs, herb blends and mixes make a great quick gift for the foodie in your life. If you have herbs hanging in your pantry like me, then it's time to get blending. This year I made a wonderful dill dip mix, some spicy hot fiesta dip mix, a dry rub for chicken and pork and blended my own herb blend similar to Herbes de Provence. (We call ours Herbes d'Elk Grove!)
Dried herbs, herb blends and mixes make a great quick gift for the foodie in your life. If you have herbs hanging in your pantry like me, then it's time to get blending. This year I made a wonderful dill dip mix, some spicy hot fiesta dip mix, a dry rub for chicken and pork and blended my own herb blend similar to Herbes de Provence. (We call ours Herbes d'Elk Grove!)
I hang herbs to dry on my pantry wall. It's not pretty, but it's dry and dark and that's perfect.
A pretty tag makes these perfect for gift giving.
Here's a link to the site that offered some great dip mix recipes. I used both the Fiesta Dip and the Dill Dip to make ours and they are delicious. If you don't just happen to have dill hanging in your pantry :) you can purchase dried herbs at the store and still put together mixes as quick inexpensive gifts. Or better yet, head over to The Secret Garden and pick up our mixes already made!
What about plant inspired gifts from your garden? If you grow succulents, you can no doubt take a few cuttings and put together some darling little pots of happiness to share. We also scavenged in the yard and used old pieces of wood, succulents and some fun little treasures to make fun "living scenes". If you need help putting something like this together, come see us. We also have scenes ready for purchase. Let's remember that the best gifts come from the heart.
What about plant inspired gifts from your garden? If you grow succulents, you can no doubt take a few cuttings and put together some darling little pots of happiness to share. We also scavenged in the yard and used old pieces of wood, succulents and some fun little treasures to make fun "living scenes". If you need help putting something like this together, come see us. We also have scenes ready for purchase. Let's remember that the best gifts come from the heart.
MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us at The Secret Garden!
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