An absolute must-have for every home is an herb garden! Why? An herb garden is a multi-faceted resource for any home. Herbs are wonderful in and as flower arrangements. Herbs can be used in all areas of cooking. They can be used in homemade, all-natural cleaning aids and let's not forget: herbs can be used to create one-of-a-kind gifts. Most herbs are very easy to grow. No room outdoors? No problem! Herbs make wonderful container gardens indoors or outdoors. As you can see--I love herbs!
My First Love: Rosemary
The very first herb I ever grew was Rosemary. I had no prior 'herb experience' or any real gardening experience, for that matter, when I stumbled upon this little unpretentious gem. Oh, my joy, when I discovered that it truly is VERY hard to kill Rosemary. *A good thing, as I had a hard time keeping even cacti alive!* I have since learned that Rosemary has many other virtues, outside of its strong survival instincts! I have used this herb in handmade soaps & hair rinse to the proverbial-Rosemary chicken. I must say, though, that my new favorite way to use this herbal dynamo is in Rosemary crackers. I found the below recipe at: chowhound.chow.com & it is so easy, it is ridiculous! Tasty too!
Rosemary Crackers
*2 cups flour
*1 tsp baking powder
*1 tsp salt
*2/3 cup warm water
*1/3 cup vegetable oil
*fresh rosemary (as little or as much as you'd like-I used about 4 Tsp)
--Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets (I used butter). Combine flour, baking powder, rosemary & salt. Stir in water, oil, & mix until a smooth dough forms. Halve dough & flatten to edges on each cookie sheet (I used a plain water glass to roll out very thinly). Cut/Score them on the sheets before baking. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
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