Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Didn't get a name, but "k_huether77", you are my idol! I so much want to be able to use my herbs knowledgeably in our foods as you do. I love the idea of this, I just need to keep working my courage as a cook! <Grin> Getting there, still very young here..... Kim S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Wow, I am very flattered! My name is Katherine btw. A little hint? Start with one herb at a time. Stinging Nettle for example. Either dried or fresh. Steam the fresh greens (use gloves when handling though because only cooking destroys the stinging part). Sprinkle the dried stuff in and on everything. Soups, on pizza, on meats. The dried stuff is wonderful mixed with cream cheese and fresh chives as a spread for bread. You can make a strong infusion (steeped for about four hours) and mix that with vegetable broth for a rich, green, and tasty soup base... You can use the fresh greens as a pizza topping too, just make sure you put it under the cheese. It has a mild flavor so you can actually substitute that in recipes where spinach is called for (of course, you need to cook the nettle) How young are you Kim, if you don't mind my asking... I mean, keep in mind that kitchen disasters are possible. First time I tried to steam the stinging nettle greens, I managed to totally destroy the pan and steamer I used to the point where I needed to throw them both away. (What was I thinking, using a plastic tupperware steamer? lol). herbal remedies , " Kimberly Smith " <k_frog100@h...> wrote: > Didn't get a name, but " k_huether77 " , you are my idol! I so much want to be able to use my herbs knowledgeably in our foods as you do. I love the idea of this, I just need to keep working my courage as a cook! <Grin> Getting there, still very young here..... > > Kim S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 --- k_huether77 <k_huether77 wrote: I tried to steam > the stinging nettle greens, I managed to totally > destroy the pan and > steamer I used to the point where I needed to throw > them both away. > (What was I thinking, using a plastic tupperware > steamer? lol). Thank you so much for that laugh, much needed this morning. Thank goodness I grew up with metal steamers and colanders. - Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 My family boiled all their vegetables like that! So you see, I had no experience with steaming anything. LOL. You are welcome. I love cooking, it is a passion, but I do have some good kitchen disaster stories. Like the time I put molly mcbutter on popcorn kernels THEN popped them. Oh boy. It was REALLY scary. It was the summer so I had to quarantine the pan to the patio. I called it the radioactive popcorn because it wouldn't stop steaming and the chemicals it was emitting... yikes. Makes you wonder sometimes what some of these things are that companies try to pass off as food!!!! herbal remedies , Janelle Witter <janellewitter> wrote: > --- k_huether77 <k_huether77> wrote: > I tried to steam > > the stinging nettle greens, I managed to totally > > destroy the pan and > > steamer I used to the point where I needed to throw > > them both away. > > (What was I thinking, using a plastic tupperware > > steamer? lol). > > > > > Thank you so much for that laugh, much needed this > morning. Thank goodness I grew up with metal steamers > and colanders. - Jan > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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