Fresh garden herbs like
oregano, basil, thyme, and parsley are great for salads and cooking, especially
when regional growing seasons are in full swing.
However, lots of recipes call
for dried herbs. And in the winter months, those garden delights can be super
handy, as well as thrifty, to have around.
Here’s how I save herbs from my own garden.
As soon as I snip some fresh
herbs, I place them in brown paper lunch bags. I use a permanent marker to
label the bags – one for each type of spice herb. Then I fold the top of each
bag closed and set it in the garden shed.
Once the herbs are completely
dry, I transfer them to labeled glass jars. Any baby food jars, jelly jars, and empty spice jars work handily. The dried herbs can then go into the spice cupboard - or be set aside for great garden gifts.
Home-grown oregano and other
spices are super in spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, lasagna, or other savory
recipes.
Oregano
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