Parsley: A Cook's Best Friend
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Article by: Gwen Stewart A cook's best friend, Petroselinum crispum, commonly known as curly parsley, is used in myriad ways in the kitchen. , How To Find Cheap Flower Delivery In Your Area Often discarded by diners as 'just a garnish,' parsley has many valuable nutrients including bet-carotene, calcium, iron, and Vitamins A and C in easily assimilated form. Parsley has a pleasant flavour and is often used as a breath freshener particularly after eating raw garlic and onions. Parsley is a hardy biennial , Camellias or short-lived perennial , Find Peace And Happiness Through Gardening and grows , Make a Plan for Vacation Watering 10 -12 inches (24 - 30 cm) tall. Cultivation requirements: fairly rich, moist soil, , Trees full sun , How to Create a Zen Garden or partial shade, water , y, Fun Garden Plants well during dry periods. In the second year, yellowish-white flowers , Do It Yourself Landscaping are produced. Parsley can be treated as an annual , Landscaping, An American Pass Time for cooking purposes, as the first year's leaves are superior to the later crops. Parsley will self-sow so you can leave it where it is. Curly parsley makes a gorgeous edging along garden , Using Push Reel Mowers beds and is attractive planted with flowers , Give your Seeds a Head Start - How to Start Your Seeds Indoor and in container gardens. , Start Planning for Your Backyard Water or Pond You can start the plants , Hummingbirds … Attracting Those Little Flying Powerhouses in the house , Give your Seeds a Head Start - How to Start Your Seeds Indoor prior to planting in the garden , Compost Tea – Tea Time For Your or you can seed , Unusual Daffodil Stories it straight into the location , y, Fun Garden Plants where you want it to grow. , Colour in the Garden Parsley can be grown indoors , The Basics of Mulch or out. Grow , History of the Adirondack Chair parsley from seed , Gardening Soil or you can purchase started plants , Compost Tea – Tea Time For Your Garden at the garden , Wood Sheds centres. I have read numerous times that it is hard to germinate parsley from seed , Unusual Daffodil Stories but I have not had any problems. If growing , Tuscan Garden Design parsley in pots, , Low Maintenance Teak Furniture plant , Plastic Pond Liners in a deep pot , Start Planning for Your Backyard Water Garden or Pond to accommodate the long taproot. Parsley can be brought indoors , Colour in the Garden at the end of the growing season , All About Hybrid Tea Roses the same as other herbs. , Make a Plan for Vacation Watering When bringing indoors, , Compost Tea – Tea Time For Your Garden pot , Low Maintenance Teak Furniture up in fresh potting soil, , Hummingbirds … Attracting Those Little Flying Powerhouses and check for critters. If there is an infestation, spray with a soap and water , Landscaping, An American Pass Time spray. Parsley requires at least 5 hours of sunlight if grown indoors. , Do It Yourself Landscaping If you are growing , Dwarf Korean Lilac it on a windowsill, parsley should be turned regularly to ensure that all sides receive sunlight. Parsley grows , Decks For Above Ground Pools: Can Beautify Your Yard As Well well under fluorescents lights , Low Maintenance Teak Furniture during the winter. , How to Create a Zen Garden Hang lights , Gardening Vertically: Fad, Emerging Frontier or Long-Overlooked Art Form 6 inches (15 cm) from the plants , Dwarf Korean Lilac and leave on for 14 hours a day. In the garden, , Understanding Integrated Pest Management parsley can be planted near asparagus, corn, , Understanding Integrated Pest Management and tomatoes. , Halfway Through Summer - Are We Having Fun Yet In the kitchen, , Find Peace And Happiness Through Gardening parsley can be used fresh in salads, , Silk Palm Trees sauces, and soups. Add to stews, stuffing, vegetable , y, Fun Garden Plants dishes, eggs, tabbouleh, dips, biscuits, omelets, rice and pasta dishes, meat, fish, , Unusual Daffodil Stories shellfish, poultry - the list is endless. Parsley can be mixed with soft cheeses such as ricotta or cottage cheese. Chop it finely, mash into butter and serve with bread, or melt it into casseroles, scrambled eggs, or pasta. Tie 3 sprigs of parsley, 1 sprig of thyme, and 1 bay leaf together with string to make a bouquet garni. Add the herbs , History of the Adirondack Chair to a soup pot , Hummingbirds … Attracting Those Little Flying Powerhouses and pull out just before serving. Parsley can be dried or frozen. To store fresh parsley in the fridge, place , Types of Annuals in the Garden - Tender, Hardy and Half-Hardy the stems in a glass , Gardening Soil jar of cold water. , Plastic Pond Liners It will stay fresh for several days.Gwen Nyhus Stewart, B.S.W., M.G., H.T., is an educator, freelance writer, garden , Dwarf Korean Lilac consultant, and author of the book The Healing Garden: A Place , Dwarf Korean Lilac Of Peace - Gardening , How To Find Cheap Flower Delivery In Your Area For The Soil, , Ponds Gardening , Wood Sheds For The Soul and the booklet Non-toxic Alternatives For Everyday Cleaning And Gardening , Landscaping, An American Pass Time Products. She owns the website Gwen's Healing Garden , The Feng Shui of Trees where you will find lots of free information , History of the Adirondack Chair about gardening , Five Key Factors that Affect your Potted Plants in Winter for the soil , Types of Annuals in the Garden - Tender, Hardy and Half-Hardy and gardening , Planting Flower Bulbs for Springtime Blooms for the soul. To find out more about the books and subscribe to her free Newsletter visit http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca Gwen Nyhus Stewart © 2004 - 2005. All rights reserved. |
  
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