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Posts tagged “parsley”

Humble Herbs: In Praise of Parsley

It's easy to write parsley off. Parsley is just the requisite garnish that decorates plates at fancy restaurants. In our own cooking, we tend to pass over parsley in favor of herbs with bolder, bigger...

From the Herb Garden: Chervil

Chervil is another herb that we'd really like to use more often, but can never think how. It looks like parsley and tastes like mild basil, but it's flavor has a tendency to evaporate into thin air in...

Word of Mouth: Gremolata

Gremolata is a simple Italian condiment made of parsley, garlic, and lemon zest. It's a traditional accompaniment to osso bucco, but it also pairs well with other dishes....

Do You Know This Herb?

The shape of the leaves may make you think Italian parsley, and you're not far off. The specimen pictured above is also a bit more wild and colorful than the bunch you might find at the farmers' marke...

Recipe: Lemon-Marinated Brussels Sprouts With Parsley and Shallots

Yesterday we gave you a tip on keeping your Brussels sprouts bright green, and now here is a recipe that will show off that bright, fresh color -- even in the dead of winter. ...

Recipe: Warm Wheat Salad (Or, Reverse Tabbouleh)

We're big fans of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern parsley salad tabbouleh. We frequently make it ourselves - see our recipe here. We had a bunch of fragrant parsley last week, a gift from our aun...

Good Garden Question: Can I Eat This Plant?

Calling expert Kitchn gardeners - here's one more good question for you. This comes from reader Kristen, who recently showed us her garden. She asks: I recently moved into an older house on an Army ...

Word of Mouth: Aux Fine Herbes

Aux Fine Herbes (oh feen air'b): Translated literally from French, meaning "with fine herbs." For culinary purposes, meaning a blend of four fresh herbs, one of which is always chervil. The other thr...

Look! Green Breadcrumbs in Elle Decor

Do you see them? We read Elle Decor for the home design, not Daniel Boulud's food column, but when flipping through this month's issue, we noticed these parsley and basil breadcrumbs dusted over his...

Recipe: D.I.Y. Tabbouleh

This recipe, which we are addicted to, may irk tabbouleh purists. In the Middle East, tabbouleh is invariably made by hand. The parsley is chopped painstakingly into mounds of light, tenderly sliced l...