{"id":5246,"date":"2010-06-01T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T20:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=5246"},"modified":"2017-02-09T18:38:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T18:38:36","slug":"how-drying-herbs-saves-you-more-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/how-drying-herbs-saves-you-more-green\/","title":{"rendered":"How Drying Herbs Saves You More Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you love cooking healthy using fresh ingredients, you\u2019re in good company.<\/strong> The trend today is away from the large, corporate agri-businesses and in support of your local farmer. This is great news as you can have more healthy cooking using locally grown, fresh produce. And, nothing helps your cooking to taste fresher than cooking with herbs especially those grown locally. Sometimes, you may get a great deal on your herbs and decide that you need to dry them. This week, you&#8217;re going to learn about what to do with your local herb bounty as well as the secret to drying herbs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ofilTlwdDQs\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chef Todd Mohr gets his produce sent to him weekly from <a title=\"The Produce Box\" href=\"http:\/\/www\/theproducebox.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Produce Box<\/a>.<\/strong> This week\u2019s produce box from his local farmer included turnips, broccoli, squash and endive lettuce. The most surprising content was a tumble-weed size of fresh dill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Healthy cooking always includes cooking with herbs. <\/strong>Fresh herbs are the artist\u2019s final touch on your dinner creation. Cooking with herbs means being able to use their fragrance to highlight your dish whether they\u2019re fresh or dry herbs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However, if you find yourself with a month\u2019s worth of fresh herbs<\/strong> in your produce box, and suspect that the herb will not last the week in the refrigerator, it\u2019s time to plan ahead so as not to waste all that expensive herb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drying herbs is a very simple process, and there are three ways to dry herbs<\/strong> that are excess from your garden, given by a neighbor or obtained from your local farmer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can dry them naturally by hanging them in the garage or a warm dark place<\/li>\n<li>You can dry them in the oven at a very low temperature for an extended period of time<\/li>\n<li>You can wash and dry them completely and trim the fresh dill with scissors into a ziplock bag for freezing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>To add even more flavor and aroma to your healthy cooking, consider using fresh herbs.<\/strong> If you are cooking with herbs and have too much fresh herb, you can easily become an expert at drying herbs for later use.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare <a href=\"https:\/\/app.webinarjam.net\/register\/171\/1d1eb3e40e\">easy healthy meals<\/a> and learn how to choose the freshest ingredients from the market with \u201cFrench Food Finds: Buy Fresh, Cook Simple, Eat Well\u201d the DVD that explores why French food is so good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/DVD_French-Medium.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium\" title=\"French cooking_3D\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/DVD_French-Medium.png\" alt=\"French cooking DVD\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOnce you know the secret, you\u2019ll be creating <a href=\"https:\/\/app.webinarjam.net\/register\/171\/1d1eb3e40e\">easy healthy meals<\/a> in no time!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you love cooking with herbs, now is the season that you may have too much from your garden. 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