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Italian Herb Garden: Easy to grow, essential for cooking

An Italian herb garden sounds marvelous, doesn’t it? Basil, oregano, sage, garlic, parsley, fennel, rosemary – to name a few, these are all the great flavors that make Italian cooking, well, Italian…

Basil: a very well known Italian herb has a strong, pungent, sweet smell. There are many varieties of basil: sweet basil, Thai basil, lemon basil, to name a few. Italian cuisine uses mainly sweet basil and it is used in dishes mainly fresh. Not only is basil a great flavorful herb, it is also useful to plant in your home herb garden for two other reasons: (1) if planted near tomatoes and peppers, it seems to improve their flavor; and (2) basil is also know to repel mosquitoes and flies in your garden.

Oregano: another staple Italian herb, oregano is known for its generous use in tomatoes sauces, like spaghetti. It is a perennial herb, with purple, decorative flowers, which sprout at maturity. Once it reaches maturity, Oregano is at its most flavorful and should only be harvested then.

Sage: is a small perennial herb, used in many dishes, from salads to meats. It has a peppery flavor – it is typically sautéed in olive oil to a crisp, then tossed with pasta. The most flavor is found in new shoots of this herb so care should be taken to keep the plant trim, which will also encourage new growth. Its flowers are blue to purple color and this herb is best harvested after bloom.

Garlic: one the most well known Italian herb and most widely used in Italian cuisine. Definitely a must have in an Italian herb garden! Cloves can be planted directly outdoors or in containers with enough depth and will grow easily with little care. The bulbs are harvested and can be used fresh right away. Other uses include freezing the bulbs or pickled and refrigerated.

Parsley: one species of this herb is also known as Italian parsley. It is a green, biennial herb. Grown indoors, in deep pots, it will require at least five hours of sunlight. Parsley can be a relatively difficult herb to grow. It is great in soups and has been used as garnish in many dishes.

Fennel: is very aromatic and flavorful herb. Its seeds are widely used in Italian sausages, enhancing the flavor. It is a perennial plant; to savor its flavor, it should be divided and replanted every few years. It should be noted that the plant loses its flavor as it matures and should be harvested at the peak.

Rosemary: a native of the Mediterranean region, it grows as a large shrub with little blue flowers. A woody, perennial herb is beneficial to a garden by attracting bees. It is pest resistant, easy to grow, and has an unmistakable fragrance – great in meat dishes.

While there are many options for an Italian herb garden, considering how you will use these herbs in your cooking is the first step. Also to consider are your specific growing conditions, for your indoor or outdoor herb garden. These herbs make a great addition to landscaping, adding aroma and color. Imagine strolling through your herb garden, enveloped by the smells of these beautiful plants, almost like being in an Italian village.

About the Author

Jenny Merigould is an herb gardening enthusiast. For great information on Italian herb garden, visit http://www.herbgardenDIY.com.

How To Cook Italian Pasta Sauce (Like an Olive Garden Chef)

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Eden Foods Spagatti Sauce No Salt Added 25oz $5.65 Description: Spagatti Sauce No Salt Added 25oz.— A hearty sauce made from organically grown, vine ripened Roma tomatoes, cooked within hours of harvest with organic extra virgin olive oil, and a mouth watering blend of organic vegetables, herbs and spices. This No Salt Added version is every bit as flavorful as our original recipe. Rich in dietary fiber, and antioxidant vitamins A and C. A good source of iron, and each serving offers 14.4 mg of the antioxidant lycopene. EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce, No Salt Added is made from the finest Roma tomatoes organically grown on a 800+ acre family farm located on the southern edge of Ontario, Canada in the Thames River Delta. The tomatoes are grown in mineral rich organic soil, carefully tended, and harvested when perfectly ripe. Roma tomatoes are prized for their deep color and appealing flavor. We do not peel our Sauce Tomatoes because the whole tomato offers the best flavor and all the nourishment that Nature intended. The tomatoes travel only 45 miles to our processor where they are washed, hand sorted, cooked and packed within hours of harvest to capture maximum nutrients and the garden fresh flavor. Organic extra virgin olive oil, and an intuitive blend of all organic basil, oregano, black pepper, roasted garlic, onions and thyme transform these tomatoes into the most delicious spaghetti sauce. According to the FDA, “Low fat diets rich in fruits and vegetables (foods that are low in fat and may contain dietary fiber, Vitamin A, or Vitamin C) may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with may factors.” Also, “Low fat diets rich in fiber containing grain, products, fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of somme types of cancer, a disease associated with many factors.” EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce, No Salt Added is low in fat with no saturated fat or cholesterol, very low in sodium with no salt added and is an excellent source of dietary fiber. EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce, No Salt Added is rich in dietary fiber and antioxidant nutrients vitamin C and beta carotene (vitamin A). Low calorie, low fat and a good source of iron. Eden Organic Spaghetti Sauce, No Salt Added also offers 14.4 mg of, perhaps the most effective known antioxidant, lycopene per serving. According to recent research cooked tomatoes are the best source of lycopene. Over 600 known carotenoids (plant pigments) are recognized as antioxidants. Researchers say lycopene out paces all other known carotenoids in antioxidant ability. When compared to raw tomatoes, they found cooked deep red Roma and cherry tomatoes to be the highest in lycopene, and organic were even higher. Cooking, they say, concentrates the lycopene, and cooking with a bit of oil (like Eden Extra Virgin Olive) increases absorption. Although lycopene may be beneficial to health, researchers say its not just lycopene that make tomatoes a healthy food. In whole cooked tomatoes, lycopene works together with secondary phytonutrients and vitami

Spaghetti Measure $9.99 By far, my favorite complex carbohydrate is made from durum wheat ground into flour, and water – rolled flat then cut or extruded into very fine strips. Ah, spaghetti! A culinary magnet suitable for mixing with nearly any kind of protein and sauce. Mix with olive oil, parmesan, garlic and basil and use as a bed for pan roasted salmon. Mix with a slow-simmered roma tomato sauce. Try wilting spinach in a hot pan with pine nuts and sea salt to serve on your pasta. Yummy. However you like your noodles, you need to do three things: one, cook it al-dente for taste as well as for a lower glycemic index. Two, season the water before you boil it. Three, properly portion out your spaghetti. Oh, you don’t know how to do that? The easiest way to measure spaghetti is by diameter. A good fistful is three portions. How big are your hands? Oh – well, the difference in hand sizes could mean you’re eating like a king or a pauper, so let’s get some more precision, shall we? What we’ve got here is a device shaped like the iris in a camera’s shutter. The wider the aperture, the more pasta can fit through, and the larger the servings. Steps along the dial indicate just how many proper servings you’re portioning out, so no more guess work. The iris isn’t just for cameras and silly sci-fi doorways any more!

Eden Foods Spagatti Sauce Organic 25oz $5.65 Description: Spagatti Sauce Organic 25oz.— A hearty sauce made from organically grown vine ripened Roma tomatoes, cooked within hours of harvest with organic extra virgin olive oil, a bit of our finest sea salt and a mouth watering blend of organic herbs and spices. An excellent source of dietary fiber and antioxidant vitamins A and C, and a good source of iron. Each serving offers 14.4 mg of the antioxidant lycopene. EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce is made from the finest Roma tomatoes organically grown on a 800+ acre family farm located on the southern edge of Ontario, Canada in the Thames River Delta. The tomatoes are grown in mineral rich organic soil, carefully tended, and harvested when perfectly ripe. Roma tomatoes are prized for their deep color and appealing flavor. We do not peel our Sauce Tomatoes because the whole tomato offers the best flavor and all the nourishment that Nature intended. The tomatoes travel only 45 miles to our processor where they are washed, hand sorted, cooked and packed within hours of harvest to capture maximum nutrients and the garden fresh flavor. Organic extra virgin olive oil, a bit of our finest sea salt and an intuitive blend of all organic basil, oregano, black pepper, roasted garlic, onions and thyme transform these tomatoes into the most delicious spaghetti sauce. According to the FDA, “Low fat diets rich in fruits and vegetables (foods that are low in fat and may contain dietary fiber, Vitamin A, or Vitamin C) may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with may factors.” Also, “Low fat diets rich in fiber-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables may reduce the risk of some types of cancer, a disease associated with many factors.” EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce is low in fat with no saturated fat or cholesterol, and is rich antioxidant vitamins C and beta carotene (vitamin A) and is rich in dietary fiber. It is also low calorie and a good source iron. EDEN Organic Spaghetti Sauce also offers 14.4 mg of, perhaps the most effective known antioxidant, lycopene per serving. According to recent research cooked tomatoes are the best source of lycopene.Over 600 known carotenoids (plant pigments) are recognized as antioxidants. Researchers say lycopene out paces all other known carotenoids in antioxidant ability. When compared to raw tomatoes, they found cooked deep red Roma and cherry tomatoes to be the highest in lycopene, and organic were even higher. Cooking, they say, concentrates the lycopene, and cooking with a bit of oil (like Eden Extra Virgin Olive) increases absorption. Although lycopene may be beneficial to health, researchers say its not just lycopene that make tomatoes a healthy food. In whole cooked tomatoes, lycopene works together with secondary phytonutrients and vitamins making it much more effective than lycopene supplements that do not contain these other nutrients. John Erdman, professor of food science and human nutrition and of internal medicine at the Uni

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The Sauce $10.99 In 2003, Motherfuckers Be Trippin’ revived the Supersuckers nameplate. Issued through their own Mid Fi imprint, it riffed and smirked with renewed zing and estimable sleaze. That air of lovable gracelessness carries over to Suckers’ main man Eddie Spaghetti’s first solo effort, a messy and grinning bucket of covers called Sauce. In his liner notes, Spaghetti trashes the whole idea of solo records, especially those that consist solely of covers. But in typical fashion, that doesn’t stop him from doing his own. Sauce features quick and easy, largely acoustic versions of outlaw country faves from Kris Kristofferson (“Best of all Possible Worlds”) and Willie Nelson (the mirthful and giddy “Gotta Get Drunk”). There’s also a run through “Cocaine Blues,” but his isn’t underpinned with terror like Johnny Cash’s. Instead, Spaghetti cranks it out steely and fast, like it was the last song of the middle set in a Tuesday night dive bar gig. He gets a tad serious — or at least heartfelt — with Steve Earle’s “I Don’t Want to Lose You Yet,” but it’s back to a bleary-eyed cross of honky tonkin’ and low culture slummin’ for “Peace in the Valley” (originally by A3): “Well I got ecstasy/But I need some company.” That sentiment continues for “Killer Weed,” the better of Spaghetti’s two originals here. As he does throughout Sauce, Eddie adopts a sort of deadpan Lee Hazlewood persona for the track — he might as well perch a raglan horse head on the lip of a six-foot bong. Sauce isn’t country, and it doesn’t rock like his day job. But from end to end, it drips with the same dastardly good-time juice that defines the best Supersuckers stuff. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music GuidePerformers: Kurt Bloch – Choir, Chorus, Guitar (Electric); Peter Crocker – Choir, Chorus; James Erdman – Choir, Chorus; Edward Carlyle IV “Quattro” Daly – Vocals; Eddie Spaghetti – Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals

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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster $9.33 From The Publisher:CAN I GET A RAMEN FROM THE CONGREGATION?!Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today’s fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM’s devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it’s the assuring touch from the FSM’s noodly appendage. Then there are those who love the worship service, which is conducted in pirate talk and attended by congregants in dashing buccaneer garb. Still others are drawn to the Church’s flimsy moral standards, religious holidays every Friday, or the fact that Pastafarian heaven is way cooler: Does your heaven have a Stripper Factory and a Beer Volcano? Intelligent Design has finally met its match-and it has nothing to do with apes or the Olive Garden of Eden.Within these pages, Bobby Henderson outlines the true facts- dispelling such malicious myths as evolution ( only a theory ), science ( only a lot of theories ), and whether we’re really descended from apes (fact: Humans share 95 percent of their DNA with chimpanzees, but they share 99.9 percent with pirates!)

Backpacker’s Pantry Spaghetti and Sauce – Serves 2 $5.5 Vegetation and all natural, you will feel like you are right back in your Grandmothers kitchen when you feast on Backpackers Pantry Spaghetti Sauce. Stay fueled and on the move with nutritious, performance enhanced meals packed with vitamins and minerals to ensure optimal health in rough and demanding conditions.

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The Spaghetti Sauce Gourmet: 160 Recipes from Four Kinds of Sauce $6.99 In this book, best-selling author David Joachim presents 170 creative recipes for easy dinners that start with bottled pasta sauce, like pesto, alfredo, and clam sauce in addition to plain old marinara. Everybody gets tired of pasta sauce on pasta, but we eat it because it’s easy. David will show you how to use jarred sauce in innovative ways to create dishes that look complicated but are really a snap to make. With all the new gourmet pasta sauces available at every grocery store, it’s easy to make sophisticated food that goes way beyond lasagna and baked ziti. With full-color photos and a fun package, this book is the ideal gift book for the creative cook.

Mountain House Spaghetti With Meat Sauce (Spring 2010) $5.9 SPECIFICATIONS of the Spaghetti With Meat Sauce by Mountain House Weight: 4.5 oz Prepared Serving Size: 10 oz Shipping Weight: 0.47 pounds Servings: 2 Allergen: Does/May contain Milk: yes Soy: yes Wheat: yes Sulfites: yes FD and C Yellow No. 5: yes Pkg. Net Weight: 4.51 oz Servings per Pkg: 2 Serving Size: 1/2 pouch Total Calories: 270 From Fat: 60 Total Fat: 7 grams Saturated Fat: 2.5 grams Transfat Acid: 0 grams Cholesterol: 25 milligrams Sodium: 1110 milligrams Carbos: 39 grams Dietary Fiber: 3 grams Sugars: 4 grams Protein: 14 grams Ingredients: Enriched Spaghetti (durum semolina enriched with niacin – iron [ferrous sulfate] – thiamin mononitrate – riboflavin – folic acid) – Tomato Paste – Cooked Beef(beef – flavoring)

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