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herbs to have with pasta.

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  • LittleBill
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    Oregano & thyme are good Mediterranean herbs ...

    If you fancy growing some ... they grow super easy which cannot be said for Basil which can be a bit temperamental ...

    I am growing a few in the normal garden ... but have a couple pushed in with the tomato's in a trough ... and one oregano growing in a crack at the side of the patio ... It's been super happy & vigorous there for three years now ...

    Generally Med' herbs like it tough ...
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  • Penelope_Penguin
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    I make pesto out of whatever fresh herbs I have to hand - basil, mint, chives, oregano, lemon balm, thyme, corriander, parsley.

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  • Stephen_Leak
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    The herbs go with the sauce, more than the pasta itself. Basil and tomato are a classic combination. Oregano and tomato is the classic combination for pizza toppings.

    I tend to use parsley for British dishes, because it grows naturally here.

    If all else fails, a jar of dried mixed herbs covers all bases at minimum cost.

    PS. I now can't remember if I put the parsley in the cottage pie I did for the freezer over the weekend! B*gg*r.

    PPS. Panic over. I checked my recipe, and it didn't say to add any.
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  • Hawthorn
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    LittleBill wrote: »

    If you fancy growing some ... they grow super easy which cannot be said for Basil which can be a bit temperamental ...


    LittleBill, I always used to have problems with Basil........then I discovered, if you leave it until it's really droopy, then drown it with water (it'll pick back up), then leave until it's droopy again, it really thrives! I used to kill mine with kindness I think :rotfl:
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  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    Thanks, Flat leaf parsley is the other herb I have in the garden.
    :beer:
  • Stephen_Leak
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    Hawthorn wrote: »
    LittleBill, I always used to have problems with Basil........then I discovered, if you leave it until it's really droopy, then drown it with water (it'll pick back up), then leave until it's droopy again, it really thrives! I used to kill mine with kindness I think :rotfl:

    Do you want to rephrase that? (Trouble with Basil ... droopy ...) :shocked:
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  • Hawthorn
    Hawthorn Posts: 1,241 Forumite
    Get your mind out of the gutter LOL
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  • Stephen_Leak
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    Yes, ma'am. Sorry, ma'am.
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  • mummytofour
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    Garlic with everything!
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  • Stephen_Leak
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    mummytofour wrote: »
    Garlic with everything!

    The Italians don't add garlic as indiscriminately as we "foreigners" do.
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