We were wandering at Target to get household stuff. We came across a lot of Easter decoration. The aisles were filled with pastel colors, Easter Bunnies, Easter Chicks...you name it. Then, we saw the kitchen herbs grow kit. Firstly, it seems like an interesting idea to plant something (I have a granny in me). Secondly, I start to think about putting my home grown herbs into my cooking. For example, lightly fried potato with thyme and sea salt (shh...and butter :p). My old boss who came from Southern Italy taught me this authentic and local dish. By the way, she didn't cut the potatoes on the chopping board. I still remember that she was holding the potato in one hand, and the other hand was holding a tiny sharp knife and cut the potato from the outside towards her palm. She said that's how Italian does it.
Anyway, this grow kit includes 5 different herbs: fresh basil, parsley, chives, thyme and tarragon. I can't wait to see the little sprouts and see them grow.
It was a beautiful day today because it was just another normal day. It's not so normal to have a single normal day sometimes. But it was just good.
ReplyDeleteHEY! Don't eat the herbs, Mochi!!
i don't see the difference between sea salt and ordinary salt, n i believe they are exactly the same thing.
ReplyDeletefrom MochiSukSuk
SukSuk - Wiki's opinion: Gourmets often believe sea salt to be better than ordinary table salt in taste and texture, though one cannot always taste the difference when dissolved. In applications where sea salt's coarser texture is retained, it can provide different mouthfeel and changes in flavor due to its different rate of dissolution. The mineral content also affects the taste. It may be difficult to distinguish sea salt from other salts with a high mineral content, such as pink Himalayan salt, or grey colored rock salt. Sea salt is purified less than the high mineral pink salt.
ReplyDeleteBecause sea salt generally lacks high concentrations of iodine,an element essential for human health, it is not necessarily a healthful substitute for regular iodized table salt, which is usually supplemented with the element, unless another source of dietary iodine is available (such as dairy products or regular processed foods). Iodized forms of sea salt are now marketed to address this concern. However, unrefined sea salt contains many minerals that regular iodized table salt does not contain, such as magnesium, sulfate, calcium, and potassium.