Posts tagged as "fresh dill"

Posted by Sam on 2nd September 2010

Fresh dill dip recipe | Norfolk cooking

This dip is a tradition in our family and we’ve been making it for probably close to 30 years now. The secret ingredient in this dip is pickle juice. Yes, you erad right! It works,trust me. When there were no pickles left in the jar, my mom would save the juice to make the [...]

Posted by Bridgette on 23rd August 2010

Cha Cha Fish With Fresh Dill

The Lunar New Year would not be complete without feasts, and this aromatic, layered dish is practically a feast all by itself. The golden, crisp fish is nestled on a bed of noodles, lettuce and herbs, topped with nuts and served with an addictive dipping sauce (which can be refrigerated, covered, for up to [...]

Posted by Sam on 13th August 2010

Tips for Storing Fresh Dill

Dill is an herb that has been used extensively in cooking for generations. Known as the pickle herb, dill is a staple ingredient for pickling carrots, beetroot and cucumber, among other vegetables. This herb is an annual that is easy to grow and maintain. If you decide to plant dill in your garden, you [...]

Posted by Jane on 3rd August 2010

Cucumber Dip with Fresh Dill (with video

One of the things I love about coming to the farmers market is all the different shapes and sizes of the fruits and vegetables you find – they’re so different from what you find at the grocery store. Take cucumbers. I found some amazing cucumbers at my local market – shaped like letters, like [...]

Posted by Bridgette on 13th July 2010

Cooking with Fresh Herbs | Dill | fresh dill

It’s another instalment in my series about Cooking With Fresh Herbs, and this time I’m focusing on dill, something I’m rediscovering in my own garden after forgetting to grow it two years in a row! If your only exposure to dill has been in pickles, now’s the perfect time to try it because [...]

Posted by Jane on 3rd July 2010

Uses For Fresh Dill

By: Laura EvansKnowing the uses for fresh fill will give you something to do with the bountiful fill harvest in your garden.
What is Dill?
Dill is characterized by its willowy leaves. A perennial that is grown as an annual, fill is native to Russia, Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, but it is now grown all [...]

Posted by admin on 23rd June 2010

Tuna Noodle Casserole with Leeks and Fresh Dill

The Original Any old canned tuna mixed with cream of something (chicken, celery, mushroom) soup. Our Version Oil-packed albacore in a roux-thickened sauce flavored with leeks, dill, and Gruyere. Our one old-school concession? A crunchy, crushed-potato-chip topping. 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced leeks (white and pale green parts only; from about 2 large) [...]

Posted by admin on 12th June 2010

Eat Fresh Dill | Bite Your Tongue

Not with a Stakhanovite appetite would you enjoy dill if you have ever lived in Russia. There, dill is not merely traditional, an herb that occasionally mars an otherwise acceptable dish like potato salad. Dill is as Russian as the long winter and bears-as-pets. It belongs right up there with the castle/rocket from Tetris, [...]

Posted by Bridgette on 2nd June 2010

Chickpea Curry with Fresh Dill Leaves + a Review of ‘5 Spices

For the past few weeks I’ve been cooking up an South Asian storm. I love the flavors and spices in all types of South Asian food – and use many traditional ingredients in my everyday cooking – a lot of ginger, turmeric, cumin, and coconut milk to name a few. I just wrote my [...]

Posted by Bridgette on 23rd May 2010

How to Freeze Fresh Dill

If you find yourself with more fresh dill than you can use before it wilts, consider freezing tthe extra for later use. Although tthe texture of tthe herb will be altered–freezing causes tthe dill to become limp and somewhat soggy upon thawing–tthe integrity of tthe flavor will be maintained. You won’t be able to [...]