Question of the Day

[ayoub]

What are your favourite herbs / spices?

Comments

[ex-nothingto835.livejournal.com]

BASIL.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Nice!

[avis-noctis.livejournal.com]

Lavender, bergemot, cinnamon, lemongrass, passiflora, hibuscus, parsley, cumin. Mmmmmm.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Lemongrass... Mmmmm!

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...

:::laughs and runs:::

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Not BLG? ;)

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

Well, that, too...but that's an AOD secret!  TEEHEE! :D

[kay.livejournal.com]

I have roughly 150 different spices/herbs/mixes and of all, I still like plain old curry powder best. So versatile.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, curry powder is fun :D

[rowanchey.livejournal.com]

I love dill...

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Dill can be fun :D

[delphaicdragon.livejournal.com]

Cinnamon, garlic, cayenne pepper, parsley, oregano. :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I like to keep a stock of all of those :D

[uawildcatgrl.livejournal.com]

Is garlic one? Cause I like me some garlic!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Garlic is fun!

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

Saw a post over in uawildcatgrl's LJ that directed me here. And it is this post that grabbed my attention.

fav herbs and spices.

Basil
Saffron
sage
thyme
good ol black pepper too

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Saffron is wonderful stuff :D

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

indeed it is, bloody expensive though :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Yeah... But sprinkled on top of white rice... :D

Good to meet you, btw :D

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

pleased to meet you too, its been a long time since i spoke to anyone outside my friends list, hell it been a long time since i spoke to anyone ON my friends list.

So you sprinkle Saffron on top of white rice? do you not throw it in whilst you cook the rice? i was doing Risotto the other day and gave it a big ol pinch of Saffron, came out superb, rich creamy yellow.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

About two minutes before it's cooked... It's more of a presentation thng.

You could also fry some onions until crispy and sprinkle them on top...

I agree though, putting it in while it cooks gives the rice a great colour :D

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

I have not tried that wit either the rice or the onions, hmmm i may try that soon.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Oh, and how come so silent?

(I like asking questions :P)

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

haha, i like answering questions. I don’t know, ive been on LJ since about 2002, good times and bad times. Suffered from a bit of depression that i didn’t think LJ helped with but then reading loads of friends entries daily kind of took up my whole day and i never really found anything constructive to say.

If someone’s having a crap day i don’t want to just say "O I’m sorry" or "hugs" and all that, so i kind of started posting my own thing and not reading anyone else. i them closed my LJ account for about 3 weeks and went to Wordpress, I still have that but decided to come back here.

Not sure where i am going to take this though, a bit indecisive, but that’s me all over.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

With LJ (I've been here since 2002 as well, btw), it's always been a case of go with the flow... Heh... I adore the friends I've made here, and while my attention waxes and wanes, it's great to get to know people, and live vicariously when my own life is a little quiet :D

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

I am terrible when it comes to things like this; I am an all or nothing person although I am trying to change that as it is an impossible thing to live too. I have to remember too that a lot of posts are just like a diary entry, they don’t need a response, but the ones that do, hmmm I am just never sure of what to say.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I've just come through a phase of that... My own life was a mess, and I had no words...

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

I am beginning to think that it happens to us all. I hope you are through the worst and going up through the gears again. I still have my days, much better than I was though.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I think so... :D

Life happens... I like to roll with it :)

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

I need to learn that, I tried to stand against it, but got knocked over :)