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DIY herb salt, herb butter, and finishing seasonings from your garden
A healthy indoor garden produces more herbs than any one household can use fresh. By midsummer, the basil is sending out new growth faster than you can pick it, the
How Fresh Food Can Keep You Hydrated Over Summer
There is a quiet form of summer dehydration that most people walk around with for weeks at a time. They drink the recommended water. They carry a bottle. They check
8 fresh herb cocktails to make all summer
The difference between a forgettable cocktail and a memorable one is often a single fresh herb. Eight cocktails below are built around herbs you can grow in two square feet
Small-space summer cooking: what you can grow in 2 sq ft
Apartment living is supposed to mean giving up on growing your own food. No yard, no balcony, not enough light, not enough space. The default assumption is that a serious
The easiest summer meal you can make: 15-minute dinners from your indoor garden
Summer dinner has a structural problem. The heat kills your appetite for heavy meals. “Throw something together” usually means takeout. The fridge contains grocery greens that wilted on day three,
How to grow cherry tomatoes indoors all summer (and into fall)
Cherry tomatoes are the most rewarding plant you can grow indoors. They start ripening at the front edge of summer, peak through July and August, and (in the right setup)
How to keep your indoor garden alive while you’re on vacation
The summer travel calendar is the single biggest reason people give for not starting an indoor garden. The fear is real and the question is reasonable: what happens to the
Purple basil 101: growing, cooking, and the trick to pink basil vinegar
Purple basil is the variety most home cooks have never used and most professional kitchens lean on constantly. The deep purple-black leaves are stunning visually, the flavor profile is spicier
Gazpacho and 3 other cold soups to make all summer
Cold soup is the dish for the hottest weeks of summer. No stove, no fuss, ready in 15 minutes, and a single batch in the fridge handles three or four
Watermelon salad recipes: 5 ways to make summer’s perfect side
Watermelon salad is the cookout side that always disappears first. Cold, sweet, salty, herbal, and built in five minutes. The catch is that grocery basil and mint are usually limp