tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post115936126648888981..comments2024-03-20T10:36:19.032-05:00Comments on A Veggie Venture: Four Seasons of My Favorite HerbAlanna Kellogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1160001340562814712006-10-04T17:35:00.000-05:002006-10-04T17:35:00.000-05:00I agree that garlic chive flowers are beautiful. O...I agree that garlic chive flowers are beautiful. Our garlic chives flowered a couple of years ago and I was delighted. (I couldn't bear to cut them to eat either - and I really wanted to get the plant established too.)<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking that the flower must be edible. I wouldn't bother with the stem though. Because you're right, both the stem of regular chive flowers and garlic chive flowers are awfully tough.<BR/><BR/>-ElizabethElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818302133113874649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159898623367150302006-10-03T13:03:00.000-05:002006-10-03T13:03:00.000-05:00Hi Elizabeth ~ I can't say on the taste of the flo...Hi Elizabeth ~ I can't say on the taste of the flowers, I suspect that the chive flowers may not be edible. They emerge from tall sturdy stems, two feet or more. And honestly, they're too pretty and showy to cut! Next year I plan to put in a few plants in another garden, just for the flowers!Alanna Kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159898500259930432006-10-03T13:01:00.000-05:002006-10-03T13:01:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alanna Kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159897493186851262006-10-03T12:44:00.000-05:002006-10-03T12:44:00.000-05:00Do the garlic chive flowers have the same flavour ...Do the garlic chive flowers have the same flavour as garlic chives? <BR/><BR/>-Elizabeth<BR/><BR/>P.S. My regular chives and garlic chives are JUST holding on and neither flowered this year at all. I'm so embarrassed....Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818302133113874649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159779875250012732006-10-02T04:04:00.000-05:002006-10-02T04:04:00.000-05:00Oh, I wish I could say what my favourite herb is:(...Oh, I wish I could say what my favourite herb is:( I'm afraid I'm polygamous - I cannot choose between dill, lemon balm, chives, mint, basil ... eh? Ooops;)Pillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817049547134774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159751444284269052006-10-01T20:10:00.000-05:002006-10-01T20:10:00.000-05:00Alanna, I have divided it many times and go throu...Alanna, I have divided it many times and go through and pull out the dried up shoots. A friend moved into town and I gave her some in a bake potato pot and have passed on other parts to friends but I just can't seem to like using it.chrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584150287855552956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159668724190696872006-09-30T21:12:00.000-05:002006-09-30T21:12:00.000-05:00I love chives, as much because they are the first ...I love chives, as much because they are the first herb to bloom in my garden as for the taste. The salmon chowder looks divine (I'm a big fan of the fat-free half 'n half, too); fresh fennel bulb and salmon are such a wonderful pairing. Thanks for the recipe.Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159590788921833512006-09-29T23:33:00.000-05:002006-09-29T23:33:00.000-05:00What is this "herb blogging" reference I'm seeing ...What is this "herb blogging" reference I'm seeing everywhere today? (And how do I join in?!) I just blogged about saffron without even knowing there was a herb theme going around. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bakingandbooks.com" REL="nofollow">Ari (Baking and Books)</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159558291619458572006-09-29T14:31:00.000-05:002006-09-29T14:31:00.000-05:00Chives are wonderful in potato salad!! I grow bunc...Chives are wonderful in potato salad!! I grow bunch of them every summer!!<BR/>Btw,your Pepper Steak & Mushrooms looks yummy!!FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159498134084528072006-09-28T21:48:00.000-05:002006-09-28T21:48:00.000-05:00Kalyn ~ It'll be interesting, seeing how it tallie...Kalyn ~ It'll be interesting, seeing how it tallies out. Maybe I should start a campaign for chives ... <BR/><BR/>Jeff ~ For what they are? What? You don't appreciate the lowly chive? <BR/><BR/>E ~ yes the flowers are so pretty ... the purple ones in spring but also, just a month ago, tall Queen Anne's lace looking ones from garlic chive in a big pot on the patio. <BR/><BR/>Chrispy ~ Three years! Is it root bound? I moved a big pot that had been growing for at least three years into the ground and separated it into about a half dozen individual plants that are now thriving ...<BR/><BR/>Karina ~ So nice to have you really back, your cucina is magnificant ...Alanna Kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159486226681709442006-09-28T18:30:00.000-05:002006-09-28T18:30:00.000-05:00Yes! Potato soup without chives wouldn't ever be t...Yes! Potato soup without chives wouldn't ever be the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159470696221466852006-09-28T14:11:00.000-05:002006-09-28T14:11:00.000-05:00Alanna you might make me attempt to use my underap...Alanna you might make me attempt to use my underappreciated lowely chive. I keep it because it was the first thing I remember growing from seed and it has survived for 3 years.chrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584150287855552956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159465080244610172006-09-28T12:38:00.000-05:002006-09-28T12:38:00.000-05:00Yes indeed, chives are wonderful. I particularly l...Yes indeed, chives are wonderful. I particularly like snipping the flowerettes from the flowers and using them to garnish fish or scatter in a salad... mmm, or how about chives scattered on hollandaise?<BR/><BR/>-ElizabethElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818302133113874649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159450917128531742006-09-28T08:41:00.000-05:002006-09-28T08:41:00.000-05:00Chives have great flavor for what they are :)Chives have great flavor for what they are :)wheresmymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773597023205510781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1159446211009943832006-09-28T07:23:00.000-05:002006-09-28T07:23:00.000-05:00Thank you so much. You've done a great job captur...Thank you so much. You've done a great job capturing what I had hoped the event would be. I know it's impossible to choose. But forced choices can be very interesting. I had an herb in mind I thought would win,hands down, but so far the responses are quite varied. Your vote for chives is duly recorded!Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com