Posts Tagged ‘Herbs’
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Greek Salad
Summer time screams tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and basil….all fresh from the gardens at the B&B. This Greek Salad is a favorite and equally delicious as a side or the main course. Paired with crusty bread, herb butter, glass of vino and you have a feast!
Put together equal parts of chunked tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, whole black olives, fresh mozzarella balls or cubes, bite sized strips of fresh basil. Mix 1/3 balsamic vinegar with 2/3 good quality olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and drizzle over vegies. Toss to mix. Garnish with basil flowers and serve. Be sure not to overdress the salad….you can always serve extra dressing on the side. This salad is great to adjust to your own taste buds by adding whatever you have on hand that is fresh and creating your own version of summer salad. Fresh edible flower buds are a great addition as well as herb fronds such as fennel, thyme flowers, and Fiddle Head buds.
Tags: Cooking, Flowers, Food, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B, Recipes, Salad, vegetables, Vinaigrette
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Tags: Brenham, Flowers, gardens, Herbs, lodging, Murski Homestead B&B, plants, ranch, Washington County
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
What a great time we had recently with the Foodie Weekend participants with adventures at several local farmers markets, harvesting herbs from the ranch gardens for class, snatching a few fresh figs for our dessert from a friends back yard after spying them ripening on the tree, an unexpected detour from the last market to take everyone on a scenic history drive through the country side back to the B&B, cooking together and lots of good food! One of the favorites’ from the Friday night heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails was this amazing Texas Slider, a Murski Homestead B&B classic recipe…..venison/turkey fresh herbed patty, oozing jalapeno jack cheese, house made remoulade, fresh avocado slices and buttered grilled bun! A little messy but oh, so, so good…….
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Cocktails, New Friends, & Foodie Weekend
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Murski Homestead B&B Texas Slider
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Foodie Weekend Hors d’ oeuvres
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Foodie Weekend Friday Night Hor d’oeuvres
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Foodie Weekend Farmers Market Fun
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Shopping Brenham Farmers Market
Tags: activities, Appetizers, Cooking, culinary travel, farmers market, Food, Fun, Herbs
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Do you have Rosemary growing in your garden? Are you a Martini fan? If you answered yes to those questions, you will want to try this recipe, one of Murski Homestead B&B’s signature drinks! Cooking class participants at the ranch oohed and aawed over this cocktail (any leftover Rosemary syrup can be used over pound cake, in iced tea, over fresh fruit, to make a sorbet or ice cream…..so don’t throw away a single drop!)
Rosemary-Peach Martini
Martini Time!
1/2 oz. peach syrup
1/2 oz. rosemary simple syrup***
1/2 fresh squeezed lemon
ice
Put all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain into Martini stem, garnish with fresh lemon slice and serve immediately.
***Rosemary Simple Syrup: heat 2 cups of water, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 6 (4 inch) sprigs fresh rosemary. Bring to boil, cover, turn off heat and let steep 20 minutes. Strain syrup and store in refrigerator in clean sterilized bottle.
Tags: Brenham, Cooking, culinary, culinary travel, Drinks, Food, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B, ranch, Washington County
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Dill is a herb that reseeds in our gardens in southern regions of Texas and comes up in early Spring, bolting by early to mid summer depending on the weather. In some locals it can be overwintered if no serious freeze occur. It is one of the herbs we love using in spring and summer classes at the B&B during our classes and for our on cooking pleasure.
Cooking Instructor, Pamela Murski
Recently, Pamela Murski, cooking instructor and innkeeper at Murski Homestead, gave a Dill cooking demonstration during a program for the Herb Society of America, Pioneer Unit hosted by her culinary group. Use my recipe below as a dip for crudites, as a sauce on poached/pan fried fish or thinned with a little whole milk for a delectable dressing for fresh spring greens…..
Creamy Dill Dressing
1 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
3/4 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbs. lemon olive oil
2 tsp. sriracha chili sauce (Thai hot sauce)
1 Tbs. minced shallots
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 cup fresh snipped fresh dill
1 tsp. salt or to taste
Fine grind black pepper to taste
Combine ingredients (except salt & pepper) in a small bowl and whisk to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
Store in covered container in refrigerator up to 5 days.
Tags: classes, Cooking, culinary, culinary travel, Dill, Food, Herbs, Recipes, sauces/dips/spreads
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Spring at our Ranch B&Bin Brenham, Texas is just around the corner and after this crazy, wild winter we are planning on a bumper crop of spring herbs. Some of our favorites include Aussie Sweetie Basil, African Blue Basil, Biergarten Sage, Lemongrass, Rose Pelargonium, Dill, Fennel, Cilantro, Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, Mexican Mint Marigold and Lemon Thyme, to name just a few. Our Bay Laurel trees have survived the frigid temps of this winter in fine form, as well as the Thyme, Rosemaries, some of the Sages, Parsley, Fennel, Sweet Marjoram and more. If you try any of these, they will definitely get you started on the road to flavor! (more…)
Tags: antique rose emporium, Brenham, Cooking, culinary, culinary travel, Food, gardens, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B, plants, Spring
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Another incredible cooking time and meal with the Culinary Queens, my Herb Society, culinary group! This time it was a Cuban meal with everything from “Chichachirritas” to delicious “Café Cubano Con Leche”. The Chichachirritas will find their way onto the menu for Friday night appetizers for one of our famous Foodie Weekends at the B&B! The Chichachirritas were crispy with a delicate flavor heightened by the pungent green sauce…this is one of those appetizers that you want more and more of! Served with Mojitos, you’re sure to have a great time! Here’s the recipe…. (more…)
Tags: Appetizers, Cooking, Cuban Food, culinary queens, culinary travel, Food, Fun, Herbs, Recipes
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