Breaking Ground and Broken Bones

The Chinook salmon are back! So far we've seen at least six! That combined with the maple leaves sashaying through the nose-chilling morning air says to me that fall is fully settled upon us. Due to high interest, we opened up Friday, November 12th, as a third day for our Fall Salmon Walk and Banquet and there are just a few seats left. Call us for info and reservations. We have some exciting news...and some bad news. The bad first - Janet broke her wrist! And wouldn't you know it's her right-wrist too, and, as she is right-handed, she is noticing just how important wrists are for doing a multitude of things like typing, writing, driving, and cooking! Pobrita Janet! She has been using comfrey, also known as knit-bone, under her soft cast and she feels like that is helping, so wish her a speedy recovery. Comfrey is also amazing for healing clean open wounds. Neat looking plant too, although it can get a bit carried away with its multiplying, given the chance. So back to the exciting news now - we've poured the foundation for a Gift/Craft Shop here at The Thyme Garden! Yeah! It's something we have wanted to do since we started here but it hasn't made it to the top of the priority list until now. We were able to combine the pouring of the craft shop foundation with a few other projects we've got going including a small storage shed for some of the wedding rentals and a much needed walk in cooler that will be *awesome* for storing hop rhizomes in the spring and wedding cakes and such like in the summer. So cool! And, the craft shop will be a really fun way to share some herbal products like soaps, essential oils, spices and teas, as well as Thyme Garden honey and cookbooks. Our hope is that we will also be able to sell our fabulous fresh salad dressings such as our most requested Curry Tarragon Dressing that we give you the recipe for below. There are so many ways to use herbs to bring more joyfulness and wellness to our lives, and I envision our craft shop to be a place to explore some of their usefulness for yourself or your loved ones. We hope you will be able to stop by when it's open! In the meantime, try this delicious dressing tonight! 

 Curry Tarragon Dressing

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup milk

1 cup mayonnaise or vegenaise 

1/4 cup canola oil 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar 

2 cloves garlic, fine diced 

2 Tbsp fresh minced tarragon (French or Mexican tarragon -both work!) 

1 tsp Muchi Curry powder 

2 Tbsp sugar 

 Whisk ingredients and adjust to your personal taste. We use this as salad dressing, but it is also really good over chicken or potatoes.