Good Eating Monday: Dill Weed
Today was nice out, so I devoted much of the day to spring clean-up in the back yard: mowing up leaves, edging beds & laying in some pine bark mulch. (Often just along outer edges of larger beds that remain largely mulched with pine needles.) Today's Good Eating topic is a spice profile: Dill Weed. Probably because I've sprouted some seeds that are nearly ready for moving into the garden! This feathery savory herb gets it's name form the Norwegian word "dilla" meaning "to soothe." (As medicinal herb it has been used to soothe digestive troubles.) In the herb garden, it's also a fav food for Swallowtail larva! Health Benefits of Dill Weed include: * Being an antioxidant with dietary fiber, that can help control blood cholesterol levels. * Being rich in folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin-A, vitamin B-carotene & vitamin-C. ( Use Dill fresh for the most vitamin-C benefit.) * Being a good sourc...