{"id":11,"date":"2011-06-09T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T00:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2011-06-10T20:32:04","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T00:32:04","slug":"in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"In The Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, and Welcome! I’m Jonathan Everyday, or John Barker, or Silver Blue depending on how you arrived here. This all feels a bit comforting to me, and alien at the same time. I used to be Hampton Roads most prolific blogger (The Ramblings of Silver Blue<\/a>) from 2003 until I walked away from it in 2008. Since that time, I’ve developed (I’d like to think) in my photography ability, and in my culinary passion as well.<\/p>\n

The Eyes of Silver Blue is a way for me to share some of my photos with you. (For Food, visit The Wannabe Gourmet <\/a>– I don’t update it as often as I should, but some of the best of the best dishes and their respective recipes appear there.)<\/p>\n

Let me introduce you to the 2011 garden:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The upper left plant is known as Cinnamon Basil. The other three are your standard Basil.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sage. One needs not be a sage to tell that the herbs I grow go well in Italian cooking, even though I am not Italian.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Depending on what part of the world you’re from, this is either slow-bolting Cilantro, or slow-bolting Coriander. Also known as the “parsley of the Latin American cuisine.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Take time for Thyme. Wonderful with pork, and really, REALLY good when used to infuse vinegar for salad dressings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Two different types of rosemary. (Notice the only herb missing is Parsley, as I have Sage, Rosemary and Thyme…) Both of these rosemarys have the same flavour profile, so it doesn’t matter which I use in my cooking.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Finally, more regular basil, and in the lower right, a “boxwood basil”. Same scent, different leaf structure. I love making pesto, and that is why I grow such a plethora of basil.<\/p>\n

Finally, every garden needs a guardian:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Saint Francis of Assisi, (or as I’ve been known to call him, Saint Francis who’s a sissy). The statuary was a kind gift from my friend (and coworker), Vijay Kalburgi.<\/p>\n

You might ask why I have a container garden when my house is situated on a vast plot of land. The answer is: ease of watering, harvesting, and maintaining.<\/p>\n

Silver Blue, over and out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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