Description: Adventures in the Homemade and Handmade from an Urban Apartment
One of the ways I use the summer garden bounty all year is by drying herbs in the microwave and storing them for later use. Because herb plants often produce prodigious amounts, giving them away can make for some nice—and easy—homemade gifts. Whether you have a few leftover sprigs or a gardenful, drying herbs in the microwave is a handy way to make use of what you have on hand.
I think drying herbs in the microwave makes for the most flavorful end result because it’s so fast: hanging to dry takes weeks, oven and dehydrators take hours, and the microwave takes seconds.
For the most part, herbs are fairly easy to grow, both in the garden and in containers. I do both: parsley and basil in bulk, dill, chervil, and cilantro in the garden and mint, thyme, oregano, marjoram, tarragon, sage, rosemary (plus one basil and parsley each) in containers on my back porch so that they’re only a few steps away to snip for the kitchen.