an excess of sage...

topic posted Tue, May 16, 2006 - 10:27 PM by  ra
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hey all...

well, its always interesting to see what takes over the garden. i have a little plot in a community garden here in Vancouver.

Well, this years winner is: SAGE. I have ***so much*** sage and I need to get rid of lots quickly to make room for other plants.

what can I do with it? I dont' want to just ditch such a sacred plant. but... seriously!

please give me some suggestions...

thanks~!
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    Re: an excess of sage...

    Wed, May 17, 2006 - 4:58 AM
    Cultivate it, dry it, and ship it postage-due to folks that'd like some home-grown organic sage? ^_^ Just a thought, obviously; but I do hope you find something to do with it!
  • Re: an excess of sage...

    Sat, May 20, 2006 - 12:48 PM
    ive done two things with excess sage -

    1) bundle and share. you can dry it or give it away fresh. when i would thin it i would bundle it with rubber bands and hang a basket with a 'free' sign on my front door (lived on a busy street). it was always gone in an hour.

    2) make sage pesto - fresh sage, garlic, olive oil, walnuts (actually like em better than pine nuts here). add parmasean or romano if you like. not so good on pasta, but keeps fine in the freezer and great rubbed on pork loin, used in bean soups, etc.

    and another recipe idea - i call them beans a la boo-boo, in honor of my friend jeff.

    cook a bunch of white beans (navy, cannelini, baby lima, you name it)
    carmelize a bunch of onions, add to beans
    fry a whole lot of sage (and red chile flakes if you like) in a lot of olive oil, add all this to beans too
    salt and pepper to taste.

    its simple and really delicious.
    • Re: an excess of sage...

      Sun, May 21, 2006 - 6:37 PM
      thanks for the recipes, andy! i did chop down pretty much the entire bush (of course left some to keep growing) and it is now hanging to dry. but there's still more for the fresh recipes. :-)

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