Saturday, April 5, 2008

Wanted: Sage Advice

I've never known what to do with sage. It's such a strong flavor, called for in fancy "herbed" soup recipes and the like (or meat dishes) and I've just never gone there. Medicinally, too, it's uses are almost too many--healthy hair, skin, teeth and gums, digestion, sore throats and colds, memory (what am I forgetting?). But today we pruned back a row of overwintered sage in the garden and I found myself digging on the color and scent. So I'm on the lookout for sage recipes and tips. I've learned that it freezes well and mellows as it cooks, so it's good to add it at the end of the cooking process, and I did run across intriguing instructions for a sage pesto. What else?

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