Homemade Moroccan Spice Paste

If you can’t get Patak’s Garam Masala Curry Paste® this is a good substitute.  It is also a good basting sauce on grilled or baked chicken, pork, flank steak, prawns, halibut, Chilean sea bass, or other firm-fleshed, white fish. Moroccan … Continue reading →

Helleborus x sternii ‘Blackthorn Group’

Helleborus x sternii is a cross between Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican Hellebore) and Helleborus lividus (Majorcan Hellebore), named after Sir Frederick Stern, first brought to public attention in 1947.  It is an herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennial with purplish stems and pinkish … Continue reading →