After three years in the same small pot this sage burst into bloom. I have no idea what came over it. Perhaps it feels that its life is threatened; the theory of, Beat the magnolias, and they will bloom (I have no idea where I first read that - true - story)? They are very pretty, and I fear that all the oomph has gone from leaves to flowers, and will see what happens after I cut them back. I just can't bring myself to do that yet. Sage is a hot commodity in my kitchen: Crispy leaves for topping ravioli with brown butter, slow-simmered leaves for abbacchio a la Romana, snipped raw leaves for risotto.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Sage flowers
After three years in the same small pot this sage burst into bloom. I have no idea what came over it. Perhaps it feels that its life is threatened; the theory of, Beat the magnolias, and they will bloom (I have no idea where I first read that - true - story)? They are very pretty, and I fear that all the oomph has gone from leaves to flowers, and will see what happens after I cut them back. I just can't bring myself to do that yet. Sage is a hot commodity in my kitchen: Crispy leaves for topping ravioli with brown butter, slow-simmered leaves for abbacchio a la Romana, snipped raw leaves for risotto.
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I too have sage in a balcony pot that has overwintered outside (which stunned me in and of itself as I live in Toronto), but now has developed the prettiest flowers. I am enjoying the sight of them very much and do hope they don't dilute the effect of the leaves.
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