One of my favorite kitchen garden herbs is cilantro. I love to use fresh cilantro on Spring salads, fresh garden salsa, tacos, dips and many other dishes. During the winter I always have at least one bunch of cilantro in the refrigerator to pull out and add to recipes.
My favorite cilantro is fresh from the garden. I love to walk out in the garden and grab a handful of leaves just to smell their fresh scent.
Every year I let a few cilantro plants go to seed so it reseeds itself for the next year. I’ve had cilantro coming up in …read more

Exchange student Sujitra Ueawongchoetchu shares three recipes from her native Thailand, including her Grandma’s Tom Yam Kung. Just the thing on a rainy day such as this.

Who’s in the mood for some cilantro? Jill Wendholdt Silva offers up a recipe for Cilantro Chicken. You may not believe this, but I hated cilantro as a child. Never liked it when my aunts put it into stir-fried noodles or in dipping sauces. My hatred of cilantro reached its peak while I was pregnant with our oldest child. A friend brought over some “delicious” Vietnamese spring rolls, …read more

Park Seed is one of Gardenweb members’ favorite seed sources, and I’ve been a happy customer for the past 2 years as well. They’ve got a nice selection of seeds for veggies and herbs, including Asian varieties like Thai basil (Siam Queen), cilantro, Thai peppers, and Chinese cabbage. Make sure you take a look at their Web Specials!