new leaves

so easy! i must admit... i was drawn to pick this sweet little green tin up and prompted to buy it just based on the packaging. it's charming, no? {i'm such a sucker for aesthetically-driven purchases!}

did you know that marjoram is a type of oregano? i didn't... not until i bought this tin and did a little research. i was intrigued by this herb i had never heard of, so i looked it up, and that is one of several things i discovered.

i was quite surprised, too... especially knowing my growing kit is meant for teas. oregano leaves as a tea? who would have thought? but then i read that it is the sweeter version of oregano as compared to the version we typically cook with {often used in italian dishes}. oh, who am i kidding? i don't even cook all that often... in fact, the hubby would testify that i never cook. cooking is his specialty. although, i have to say... i used to have some oregano in my herb garden. i bought the young plant and put it in the ground myself... lovingly watering it throughout the spring and summer until it got to be rather large. did i use it in any cooking? um... that's another story.

that was a few years ago... and also the last time i got excited about growing my own herbs. then i got pregnant. then i had a baby... so the last two years have been a little sparse in the excitement-over-growing-herbs department.

it's high-time that i get excited about growing my own herbs again!

now i am settling into mamahood a little more, i have come to find a slightly better balance between being a mom and continuing to juggle other hobbies or loves. though i am not a great cook {or a frequent one}, i am rather passionate about herbs... mostly because i love to taste so many of them in my food... cilantro, rosemary, basil, dill, chives and tarragon being my favorites {all frequently clipped and used by me in food preparation, i'm proud to say!}.

so i was very excited to try my hand at starting an herb plant from seeds... to seedlings... to sprouts... through to full-grown marjoram plants that i can transfer to my garden!

and i might even get ambitious enough to go beyond use for tea and try to make one of these recipes using marjoram.

woh!... slow down, there, georgia. let's just take it one step at a time. let's not turn over too many leaves all at once. *wink*