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Grow Your Own Dinner - Online Class Enrollment Extended

2008-09-18T13:17:08Z

September 18, 2008

GROW YOUR OWN DINNER!

Open Enrollment Extended through September 30

Dear Folks,

With the economy giving a lot of folks grief and many looking for
options to cut costs for their families, growing your own dinner is a
super option with benefits now and later!

Getting your valley garden started NOW will get you harvesting
sooner, you could be harvesting in time for Thanksgiving dinner!

I have extended the open enrollment through September 30th, at the
same registration fee.

Click on the link below my name to take you to a page on my website
which gives more detail and a payment button.

Please feel free to email with questions.

Happy gardening and cooking,

Catherine
The Herb Lady
www.herbs2u.net

http://www.herbs2u.net/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=97

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Winter issue of "Arizona's Edible Seasons" is out!

2007-11-29T11:02:39Z

Winter issue of "Arizona's Edible Seasons" is out!

"Arizona's Edible Seasons" is a quarterly E-zine for Arizona Gardeners & Cooks

Mesa, Arizona--November 27, 2007 --- Catherine Crowley, better known as The Herb Lady, of Herbs 2 U, announces the release of the third issue of the E-Magazine "Arizona's Edible Seasons - Winter 2007-08" in conjunction with Lulu Enterprises, the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books.

This quarterly issue covers December - February with detailed planting information for all Arizona Elevations, recipes, colorful photos, planting cards, critters in the garden, how to find your local farmers market and what is seasonally available, and ideas for greening up your life, the Arizona way.

An e-magazine ("e-zine"), like an e-book is an electronic, downloadable .pdf file, which can be small or large. The e-magazine is not available in a printed format. This format is a less expensive (shipping and standard type of printing charges are eliminated) way to deliver subject matter of interest to readers. An e-magazine is meant to be a series of similar topic areas of interest, and may be smaller in page number size than an e-book. A cover shot and preview of each issue is available on the publisher link -- www.lulu.com/herbs2u

Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then how to bring those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen, and create declicious meals, with real food for real flavor.

Catherine is also the author of "Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate" -- all about how to garden successfully in the desert and includes gardening tips, a month-by-month calendar, and recipe ideas on how to use of the garden bounty, and "101+ Recipes from The Herb Lady" -- over 150 recipes using real food for real flavor.

Catherine's classes on growing and using edible herbs and flowers and other edibles are offered in locations around the Valley of the Sun, both private and public, including the Desert Botanical Garden and Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

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Reviewer: If you would like a copy of the e-magazine for review, it can be emailed to you as a .pdf attachment upon request. Please email request with your screen name, your name and what media you are with or if you are an independent writer. Thank you.

Email to: info@herbs2u.net

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New E-Magazine for Arizona Gardener's & Cooks

2007-07-24T10:28:17Z

New E-Magazine for Arizona Gardeners & Cooks

Mesa, Arizona--July 24, 2007

� Catherine Crowley, better known as The Herb Lady, of Herbs 2 U, announces the launch of a new E-Magazine "Arizona's Edible Seasons" with the first issue of this downloadable e-magazine "Summer 2007" in conjunction with Lulu Enterprises, the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books. Each issue of this quarterly e-magazine is highlighted with colorful photos of her gardens and the critters that visit, recipes and tips for the cook, where to find seasonal produce, comprehensive planting information for all gardening zones of Arizona (but useful in USDA 6-10 areas too), information on greening up the household, and even an herbal crossword puzzle for fans.

When to plant the edibles, identifying plants and critters in the garden, learn what's good and bad, recipes for seasonal cooking, and other useful and fun stuff. A resource guide is always included. With this new format, Catherine hopes to give the Arizona resident a practical guide, with current and helpful information on gardening and cooking.
All in a magazine you can store on your computer and search at will.
Catherine explains the choice of doing an E-Magazine. "I contemplated another book with all of the additional and more current information out there (for example all the newer research on the antioxidant levels of various produce and herb choices), but a book takes a lot of time from keyboard to retailer, and I wanted to be able to give my readers and fans the information quicker, and to finally share with them many of the photographs we have taken and will take of the gardens. I also wanted readers to be able to find 'the' article they were reading, but can't remember where it was. A downloadable, storable .pdf file makes searching for a word or phrase a breeze."
Although the intended audience is Arizona residents, the planting information and of course recipes, are useful for all areas of the US. The planting information is set out by zones and includes all three of the best known zone references: USDA, Sunset, and Arizona Regional Zones.
An e-magazine, like an e-book is an electronic, downloadable .pft file, which can be small or large. The e-magazine is not available in a printed format. This format is a less expensive (shipping and standard type of printing charges are eliminated) way to deliver subject matter of interest to readers. An e-magazine is meant to be a series of similar topic areas of interest, and may be smaller in page number size than an e-book.
A cover shot and preview is available on the publisher link -- www.lulu.com/content/875338.
Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then how to bring those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen, and create declicious meals, with real food for real flavor.
Catherine is also the author of "Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate" -- all about how to garden successfully in the desert and includes gardening tips, a month-by-month calendar, and recipe ideas on how to use of the garden bounty, and "101+ Recipes from The Herb Lady" -- over 150 recipes using real food for real flavor.
Catherine's classes on growing and using edible herbs and flowers and other edibles are offered in locations around the Valley of the Sun, both private and public, including the Desert Botanical Garden and Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

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Reviewer: If you would like a copy of the e-magazine for review, it can be emailed to you as a .pdf attachment upon request. Please email request with your screen name, your name and what media you are with or if you are an independent writer. Thank you.

Email to: info@herbs2u.net

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Cooking Classes for Calendar

2007-05-22T09:52:00Z

Good day,

Please include as able the following classes in your cooking calendar.

Thank you,

June 23, 2007, Saturday, 1-3 p.m.
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona��85008
Phone: 480.941-1225 for more information or www.dbg.org
The "Herb Lady" Cooks & Samples
Catherine "The Herb Lady" will show you how to cook with herbs in this one-day interactive video workshop.� Usual and unusual herbs and how to use them in traditional and new ways will be discussed.� Fresh herbs are used for demonstrations.� Several recipes will be available for tasting and sampling.� Limit 20. $16/$20

July 29, 2007, Sunday 9-11 a.m.
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona��85008
Phone: 480.941-1225 for more information or www.dbg.org
Tour the Herb Garden and Sampling Herbal Recipes with �The Herb Lady�
Catherine Crowley of �Herbs 2 U� leads this interactive tour of the DBG�s new herb garden exhibit, discussing and answering questions about the herbs.� After the tour, be treated to a session of sampling delicious, herb-flavored foods prepared by �The Herb Lady�.� Limit 20. $16/$20

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"The Herb Lady" Has a New Cookbook!

2006-12-04T09:33:57Z

For Immediate Release

New Cookbook by The Herb Lady
Is Out of the "Oven."

Catherine Crowley, better known as The Herb Lady, of Herbs 2 U, announces the publication of "101+ Recipes from The Herb Lady" in conjunction with Lulu Enterprises, the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books. The cookbook is for beginners, experimenters and "I have to be on a low salt/fat diet" cooks -- all can learn how to cook with flavor through the use of herbs and spices instead of relying on salt and fat, or artificial ingredients.

With over 150 healthy recipes plus tips on herb uses, fun facts and history, this cookbook is suitable for every cook from the college student to the retired.
From beverages to dessert, the book uses theme herbs and spices to show the cook how to create with flavors with herbs and spices such as fennel seed, Mexican oregano, fenugreek, and epazote, in addition to more commonly known herbs like basil, marjoram and rosemary -- edible flowers, too! Many of the recipes are vegetarian and vegan friendly.
Catherine, The Herb Lady included a special index for looking up primary ingredients--what are you cooking with tonight? Chicken, yogurt, salmon, rice, eggs, even tofu! Large type and easy to follow directions, will make this cookbook a favored edition to the kitchen. A complete alphabetic list of recipes is also included.
Cooking and supper clubs will find the recipes and ideas a great starting point for club events.
Scheduled to hit the book stores and Internet by mid-December, the book can be purchased in time for holiday gift-giving through a special publisher's link at www.lulu.com/herbs2u.
Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then how to bring those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen and creating mouthwatering meals.
The Herb Lady is also the author of "Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate" -- all about how to garden successfully in the desert and includes gardening tips, a month-by-month calendar, and recipe ideas on how to use of the garden bounty.
Her column appears monthly in the online edition of the East Valley Tribune, and her classes on growing and using edible herbs and flowers are offered in locations around the Valley of the Sun, including the Desert Botanical Garden and Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Catherine is a regular guest on the Ed Phillips' streaming radio program at www.azalmanac.com.

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Contact: catherine@herbs2u.net

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Cooking Classes Scheduled

2006-10-15T14:38:09Z

Good day,

The 3 cooking classes below are scheduled for November and December. Please include in calendars or other lists available to the public.

Thank you.

November 8, 2006, Wednesday 6-8 p.m.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
2626 East Pecos Road, Chandler, Arizona 85225
Phone: 480.732-7320 for more information or www.cgc.edu/cont_ed
The "Herb Lady" Cooks With Flavor
Catherine "The Herb Lady" will show you how to cook with herbs in this one-day interactive video workshop. Usual and unusal herbs and how to use them in traditional and new ways will be discussed. Fresh herbs are used for illustration. Samples of several recipes will be available for tasting.

November 18, 2006, Saturday
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona��85008
Phone: 480.941-1225 for more information or www.dbg.org
Holiday Herbal Party Ideas
Jazz up your holiday parties with these herb inspired beverage and appetizer ideas from Catherine, The Herb Lady. Easy recipes for easy entertaining.

December 10, 2006, Sunday 1-3 p.m.
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona��85008
Phone: 480.941-1225 for more information or www.dbg.org
The "Herb Lady" Cooks & Samples
Catherine "The Herb Lady" will show you how to cook with herbs in this one-day interactive video workshop. Usual and unusal herbs and how to use them in traditional and new ways will be discussed. Fresh herbs are used for illustration. Samples of several recipes will be available for tasting.

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Granola's Natural Foods to Carry Salt-Free Spices from The Herb Lady

2006-04-18T19:55:41Z

Granola's Natural Foods to Carry Salt-Free Spices from The Herb Lady

Catherine Crowley, better known as The Herb Lady, of Herbs 2 U announces an agreement with Granola's Natural Market in Chandler, Arizona to carry her private recipe line of Salt and Additive-Free Spices.

Salt and additive-free spices are nothing new. What is new and special about The Herb Lady's line is their fresh and appetizing appeal. Blended in small batches to ensure their freshness, these dried herbs and spices bring incredible flavor to all foods. And they only contain herbs and spices. No flowing agents, starches, fillers, sugars or chemicals are used in the blends. And all are salt- free.

"Folks can always add salt," explains Catherine, The Herb Lady, "but you can't remove it." "I let customers know they can take our blends and make their own seasoned salt, if they care to. The point is they control the ingredients and the amount of salt in their food."

The focus is flavor. "If you had to cook chicken or tofu every night," asks The Herb Lady. "Could you make it a �wow, this is great,' instead of �not ______ again!" Dried spices with fresh and appealing combinations put the �wow' into cooking. The blends from Herbs 2 U make creating tasty meals easy.

These spices arose out of The Herb Lady's use of her own fresh garden herbs and spices. Since many cooks do not have access to fresh herbs, the idea of creating a line of dried spices using recipes developed by The Herb Lady, was born.

The first three blends will be introduced April 29, 2006, at the Granola's store located at 5055 West Ray Road, Chandler, Arizona 85226, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call: 480/940- 1571.

Catherine, The Herb Lady teaches and writes on growing and cooking with herbs, flowers and other edibles in the Valley of the Sun. Class and event schedule is available at the website www.herbs2u.net, click on "learn" for details.

The Herb Lady, author of the book "Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate," is also a regular guest on Ed Phillip's streaming radio www.azalmanac.com, and her column appears monthly in the online edition of the East Valley Tribune.

Herbs 2 U was founded to educate and inform folks on gardening with herbs, edible flowers and other edible plants, and then bringing those useful and flavorful plants into the kitchen and creating mouth-watering meals.

Granola's Natural Market is a place that provides a fun and educational experience for customers seeking a healthier lifestyle and want to feel better through nutrition. At Granola's they really care about what you put in your body. They work hard to provide their customers with a healthy mix of solid nutrition, important information, and great people. "Granola's - Your Neighborhood Health Nuts," is their slogan.

In addition to The Herb Lady's spices, Granola's offers a fresh juice bar, fresh produce, including baby vegetables from Maya's at The Farm at South Mountain, other grocery foods, books, and beauty and health aids.

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Cooking Class Calendar

2005-10-31T14:19:32Z

DECORATIVE AND EDIBLE VINEGARS CLASS
Making beautiful and edible vinegars is limited only to your imagination!
Learn how to make pretty, edible and useful vinegars in this 2-hour class by Catherine, The Herb Lady of Herbs 2 U.

December 1, 2005, Thursday 6-8 p.m.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
2626 East Pecos Road, Chandler, Arizona��85225-2499
Phone: 480.732.7000 for more information
$49 fee

Great as gifts!

Infused vinegars are beautiful, and functional. Use in dressings, on just cooked foods, to make sauces and reductions, there is even a vinegar used in a refreshing drink, and it does not stop there. Some infused vinegars can be used to clean your house; as an astringent on your face; as a rinse in your hair, and to soften and scent your clothes washing.

Students need to bring a class container of 8-16 oz. with a non-metal closure. The Herb Lady supplies herbs and other ingredients. However, feel free to bring any special food, edible flower or herb you wish to try. Make sure they have not been treated with chemicals.

info@herbs2u.net

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