Well, I got a little stuck here in a passing cloud but I was practicing my tiptoeing so that I could tiptoe through the tulips, whatever that means, or at least tiptoe through the shiso, which seems to be taking ver the garden and mama is not in her Japanese cooking mode right now!
We give it to a local restaurant where they make shiso cocktails with rum and the herb and I don’t know what else as I’ve never had one, but mama puts the leaves in salad and it’s delicious. Also on sushi made with just with a bit of raw tuna and soy sauce wrapped in a leaf of this delightful plant. It contains many nutrients.
Papa thinks it is taking over our house along with the garden…
Well, we’ll have a healthy house, that’s for sure!
And the sunflower comes up every year on its own. Mama’s sweet longtime friend in LA no longer with us loved sunflowers and each spring, Sandy visits with a big sunflower, which mama has not planted (!) and who knows how this happens? But we love it.
Shiso is good, but it does take over.
Wow, does it ever!
Oh, sweet Angel, this is definetely a sign from heaven✨Your shiso looks amazing, now don’t get drunk beautiful peeps😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Day to you and your mommy and daddy too🐾😽💞
Oh, I am not indulgent…just a little nip every now and then.
Not familiar with Shiso but it’s a beautiful plant! Love the sunflower – even one makes people smile with its’ cheerful and sunny “face” !!
Hugs, Pam
It does that for sure. I makes our garden happy, too.
You are a dellicate cat to tip toe
Well, I am not that big but tiptoeing was one of my talents, haha.
That plant does sure look healthy! I’ve probably had that before, maybe.
It’s always used in sushi bars for sushi rolls or salmon skin rolls, things like that. Mama puts it in salads now and it’s great.
If you have to be overrun with a plant, at least it’s good it is an edible and healthy one.
AHHH, we love positive thinking like yours, Messymimi. MERCI.
We had not heard of shiso. But we love sunflowers. Mama’s friend may have sent a dove to plant that sunflower seed instead of eating it.
AHA…could be. But that flower comes up every year. Almost in the same place…
Dear Loulou, I made Lynn look up shiso. We knew nothing about it before. She loves mints. She grows lemon mint (lemon balm) fur her green tea in the morn. Guess what! Deer and rabbits do NOT like mints! We love the sunflower and wonder if yer birdies eat the seeds? Ours do. Precious
Oh, yes, our birdies love the seeds but only when they are dry. And yes, shiso is a mint. We love lemon mint too.
I had never heard of shiso-thanks for the link. XO
It will take over your garden, that’s for sure, but mama has put some of the leaves down in a bottle of Japanese gin to flavor it for making a shiso cocktail. Will keep you posted….