But if the setup is homey (garden bench out front; driftwood on the windowsill; pots of marjoram, mint and basil hanging from a wall), the food is not.
Knowledgeable local guides point out wild herbs: verbena, mint, rosemary, marjoram, sage, thyme, and absinthe.
Toward the end of the afternoon, I check out my figs and my pots of basil and marjoram — Umbrians love marjoram and will not touch oregano — thyme and parsley, and then I tap my way through the vegetable garden with a big stick (Umbria is viper country) and a basket, and head for the kitchen to chop and slice whatever I've carried back.
At my house upstate, a soft breeze on an early summer day will carry the sweet scent of marjoram from the pot on the back porch through the window to my desk.
Sweet marjoram can be used as a milder substitute for oregano in most recipes.
"My wife gave me fresh herbs in little pots for Christmas -- chives, marjoram, rosemary, sage, basil, cilantro, spearmint, bay, lavender and tea mint.
You can root cuttings of marjoram in late summer and grow it in a pot indoors on a sunny windowsill.
Marjoram essential oil can help ease anxiety and stress, fight fatigue.[6].
You can use mixed herbs or basil, marjoram, rosemary or thyme.
Herbs for romantic slumber - Sweet marjoram, lavender, rose petals, lemon grass.
