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Quotes About Thyme

Lord, what fools these mortals be! Wonder on till truth make all things plain A foolish heart, that I leave here behind I know a bank where the wild thyme blows If we shadows have offended She'd
~ Jean Hegland
Bring the buds of the hazel-copse, Where two lovers kissed at noon; Bring the crushed red wild-thyme tops Where they murmured under the moon....
~ Alfred Noyes
I have kind of a weird technique with zucchini. I cut it into small cubes; sweat it in olive oil, adding just a little oil at time so it crisps. Then I cover it with boiling water, not stock, which really brings out the flavor of the zucchini, add lemon, thyme, and serve it with burrata and a fried zucchini flower.
~ Tom Colicchio
There's the man with his cart who sold me rolls sprinkled with thyme and sesame every morning and then saluted me like a soldier.
~ Diana Abu-Jaber
They sat in the light of a lantern and drank cups of Courage Tea, a blend of currants, spices, and thyme, made for protection and healing, a mixture that needed to steep for a long time. It was an elixir that made it clear one should never hide who one was. That was the first step toward courage. In this way, magic began.
~ Alice Hoffman
I was interested in except Penicillium) and found that caraway, lemon basil, oregano, bay, and thyme are all nearly 100 percent effective against those molds. Note that common basil (Ocimum basilicum) did not demonstrate anywhere near the efficacy of lemon basil
~ Joey Lott
But in the garden the sun still shone. The innumerable bees hummed. The scent of thyme hung on the air. But only the Natterjack was there to breathe the fragrant essence of it. He and the garden were waiting. They were waiting for more children. They didn't care how long they waited. They had all the time in the world. -The Time Garden, Edward Eager
~ Edward Eager
In the past few years, we've been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla cake doesn't have to be just vanilla, it can have a little thyme. Or you could have a custard with a little lavender in it, which is just amazing.
~ Ron Ben-Israel
Says the girl with no thyme.
~ Sarah Dessen
It got this hot in the south of France, but it was a dry heat, cooled and tempered by the mistral and scented with the powerful fragrances of lavender, thyme, and rosemary. Here the air was so thick I could practically see it and the smell was the dank chemical odor of soil and plants and grass decomposing
~ Ellen Crosby
Clams served on Quinnipeague were dug from the from the flats hours before cooking, and the batter, which was exquisitely light, held bits of parsley and thyme. Other fried clams couldn't compare.
~ Barbara Delinsky
sweet orange Jaune Flammes, which are just the right size to slice in half, sprinkle with salt and thyme, and bake for several hours until they resemble cow flops (the recipe says "shoes," if you prefer).
~ Barbara Kingsolver
If it's all true, then we're in the citadel of unbelief, where nightmares are dispatched with Lysol and scalpels and chemotherapy rather than with stakes and Bibles and wild mountain thyme.
~ Stephen King
For most of us, there is only the unattended Moment, the moment in and out of time, The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight, The wild thyme unseen, or the winter lightning Or the waterfall, or music heard so deeply That it is not heard at all, but you are the music While the music lasts. from "The Dry Salvages
~ T.S. Eliot
I ate a rough country terrine made of truffled pork with thyme and forgot about talking.
~ Kerry Greenwood
Flea & Tick Repellant Ingredients 1 drop Thyme Essential Oil 1 drop Cedarwood Essential Oil 3 drops Citronella Essential Oil 3 drops Lavender Essential Oil 4 drops Wild Orange Essential Oil ½ tsp Alcohol Directions To relieve your pets of fleas and ticks, place all ingredients into a small bowl or container and blend thoroughly. Apply topically, massaging into the affected area. Click here to read a study demonstrating wild orange's insecticidal activity.
~ George Shepherd
Here Sally's hooves crushed the herbs underfoot and the warm air became redolent with the scent of sage and thyme.
~ Gerald Durrell
Hand in hand, they crossed the little bridge over the river Sarp. Rayiha's hand in his was light and delicate as a bird. A cool breeze carried the scent of thyme and bay leaves over the murmuring water.
~ Orhan Pamuk
Old gardeners never die, they just run out of thyme.
~ Gardening joke
Mashed Ginger Yams 1½ pounds yams ? cup grated ginger 2 ounces butter 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 cup buttermilk salt and pepper to taste Peel, cook and mash yams. Add remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
~ H. Leighton Steward
You can take a field and spread it like a rug across the floor and you can step on the field, stepping out of your bed. You can stand on the field and you can watch the mark your foot makes, you can see your foot ringed with blue thyme, or with cyclamen, or with gold pulse. This is imagination. Imagination is stronger than reality.
~ H.D.
My favorite comfort food would have be braised beef. You know, beef, slow-cooked in a Dutch oven or in a slow cooker until it falls apart with simple mushrooms, some onions and lots of fresh thyme and garlic.
~ Tyler Florence
In the past few years, we've been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla cake doesn't have to be just vanilla, it can have a little thyme. Or you could have a custard with a little lavender in it, which is just amazing.
~ Ron Ben-Israel
You will only notice the tick by its swollen body attached to your skin. Do not pull it out. A cigarette placed on its body will make the tick drop off, or 1 drop of thyme will also do the trick. Then apply 1 drop of neat lavender every five minutes, to a total of ten
~ Unknown