Did You Know…

Earlier today while I was making the filling for perogies, Gidget sent one of the boys inside with a large handful of fresh parsley from the garden.

After cleaning it, I chopped up about quarter of a cup and mixed two-thirds of it into the ham, garlic, potato, and cheese filling. I added the rest directly into the dough as I was rolling it out.

To say those perogies were delicious was an understatement. There is nothing like ingredients fresh from your own garden.

Did you know?

Parsley is the world’s most popular herb and is a relative of celery.

Parsley is native to the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe.

Parsley contains volatile oil components myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene which qualify it as a “chemoprotective” food, which helps neutralize particular types of carcinogens, like the benzopyrenes that are part of cigarette smoke. Volatile oils such as myristicin have also been shown to inhibit tumor formation.

Parsley also contains flavonoids apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin which function as antioxidants and help prevent oxygen based damage to cells.

Parlsey is an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, and folic acid.

Parsley helps protect you from rheumatoid arthritis and cleanses your palate and freshens your breath.

In our fast paced world we sometimes forget about the simple things in life. So the next time you’re sitting down in a restaurant to grab a meal and you notice that parsley garnish on your plate, remember, it might be the most nutritious part of your meal.