My first planting of cilantro has passed, and the seeds are now coriander. I took the photo just as the fat seeds were forming. I gently cut the dried stems to keep the seeds from falling to the ground and growing rogue cilantro plants. The seeds are then rubbed from the bits of stem, and stored until use.

Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, About.com Guide to Home Cooking, offers this information on coriander. She includes recipes and tips for use as well.

Darlene Schmidt, About.com Guide to Thai Cooking, gives a delicious looking recipe for Grilled Chicken Salad (with Lemongrass-Coriander-Lime Dressing). With my freshly picked coriander seeds, I think it might be on the menu this week.

I found a wonderful, new-to-me idea that I had to share with you! First off, there is an article about Matchbox Garden and Seed Co. that mentions a great idea for all you small herb gardeners out there. The article about the walk through herb garden shop, mentions that the original owner of Matchbox Gardens and Seed, had people walk through her herb garden, order what they wanted and she would go snip their order right then and there. Isn't that brilliant?

My mind is whirling with the possibilities! For more ideas about making money from your herb gardens, there are fresh ideas for getting ready for market, that I hope you will find useful.

This idea is going in my business plan folder.