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MAY 2015 HOMES PLUS 7 e welcome you to our lifestyle garden center surrounded by the picturesque countryside of Ixonia Wisconsin! W 244015019 • More than 28 greenhouses including our 30,000 sq. ft. showcase greenhouse filled with gorgeous annual flowers, tropicals and dazzling container and basket combos • Over 13,000 beautiful and unique specialty hanging baskets and planters! • Garden enhancements and unique art crafted by local artisans • Outstanding customer service by our friendly and knowledgeable staff! • An exciting collection of perennials, trees, shrubs and roses! W1795 Fox Rd, Ixonia (920) 261-5645 ebertsgreenhouse.com It is best used young when it is fresh because the older it gets the stronger the flavor. This is where it gets its other common names of skunk weed and buzzard's breath. But for those who don't like cilantro, that's what they already think it smells like. Just ask my wife. Like cilantro, it is best used fresh or at the end of cooking, similar to parsley. It's much stronger then cilantro, about three times, so reduce the amount you use by one-third in your favorite recipes. In many restaurants in South America it's placed fresh on the table as a condiment, just like salt and pepper. If you ask me, food is what brings different cultures and people together. At family gath- erings, where does everyone eventually end up? In the kitchen. Also, eating ethnic foods is like a vacation for your taste buds, but without the has- sle of travel. If you're a cilantro lover, and are fed up with struggling to grow enough to last through the summer, give papalo a try this year. Here's a quick salsa recipe for you. Happy gardening. Fresh Tomato Salsa with Papalo 5 paste tomatoes, finely diced 1/2 cup red onion, finely diced Juice of one lime 1-3 jalapeno or hotter chilies if you wish, finely diced 1-2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh papalo leaves 1 teaspoon salt Whole fresh papalo leaves to garnish Mix the onions and chilies in a bowl. Add the lime juice, salt and chopped papalo to the mix. Add the tomatoes to the mix- ture just before serving (other- wise the salt draws out the water and will make the salsa watery). Garnish with fresh papalo leaves and serve. (Michael Timm is the head horticulturalist with Ebert's Greenhouse Village in Ixonia. He can be reached at mtimm @ebertsgreenhouse.com.) Timm Continued from Page 4 Submitted photo Papalo, known by the names of skunk weed and buzzard's breath, can be substituted for cilantro in recipes. While the names may put some people off, the herb is at its mildest when young.

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