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When I bought catnip (or catmint) seeds, I imagined my cat will enjoy it.
They were difficult to grow, with long germination times, but I told to myself that my cat deserves such effort.

When I finally place the pot in her favourite sunny place... she simply ignored it.

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Anyway, catnip leaves were very flavorous, smelling of mint and lemon: similar to balm leaves, but more fleshy.
I included them in my special dried 'mint tea mixture' and used in some recipes.
This one is prepared with new potatoes that aren't mine, but this is a different story...



New Potatoes with Catnip

Ingredients
300g new potatoes
100ml single cream
100ml whole yogurth
1 tbsp. lemon juice
catnip

Directions
Wash the potatoes, but do not peel them. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Meanwhile prepare creme fraiche combining the sigle cream with yogurt and lemon juice.
Put the new potatoes on a serving plate, garnish with creme fraiche and a sprig of catnip.

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A similar recipe:

New Potatoes with Sage

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This goes to Zorra from Kochtopf who's hosting this week's edition of Weekend Herb Blogging.
This event was started by Kalyn from Kalyn's Kitchen.

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