How to Chop Cilantro

Yes, I had to look this up so I thought I would share for all the other amateurs out there...


1. Wash the fresh cilantro under warm tap water. Simply place it under the water and let the water run through its leaves. Move it around so that all of the cilantro is thoroughly washed. Shake it a little bit to fling off the water after washing.


2. Lay the fresh cilantro in a bunch on a clean cutting board. Make sure all of the leaves are bunched together and the stems are together pointing in one direction.


3. Cut the fresh cilantro from leaves to stems using a sharp knife. Simply cut it into strips to begin.


4. Gather all of the cut cilantro and bunch it together once again. Hold the fresh cilantro with one hand and use the other hand to begin chopping the cut cilantro. Continue to chop it into very fine pieces. Chop up all of the leaves and the stems together.

Read more: How to Cut Cilantro

About me: the un-domestic

I grew up in a great home in the small town of Forney, Texas; it was very Mayberry. And loving as my mother was, she was not too keen to be in the kitchen. She cooked...in the loosest sense of the term. We grew up on Hamburger Helper, various TV dinners and frozen chicken strips. Not to knock my mom, her talents were taken up by raising two beautiful girls as she made sure we had a best friend no matter what life threw at us. But she never taught us how to cook. There were no "teaching moments" in the kitchen so when I grew up and moved out, I was stuck. I had no idea how to cook and there was nothing I dreaded more than the grocery store; so overwhelming! I could pick up a box of cereal and some ground beef and taco seasoning but gathering ingredients for a meal, no way, that drew terror. 


Then, I met an amazing man who mother is seriously, the greatest cook in the world. The woman moves through the kitchen with such ease! And talent! Of course, I marry a man who grew up on homemade goodness ;)

Thus began, the domestication of Lacey...

I have started this blog to keep up with the numerous recipes I am trying out and to detail my progress of becoming a domestic goddess...at least as far as food is concerned; we'll talk cleaning later.


I hope you find this as amusing as I will and for my already 'amazing in the kitchen' friends, I will most definitely be stealing your recipes (that means you Kacie!). Any tips of the trade and criticisms welcome!!