Now that we’ve covered several wonderful ways to incorporate herbs into your menus in Herbs in Cooking parts 1 and 2, I thought I would see what my favorites were.
I went to my spice shelves and took a quick inventory. Here’s what I found when surveyed my most-used (dried) seasonings. I have lots more, but these are the ones that I run out of and replace.
You are probably familiar with a nice cup of herb tea and using herbs in soups and stews, but how about using herbs in drinks, eggs, even desserts?
Herbs enhance the variety, flavor, aroma, color, and interest of your foods. Fresh herbs in salads add green chlorophyll to freshen your breath and benefit your digestion as well. You can process your herb mixtures in a small food processor or blender, your if you are really hard-core, break out your big mortar and pestle and have at it! Kids love using a mortar and pestle!