Using Fresh Herbs In A Variety Of Ways

Herbs are fun and easy to grow. When collections are also the simplest meal seem a culinary delight. The use of herbs in the kitchen can easily change the flavors of your recipes in many different ways, according to which herbs are added. Herbs are great in breads, stews, soups or vegetables. Each time you add a plant that has changed the taste completely different. If you are a beginner start slowly, add a little 'at a time of adjustment as you go until it's right. You'll see that in many cases an individual herb is associated with a particular item of food. Basil is paired with tomato, oregano in sauces with lamb with rosemary and chives with butter or cream cheese. Of course, none of them are limited to those elements, but you will see most often associated with that particular food. Use your imagination and experiment, experiment, experiment! You can make herb vinegars for salad dressings, marinades, or soups. Herb oils are very useful in the kitchen when the recipe requires. Fresh herbs as side dressing any dish making it look truly spectacular. Lay individual branches of rosemary lamb chops on the grill. Chop parsley and sprinkle over potato salad. The combinations are endless and the result delicious. Fresh herbs are kept in the refrigerator for several days, but then you freeze. They can be frozen, giving them a paper towel and put them in a plastic bag. Once they are frozen only used in cooking not as a meal. A friend of mine washes them, puts them in an ice cube tray, cover with water and then freezes. When needed for soups, stews or sauces just drop a cube of my favorite herbs to grow are basil, oregano, lemon balm, parsley and mint. Mint is great, but be careful, mint can over run your garden. One suggestion would be to bury an empty coffee plant mint in it. The measure to prevent the minds of "progressive" through your garden. I love to make herb butter. Take half cup softened butter and mix with about 4 tablespoons of fresh herbs. Place a piece of saran wrap, place the butter in the middle of saran wrap roll to form a "log" butter. Refrigerate and anytime you need a stick of butter just cut to the registry. "(Council for the registration of" butter: potatoes, bread, meat, pasta or any kind of sauce). A fresh herb in any salad dressing to really shine. You can use any herb or combination of being creative. a trick I learned long ago with the basil, lemon and avocados to create and immediate form of natural protection. Put a large handful of basil in a blender and run up. Once the basil has been pulverized, throw in half an avocado and a teaspoon of lemon juice, a soft dough. Wash your face Pat dry and gently rub the avocado mixture. Leave it until you want, then use hot water to wash. These are just some ways you can use fresh herbs from your garden. "I'm sure going to reach many others. Happy planting. ฉ Copyright 2006 Mary Hanna All Rights Reserved. This article may be distributed freely on your website and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, copyright notice , links and resource box are unchanged.