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Guide to Using Herbs

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Servings: 1
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Ingredients:
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Directions:
1. Which herb goes with what food? If you grow herbs as house plants or in the garden, you'll, want to harvest and use them, so here's a handy list of foods they'll complement.

2. BEEF: About 15 herbs go well with beef; recommended are basil, bay, caraway, coriander, cumin, dill, marigold, marjoram, mint, sage, savories, tarragon and thyme (no rosemary).

3. PORK: Anise, basil, bergamot, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lemon balm, mint, marjoram, rosemary, sage, savories, tarragon and thyme.

4. LAMB: Other than mint, there's basil, bay, caraway,, coriander, cumin, dills good, lemon balm, hyssop, marjoram, rosemary, sage, savories or thyme.

5. POULTRY: For chicken only: basil or bay is always good; also caraway, coriander, cumin, dill, lemon balm, marigold, marjoram, mint, rosemary and tarragon; for both sage and savories; for turkey, thyme.

6. FISH AND SHELLFISH: For fish, anise, basil, caraway, chives, coriander, dill, fennel, hyssop, lemon balm (excellent), marigold, marjoram, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage, savories, tarragon; shellfish and fish, rosemary and thyme.

7. BREADS AND CAKES: Coriander, cumin, caraway, dill, marigold and marjoram. Also anise, fennel, lovage and rosemary.

8. GOOSE: Sage.

9. DUCK: Dill is good, so is mint. But you might try hyssop, rosemary, sage, savories, tarragon.

10. EGGS: Scramble them with chives or dill. Or, with any of the following: anise, basil, chervil, coriander, cumin, lemon balm, lovage, marjoram, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage, savories, tarragon or thyme.

11. LIVER: Coriander, sage or tarragon.

12. SALADS: Anise, basil, bergamot, borage, caraway, catmint, chervil, chickweed, chives, comfrey, coriander, cumin, dandelion, dill, elder, hyssop, lemon balm, marigold, mint, parsley, salad burnet, roses, sweet cicely, tarragon and thyme.

13. SOUPS: Try anise, borage, chickweed, caraway, chives, cumin, dill, fennel, hyssop, lemon balm, lovage, marigold, marjoram, mint, salad burnet, stinging nettles, savories, tarragon, thyme.


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