Growing Herbs - Page 5 of 6 - Fine Gardening

Learn everything you need to know about growing herbs, including great herb varieties, inspiration on how to use herbs, and recipes.

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    These Basil Varieties Shine in the Kitchen

    If you like to use basil in your cooking, consider growing the ones listed here.

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    How to Grow Herb Fennel

    Feathery fennel attracts beneficial insects and lends food a hint of licorice.

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    Tabbouleh with Mint

    This is a traditional-style Middle Eastern tabbouleh with the added flavors of garbanzos, pine nuts, and currants.

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    Buttermilk Cream Scones with Lemon Basil

    These delicious scones can be prepared for a special breakfast, brunch, tea party, or even served as dessert.

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    Pasta with Summer Vegetables and Lemon Basil

    This dish is the perfect summer supper: simple, quick, easy, and light.

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    Chives in the Kitchen

    Chives and their flowers find many uses in the kitchen. Susan Belsinger offers suggestions for using common chives and garlic chives in your cooking. You'll also learn how to infuse…

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    Grilled Tuna Niçoise with Lemony Herbs

    Grilled, marinated tuna sits atop a composed salad of beans, potatoes, olives, onions, and tomatoes.

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    Lemon Herbs

    Lemon verbena, lemon balm, lemon thyme, lemon basil, and lemon grass offer ethereal aroma and essence to many foods. And they provide color, fragrance, and texture to the garden.

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    Sweet Corn Soup with Cilantro Salsa

    An easy soup that can be made with a water base or by using a quick stock recipe. Green salsa is swirled into the soup before serving.

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    Cooking Tames Sage’s Flavor

    With long cooking, sage's assertive raw taste mellows, and it bumps up the flavor of starchy foods and mild meats. Briefly cooked, sage stands up well to more aggressive flavors.