Cooking With Herbs and Spices
- even if you
don't like gardening
7 Disasters Waiting to
Happen When Cooking with Herbs and Spices
Don't repeat the mistakes thousands of home cooks and professional chefs
make. Learn how to elevate your cooking from bland and boring to bursting
with flair and creativity.
Principles of using
herbs in your cooking
Most people feel that they lack the necessary experience or knowledge to use
herbs in their cooking. The simple truth is that anybody can create
nutritious meals that are delicious and unique.
You do not have to be a gourmet chef. All it takes is a little imagination.
Must have
mints
Whenever people ask me for my list of "must have" culinary herbs Mint is
always high on the list. Quite beside its traditional uses...
Variety is the spice of life
Does the
recommendation to eat a variety of foods sound familiar? It should,
because a varied diet is a basic principle of good nutrition.
Unfortunately it is a concept that’s more often talked about than
implemented.
Fresh
Herbs vs
Dried Herbs
Most people will tell you that fresh herbs are best for cooking since they
impart better flavour and aroma. Many herbs, in fact, lose most of their
flavour and aroma when dried. Here's some tips for
cooking with fresh herbs.
3 Salad
herbs with a difference
One of the quickest and
easiest ways of adding flavour to even the simplest of salads is to
use herbs, in dressings and vinaigrettes or freshly picked, chopped
and added to the other salad ingredients. Includes a basic herbal
vinaigrette recipe.
A taste of
Thailand
The real measure of Thai culinary skill lies not in the number of
ingredients it employs, but in the artistry with which it is used ...
How to make a super salad
Did you know that you can tell people who just can't cook because they make
bad salads? The good news is that if you have just a teeny spark of
imagination, and if you are willing to learn, it's really easy to make super
salads.
How to
make pesto sauce
An outstanding basil based 'sauce' that goes very well with pasta and savory
snacks. The name 'pesto' comes from the original method of preparing the
basil by pounding it with a pestle in a mortar. With recipes.
How to make and use your own bouquet garni's
Cooks
discovered that combinations of a few herbs will provide the necessary flavour and
interest they were aiming for in their dishes a lot
better than just one or two herbs.
Such combinations came to be known as bouquets garnis.
From these modest beginnings bouquets garnis
have evolved into the most powerful culinary "weapon" in the busy cooks repertoire.
With recipes.
How to make your own
gourmet mustards
Making your own mustard mixes can be fun and interesting! The combinations
are endless, delicious, aromatic and rewarding. They make great gifts that
are inexpensive to make. These recipes don't need cooking
and they are great with fresh herbs as an ingredient. With recipes.
How to make your own herb vinegar
When bought in shops, herbal vinegar can be very expensive. However, it can
be easily and cheaply made at home. All you need is
vinegar and some fresh herbs. With recipes.
How to make your
own Fines Herbes
One single herb can make the world of difference to any dish. When herbs are
used in combination with each other, the effects can be even more delicious.
Learn how to make a fines herbes mixture with fresh herbs. With recipes.
Recipe Secrets Exposed
Get inside the hidden cookbooks of America's favourite restaurants! Now you
can have the secrets to America's Most Wanted Recipes. These are the secret
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Chili Pepper Recipes
A selection of our favourite fiery chili pepper recipes.
Refreshing
Summer Drinks
The possibilities for mixed drinks are almost endless, limited only by
individual taste. It is easy to build up a repertoire of interesting and
unusual cups, coolers and cocktails if you have fresh
herbs on hand.
5 Sensational Salad
Recipes
The real pleasure of living cuisine is creating
masterpieces of your own out of the simple things which you grow yourself on
your windowsill or find in your refrigerator. Here's 5 easy to make
summer salad recipes to get you started.
Easy to make, nutritious soups
If you are comforted by the thought of curling up by a blazing fire with a
bowl of hot, hearty,
nutritious soup and a slab of crusty bread and herb butter, you'll
love these recipes.
Borage Recipes
With its cool cucumber-like taste it's easy to understand why borage is so
popular. Here are more than 20 tips, ideas and recipes to help you make the
most of Nature's Best Stress Tonic.
The
Seasoned Chef: Herb it. Spice it. Dress it Up!
A fun-filled, hands-on distance learning cooking course that will
have you cooking dishes that simply burst with flavour.
Includes quick-and-easy projects, active facilitator
involvement, discussion forums and hundreds of tried and tested
recipes. |
