More on Herbs

By : jay | 0 Comments | On : January 14, 2010 | Category : Tips

It is funny, in reading the original “Three Meals a Day”; Jessie Read continually refers to the use of dried herbs in most recipes.  As Heather as pointed out in other posts, “times they are a changin’ !”…Now we have fresh herbs sold year round in grocery stores or we grow them ourselves both in/out doors.  One of my favourite conveniences is the relatively new “herb pastes” that are now sold in most grocery stores. These pastes give all the vibrant flavours of fresh herbs with the convenience of dried.

Just tonight, for example, I mixed a melody of herb pastes, combined it with butter (yes, Julia would be proud)…gave a chicken a good rub down with the mixture and plopped it on a can of Guinness for a trip to the oven.  A quick, healthy (well…tasty anyway) chicken in about 90 minutes for the kids and I.

The herb pastes hold in the fridge far longer than fresh herbs (after cutting, of course) and give you ready access to the dynamic flavour that makes food come alive!

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