10 WAYS TO HERB UP

I love using fresh herbs from my garden. And you don’t need culinary skills to get more herbs into your life. You can add them to the foods you are already making. Try these 10 ways to get you started:

1. Add chopped fresh or dried parsley or dill to your scrambled eggs.

2. Tuck a few leaves of mint and basil into your ham or turkey sandwich.

3. Pile fresh cilantro leaves onto your turkey or veggie burger.

4. Toss handfuls of fresh tender herbs — parsley, basil, cilantro, mint — into your basic green salad, treating them more like lettuce than a seasoning.

5. Add a generous pinch of dried oregano or thyme to your vinaigrette-type salad dressing.

6. Mix a handful of fresh Italian parsley or dill into your boiled or mashed potatoes.

7. Rub a mix of dried rosemary and thyme onto your chicken breast before grilling.

8. Muddle fresh mint or basil leaves in a glass, then fill with iced tea or sparkling water and a twist of citrus.

9. Spruce up jarred pasta sauce with a handful of freshly chopped basil leaves.

10. Stir fresh basil, parsley or mint leaves with grilled zucchini or sautéed green beans.