Wake up your taste buds! Cooking with herbs and spices will enhance the flavor of healthy foods without adding fat, salt, sugar, or calories. Herbs and spices contribute bright color, savory taste and sensational aroma.
Tips for using herbs and... Read more
Do the changing seasons leave you a little wistful for summer’s wealth of fresh produce? Then keep the growing season going all year by starting an indoor herb garden! Even if you have little experience with plants or very little space to work... Read more
The next time a recipe calls for fresh basil, skip the poor substitute of dried basil, forgo the last-minute dash to the supermarket for some overpriced wilted basil, and just pluck a few tender leaves off of the basil plant you have growing in your... Read more
An estimated 18 million adults use herbs in some form, and the sale of these products continues to increase.
Herbal supplements, which come from plants that have medicinal properties, claim to cure, treat, or prevent disease.&n... Read more
All of us are striving to cook in a way that's healthy and simple. Unfortunately, healthy and simple can sometimes add up to bland: A plain piece of broiled fish or baked chicken isn’t particularly exciting, right?
The remedy for the h... Read more
Per my Spark Solutions book I am buying a lot of fresh herbs, green onions, etc. How can I get them to stay fresh longer? Too much is going bad before I can use them. Thank you.... Read more
Hi, Sparkers:
We grow some herbs on the deck, and I know about finding reasonably-priced herbs and spices at Trader Joe's and Penzeys Spices.
But are there other sources for herbs and spices that you like and would recommend?
Thanks!... Read more
In my area the herbs seeds are finally showing up on the shelves.
I'm about to start my window herb garden....9 ft facing south.
I'm starting with sweet basil, sage, rosemary.
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 3 FAVORITE HERBS 38... Read more
I have some fresh herbs in my fridge that are going to go bad before I can use them all. What is the best way to store them so I can use them up?... Read more
Skip the dried herbs and spices and go fresh ones, your taste buds will thank you. Sadly, fresh herbs at the store do not last long and they are rather expensive. So I've started a windowsill herb garden and grow my own oregano, chives, and basil. It... Read more
During the summer, I raise herbs in the garden and dry them. I buy fancy containers at the dollar store and give the herbs as gifts to family and friends.I hang the drying herbs upside down in paper bags that are tied closed. Keeps them clean and k... Read more
Like to soap and other bath and body products? Just want to learn how to do this? Join! Remember this is a craft- you must seriously want to study herbs, oils, etc and their properties.... Read more
As part of our research for "The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight," we conducted a "Ditch the Diet Taste Test." We asked successful SparkPeople members, yo-yo dieters and others to answer questions about weigh... Read more
This time of year, our palates tend to shift from heavy stews and root vegetables of winter to lighter springtime fare. Farmers markets open with spring peas, asparagus, and even herbs. I make use of those fresh herbs in this recipe. Parsley's clean... Read more
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