Wooden basket filled with different types of green fresh herbs with a wooden mortar and pestle next to it against a wooden background - New Africa/Shutterstock Fresh herbs are cooking essentials that ...

Spend enough time in a professional kitchen and you pick up plenty of MacGyver-like skills and tricks that can come in handy in all sorts of situations — techniques you only learn when you’re on an ...

If a great recipe leaves you with leftover fresh herbs, don't leave them to wilt away in the fridge. A few minutes in the microwave can have them ready for long-term storage. Household tips and tricks ...

Fresh rosemary, oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage are displayed with their dried counterparts. - Thomas Klee/Shutterstock Dried herbs can be one of the most useful weapons in a home cook's (or ...

Tired of store-bought herbs to season your food? Dry herbs can be expensive, but they are a wonderful addition to enhance your food's taste. Not only are they taste enhancers, but they also have ...

If your garden is overflowing with herbs, consider using the microwave oven to dry a few batches for winter storage. Drying herbs is very easy in the microwave oven: Basically you just set clean herbs ...

Some purists argue that herbs lose their flavor when dried in the microwave, but it’s one of the easiest methods of preservation. Late August saw the high point for the herb harvest. If you have an ...