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jas
Ok as many of you know cooking is totally new to me at 4? years old. I love the taste of sage and oregano on just about anything. But, I have this spice rack with other spices and I have no idea what to do with them. What they mix with or what to put them on just totally elludes me. So I'm hoping you can give me some ideas. Some of the spices I have are:

Majorum, Basil, Mustard seed, dill weed, rosemary, savory, targon and thyme.

I eat beef, hamburger meat, chicken and pork. The only fish that I can stand comes in a box and says fish sticks on it. cool-smiley-013.gif
Celadon
This thread is for you. I just posted it this evening. Follow the link, it is pinned just above where you will find your thread:

Making Your Own Herb and Spice Blends
jas
Thanks for link Celadon it should really help add flavor variety and help me to use those spices. I hate having things around that I don't use. Yep I'm really anal retentive about that kind of thing. Don't even get me started on "stuff on the counter tops"
Kim
For what it's worth, I love tarragon! I put in on my chicken and also on my veggies. Dill? Well you can try a little in your egg salad, but it's pretty potent stuff. Be careful. Mustard seed...I have no use for it. Rosemary is great on poultry as well as in beef/lamb. Basil...I use basil in anything with tomatoes...

Hope this helps!
toris
Majorum - good in italian dishes or on chicken and fish.
Basil - basil is really yummy (especially fresh) on sliced tomatoes with fresh mozzarella cheese and drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper. Can also be added to meatballs for flavor. Often used in italian cooking.
Rosemary - great on chopped veggies, drizzled with olive oil and roasted/grilled (roasted veggies). It's a pungent herb so you don't need much. Great for chicken or fish as well.
Thyme - I love Thyme. I mostly use it in my Red Beans and Rice recipe.

If you read the bottle label, there's often suggestions as to how to use the herb and what it would be good on.

The only way to know if you'll like it is to make something with it. You might surprise yourself.
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