Kick-start your taste buds with fresh sprigs in your meals. You do not have to be a gourmet chef to increase your appreciation of the aroma and taste of herbs in food. All it takes is a little experimentation. Ensure your herbs don't overpower the dish. Start with the small quantities and add more if you so desire, and as your experience grows. Each herb has its own unique flavor and aroma that complements certain foods, and combines well with other particular herbs. Fresh herbs are almost invariably preferable to dried herbs, which lose a lot of volume and essential oils in the drying process.
Herbs can be used as "medicine". Fresh herbs have many good qualities to help your body system to cope against certain symptoms or it can help you to prevent illnesses. Herbs were used much more in a old day medicines. One of the most famous doctor that used nature to heal the body and prevent it to get sick was Alfred Vogel. We all know his Vogel products that many health shops and even chemist sell today. He said: " The nature, is the best doctor".
When you buy fresh herbs choose the ones that looks really fresh. You can mix herbs in your salads and here some advise how to use certain herbs easily in your food.
Basil
Fresh basil goes well any kind of dish with tomatoes. Sprinkle torn fresh basil leaves on your tomato salad or in your tomato soup. You can mix basil into a marinade of oil and garlic.
Mint
Mint leaves can be used for herbal teas: put few mint leaves on your mug and add hot water, let it cool down. This type of tea can be drink cool during the summer. After dinner it will help you digest. Mint goes well with Mediterranian food and same as other herbs you can add some torn leaves in your green salad. Fresh sauce for fish can be a yogurt/mint sauce.
Rosemary
Rosemary is very good for your blood circulation. It can be used in many vegetable dishes and with meat, fish and chicken. You can add rosemary in your soups and sauces as well.
Persil
This herb will help you kidneys to cleanse. Make persil tea same way than mint tea. drink this tea at least ones a day and it will help you to detox your kidneys.
Persil is excellent on top of the potato dishes and in soups. Always ad it at last don't let it boil, this will keep it fresh taste and as all the other herbs you can add some persil in your green salads. It contains a lot of vitamin A and C. It also contains vitamin B12 which is important for the red blood cell development.
Thyme
Thyme is excellent herb for cooking and it has calming effect on your digestive system. It can also be used in fresh salad.
Cumin, Coriander, Fennel, Anis and Aneth
Some of these herbs we can used the part of the plant and all of them have seeds that can be used in cooking. They are said to be warming seed spices that helps your digestive system. They also helps agains cold and infections. A mild fennel or anise tea helps the babies digestive problems. Fennel tea has cleansing properties and it will help you for water retention, it has mild diuretic effect.
If possible make your own small herb garden at you home. In wintertime you can keep few pots next to your window and in summer you can plant your herbs in your garden or if you have a balcony. It is fun and you will always have some fresh herbs. Go and visit a garden center next to your home and ask the personal there to give you some advise how to grow your own herbs. Growing your herbs at you home you will also have a nice fragrance in your kitchen. There are so many different herbs just try new ones and experiment them in your everyday cooking. And try to grow your own, it's fun for you and for your children too, you can teach them that some plants can be eaten and they are healthy too.
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