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Oregano

DeepaJ — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:28:18 +0000

Oregano is a the most common herb used in Italian cooking. Be it pizza or pasta a sprinkle of Oregano always makes it better. Its always seen on the table of most Italian restaurants along with chilly flakes, salt and pepper. Oregano is very aromatic and has a warm flavor. Sometimes it also tastes slightly bitter. Fresh oregano has green roundish leaves. Dried Oregano very easy to use and is available very easily compared to all the other herbs in stores and supermarkets. In case you have some extra fresh oregano, you could just dry it in a warm dry place. This would definitely have more flavor than any store bought oregano.

Some great recipes using oregano

Herbed focaccia bread

Dip for dinner rolls and focaccia bread

Herby Oil

Herbed Mozrella Sticks

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Sage

DeepaJ — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:17:08 +0000

Sage is another important Italian herb that is very aromatic and has a warm and peppery flavor. It is used in a lot of pastas, soups and drinks. It is also commonly used to marinade meat, chicken and vegetables. Sage as a herb is not only used in Italian cuisine but it is also very commonly used in Middle Eastern food too. In the olden days Sage was believed to cure all kinds of ailments. Vegetables like potato and mushroom taste great with sage. Like other herbs sage also is available in a dried form. Dried sage also has the same amount of flavor and aroma as the fresh leaves. It is easily available in grocery stores and can be substituted in all recipes like fresh sage.

Some great recipes using sage:

Sun dried tomato spinach ravioli with sage butter

Fennel and sage mint cooler

Caramelized onion, cheese and sage omlette

Lemon sage cottage cheese satay

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Parsley

DeepaJ — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:17:03 +0000

Parsley is also another widely used herb in Italian cooking. There are 2 kinds of Parsley, flat leaved Parsley and curly Parsley. It looks alomst like cilantro or corriander. Curly Parsley is commonly used for garnishing. Parsley has a very mild taste and flavor compared to other herbs. The flavor goes very well with potato dishes and other Italian dishes like risottos and pastas. It serves as a great garnish for soups also. It is available in dried form too.

Some interesting recipes:

Caramelized Onion Tarts

Herbed Dip

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Thyme

DeepaJ — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:38:20 +0000

Thyme is also another important herb in Italian cooking. The leaves are green and roundish. The dried leaves look curled and are brown in color. Thyme has a warm and plungent flavor and fragrance. Unlike some other Italian herb it does not have an overpowering flavor, it blends with the flavor of the dish. Thyme is one of the herbs which retians almost all the flavor even after it is dried. 1/3rd of dried thyme is equivalent to 1 part of fresh thyme.

Some great recipes using thyme:

Herbed Focaccia Bread

Caramelized Onion Tarts

Thyme Lemon Pasta

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Know your Herbs continued …

DeepaJ — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:50:11 +0000

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Basil

DeepaJ — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:17:29 +0000

Basil is the most important ingredient in Italian Cooking. It has a sweet smell and taste. Its available easily at any grocery store or vegetable vendor. When cooking any Italian dish like Pizza, Pasta, Risotto or any Salad you need fresh Basil.

Some Recipes that require Basil

Bruschetta

Roasted Bell Pepper Soup

Pesto Pasta

Pizza Margarita

Roasted Tomato Garlic Risotto

Dried Basil is easily available in grocery stores these days. Incase you need to use basil in an Italian recipe and do not have any you can easily substitute the recipe with dried basil.

The best way to use Basil is to tear fresh leaves and add it to your salad or chop it finely and add it to all your other Italian dishes.

Basil along with Italian food is also used a lot in Indonesian and Thai food.

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