Fact-filled, entertaining text describes how to prepare and use herbs in marinades, salad dressings, stuffings, more; tells what herbs and spices best complement meats, sauces, vegetables, fish, poultry, desserts. Includes 300 mouth-watering recipes: from marinated lamb to California spice cake.
Fact-filled, entertaining guide tells how to prepare and use hundreds of seasonings. Approximately 300 mouth-watering recipes from marinated lamb to spice cake.
QUOTATION
APPRECIATION
PREFACE
1. SAVORY HERBS AND SPICES
DEFINITIONS
USING WITH BASIC FOODS
Desserts
Beverages
Cheeses
Fish and Shellfish
Meats
Salads and Salad Dressings
Sauces and Stuffings
Vegetables
Eggs
Game and Poultry
Soups and Chowders
2. CULINARY HERB LEAVES AND FLOWERING TIPS
Where and How Each Herb May Be Purchased
Botanical Name
"Description, Taste, and Aroma"
Using Specific Herb with Basic Foods
Amounts to Use with Basic Foods
Recipes Using Herb Leaves
3. CULINARY AROMATIC HERB SEED
Where and How Each Variety May Be Purchased
Botanical Name
"Description, Taste, and Aroma"
Using Herb Seed with Basic Foods
Amounts to Use with Basic Foods
Aromatic Herb Seeds Recipes
4. HERB BASTES AND MARINADES; BLENDS AND BOUQUETS
HOW TO PREPARE AND USE
Herb Bastes and Marinades
Herb Blends with Dried Herbs
Herb Blends with Fresh Herbs
Herb Bouquets Garni
"Herb Combinations, Dried and Fresh"
5. "HERB, CONDIMENT, AND SPICE BUTTERS"
How to Prepare and Use
Recipes for Butters
6. HERB AND TREE-BLOSSOM HONEYS
Herb and Spice-flavored Blossom Honeys
How to Prepare
Recipes for Each
Natural Herb and Tree-blossom Honeys
Where and How Each May Be Purchased
Origin and Botanical Name of Each
7. HERB AND SPICE JELLIES
Various Ways to Prepare
Recipes for Herb and Spice Jellies
Using Herb Jellies with Basic Foods
Where and How Specific Herb Jellies May Be Purchased
8. HERB POWDER; HERB AND SPICE SALTS
Definition of Herb Powder and How Prepared
"Salt, Sodium Chloride"
Definition of Herb Salt and How Prepared
Liquid Herb and Spice Extracts
Using Herb- and Spice-flavored Salts
Tips on Using MSG
Recipes for Using Herb- and Spice-flavored Salts
9. "HERB, CONDIMENT, AND SPICE SALAD DRESSINGS"
"Specific Herbs, Condiments, and Spices to Use in Preparing Dressings"
Specific Salad Dressing Recipes and How to Use with Basic Foods
10. HERB AND SPICE SAUCES AND STUFFINGS
SPECIFIC HERBS AND SPICES TO USE IN PREPARING
Sauce Recipes
Stuffing Recipes
11. HERB TEAS AND SPICED BEVERAGES
Preparing Herb Teas with Dried or Fresh Leaves
Preparing Aromatic Seed Herb Teas
Preparing Iced Herb Teas
"Leaves, Flowers, and Aromatic Seed Especially Good in Herb Teas, and How Served"
Recipes for Each; also Spiced Beverages
12. HERB AND SPICE VINEGARS
Preparing Vinegars with Fresh Leaves
"Preparing Vinegars with Dried Leaves, Aromatic Seed, and Spices"
"Herbs, Aromatic Seed, and Spices Especially Good in Vinegars and Wine Vinegars"
Recipes for Preparing
13. WINES AND WINE VINEGARS
WINES AND HERBS
WINES TO SERVE WITH FOODS
Flavored with Sweet Herbs and Condiments
Flavored with Strong Herbs and Spices
Flavored with Pungent Spices
Flavored with Sweet Spices
Aged Wine Vinegars
14. SPICES
Fresh Spices and Tips on Using
Where and How Each May Be Purchased
Botanical Name
"Description, Taste, and Aroma"
Using Specific Spice with Basic Foods
Amounts to Use with Basic Foods
Specific Spice Recipes
15. SPICED RECIPES AND SPICE BLENDS
Popular Commerical Spice Blends
Recipes Using Spices in Combination
16. HERB AND SPICE CONDIMENTS; POPULAR PREPARED SAUCES
CONTENTS OF EACH; HOW PACKAGED; USING WITH BASIC FOODS
RECIPES FOR PREPARING CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES
"Barbecue Sauces, Catsups, Chili Sauces, and Relishes"
Chutneys; How Packaged; How Used
Chutney Recipes
MUSTARDS FLAVORED WITH HERBS
How Prepared; How Used with Basic Foods
Prepared Mustards; Contents of Each; How Packaged
Recipes Using Mustards and Prepared Sauces
INDEX