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 ...

There’s more to your microwave than reheating meals and making popcorn. These 3 microwave hacks will help you save time when ...

These microwave tricks will save time, prevent waste, and make your meals taste even better. Here’s how to do it right.

If your garden is overflowing with fresh 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 ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Drying your own herbs is a quick and easy skill that, once learned, ...

How do you dry herbs in the microwave? Readers have posed that question to The Courant’s Food desk, and we have suggested the method outlined in Barbara Kafka’s “Microwave Gourmet” cookbook. Both the ...

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 ...

Once the leaves of thyme are dry, strip them from the branches. Herb leaves maintain flavor best when they are whole, not crushed or ground. (Lawrence E. Jenkins - Special Contributor) Ann McCormick ...