A Guide to Cooking with Culinary Herbs

Arugula - This spicy herb is a wonderful addition to green salads, sandwiches, soups or used as a garnish.

Baby Dill - Sweet and savory, this herb complements meat, fish, poultry, vegetable entrees, rabbit, and salads.

Basil - The intense flavor, color and aroma of this herb give it universal appeal. Its flavor is delightful in spaghetti sauce, pizza, red meat and poultry dishes, eggs and soups.

Bay Leaves - This aromatic herb is wonderful in meat dishes, especially fish and red meats. Delicious in soups and stews, and used as a marinade. Add it at the start of cooking to give it time to release its flavor.

Chervil - This sweet herb is a member of the parsley family. Its flavor is best when added at the end of cooking.

Chives - This herb makes an attractive garnish and adds a mild onion flavor to cooking. Great in soups, vegetables and rice dishes, fish and poultry.

Cilantro - This herb has a fresh pungent flavor that goes well in spicy dishes.

Edible Flowers - Flowers add fresh flavor to salads and make a beautiful garnish.

Italian Parsley - This variety of parsley boasts a sweet and refreshing flavor on poultry and red meats, in salads, and in vegetable and rice dishes. It is more commonly used in cooking than as a garnish.

Lavender - This herb adds a delicate flavor to desserts and teas. It can also be used as an accent in some savory dishes.

Lemongrass - This herb is delicious in Asian cooking. Release its lemon flavor into tea by adding it while the tea is brewing.

Marjoram - This herb is a member of the mint family. Its flavor is similar to oregano but sweeter and milder.

Mint - A pungent herb that adds a sweet and zesty flavor to your lamb, teas, desserts, and vegetable dishes.

Opal Basil - A slightly milder basil. Its beautiful purple leaves make it a wonderful garnish.

Oregano - This herb has strong flavor that is almost essential in Italian, Greek and Mexican dishes. Used best in tomato sauces, on red meats and poultry.

Rosemary - An herb with intense aroma and flavor. It accompanies garlic, oregano, and thyme wonderfully. Used best in red meat dishes, stuffing, and as a marinade.

Sage - This herb has a smoky mint flavor. It goes into poultry, vegetables, pates, and stuffing especially well.

Savory - This herb has a tangy to sweet flavor. It goes well in salads or as a replacement for thyme when you want to "liven-up" a dish.

Sorrel - This herb tastes a bit like rhubarb. It is tasty in salads or cooked as a side dish like spinach.

Tarragon - This herb goes well with fish. It has an exotic sweet but mild flavor that is wonderful with eggs, poultry, and sauces/vinegar.

Thyme - This fragrant herb boasts a mild lemon and mint flavor. It is one of the most commonly used herbs. Use it with veal and poultry dishes, vegetables and rice, and in tomato sauce.

Watercress - This member of the mustard family has a radish-like flavor. It goes well in salads and soups.


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