Fresh herbs are essential to cooking, but unfortunately, they spoil fairly quickly. Luckily, there's lots you can do with ...

Use this simple, fresh dressing on summer salads — and so much more. This basil vinaigrette recipe is fresh and zesty, and — perhaps the best part — it takes about five minutes to make.

Tomato -- Allspice, basil, cloves, cumin, fennel, marjoram, oregano. Herbs can be combined for specific foods. Having premixed combinations on hand speeds cooking and helps assure consistent quality.

Despite the fact that I grew up in a family that considered parsley a garnish and never grew chives or garlic in the garden, I have been interested in growing and cooking with herbs for years.