Here's a list of a few herbs n spices and what they would be good in or used for. Herbs - Basil - use on/in: cheese, eggs, green beans, lamb, peas, potatoes, poultry, salad dressings, sauces, soups, tomatoes, mushrooms, fish
- Bay Leaf (Laurel) - use on/in: fish, pickling, sauces and gravies, stews and soups
- Capers - use on/in: fish, sea food
- Chervil (like parsley) - use on/in: eggs, fish, peas and carrots, poultry, salad dressings, salads, summer squash, tomatoes
- Chives (slight onion flavor) - use on/in: cheese, eggs, meats, poultry, salads, soups, sauces, vegetables, spaghetti
- Coriander - use on/in: meat, poultry, in herb teas
- Dill - use on/in: creamed cheese/cottage cheese, fish, potato, sauces, spaghetti, tomatoes, vegetables
- Garlic - use on/in: soups, salads, stews, spaghetti sauce, meats
- Horse-radish - use to make sauce for: meats, cold meats, potatoes
- Marjoram - (use sparingly) on/in: cheese/eggs, chicken, fish, meat stews, stuffings, vegetables - carrots, greens, lima beans, squash
- Mint (various mint flavors) - use on/in: meat, salads, garnish, iced drinks
- Oregano - use on/in: cheese, omelets, pizza, pork, spaghetti sauce, stews, vegetables
- Parsley - use on/in: salads, meats, stews, garnish
- Pennyroyal - (use sparingly) on/in: salads
- Poultry Seasoning (usually ground mixture based on sage) - use on/in: poultry stuffings, corn bread
- Rosemary - use on/in: Biscuits, lamb, potatoes, poultry, roast beef, sauces for meat or fish, stews, vegetables
- Sage - (use lightly) on/in: cheese, fish, pork, poultry, sausage, tomatoes, salads
- Savory - use on/in: eggs, baked beans, lima beans, beef and meat loaf, potatoes, squash, rice, vegetable soups
- Shallots - use like chives
- Tarragon - (use sparingly) on/in: eggs, poultry, salads, sauces, sea food, tomatoes, vegetables - beets, greens, mushrooms, peas
- Thyme - (use sparingly) on/in: breads, cheeese, fish, stews, stuffings, pork, vegetables - carrots, eggplant, peas, tomatoes
Spices - Allspice (resembles a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves) - cakes, cookies, pickling, gravies, meats, fish, tomato sauces
- Aniseed (Licorice-like flavor) - cheesecakes, sweet rolls, fruit
- Caroway Seeds - saurkraut, cabbage, noodles, soups, breads and rolls, pork, cheese spreads
- Cardamom Seeds - cookies, cakes
- Cayenne Pepper (a hot chili pepper) - sauces, eggs, meat, sea food, stews
- Celery Seeds - cheese, fish, salad dressings, sauces, stews, eggs, tomatoes, salads, vegetables
- Chili Powder (a blend of ground chili peppers and spices) - Chili con carne, hot sauces, eggs, gravies, sea food, stews
- Cinnamon - sweet potatoes, toast, apples, cakes, cookies, puddings, hot biscuits
- Cloves - ham, peaches, stews, vebetables, beets, potatoes
- Curry Powder (a blend of spices used to make a sauce for) - eggs, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables
- Dill Seeds - gravies, soup, potato salad, salads, sourkraut, cabbage, cauliflower
- Ginger - gingerbread, pumpkin pie, chicken, summer squash
- Mace (use like nutmeg)
- Mustard (ground seed) - eggs, cheese sauces
- Nutmeg - cakes, breads, cabbage, cauliflower, green beans, in sweet dessert sauces
- Paprika - fish, gravies, salad dressings, sea food, vegetables, eggs
- Pepper - soups, eggs, stews, soups, salads, almost anything really
- Poppy Seeds - eggs, gravies, bread, salads, noodles
- Saffron (the world's most expensive spice) - breads and rolls, rice
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