A bouquet garni (pronounced "bow-kay gaar-nee") is a French culinary term that refers to a bundle of fresh herbs that are used to infuse gentle flavors into soups, stocks, broths, sauces, and stews ...

Fresh herbs are beautiful, fragrant, and vivacious, but they lose their looks and flavor when left simmering in pots of soup or roasting with braised meat dishes. Losing their flavor is kind of the ...

Recipes often call for bouquet garni. What is it, and how do you make one? 1. A traditional bouquet garni is a combination of aromatic herbs and spices tied up in a bundle. The French sachet is meant ...

Most of us have a collection of herbs and spices in a corner or on a shelf in our kitchen-little jars and tins of dried things we`ve inherited or bought, piecemeal, over the years. If we`re honest, ...

It’s mailbag day, when I reach into my virtual mailbag and pull out a few questions from my dear readers, attempting to respond with specific help and resources. Dear Cheapskate: How can I find a good ...