Cooking with Herbs

Our cooking would be very different were it not for herbs! When we began The Silver Palate, it was a great day when our local greengrocer could find fresh tarragon or thyme for us. We’d rejoice at a delivery of fresh cilantro.

Now markets across the country abound with fresh herbs, and farmers’ markets offer plants for cooks in the springtime and huge bunches of herbs as they harvest them during the summer. For years we’ve been lucky enough to have the herb lady delivering a spectrum of lush, fresh herbs to our kitchen door year-round. And to have a good-size herb garden right outside the kitchen door is truly a luxury.