Article: Seasoned cooks use fresh herbs

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Sand Creek Country Club executive chef Travis Dale sautÈs fresh vegetables while showing a cooking class the finer points of cooking with herbs. A featured dish in Dale's three-course luncheon (top photo) is Herb-Crusted Atlantic Salmon.(PHOTO - Color) (LISA SCHREIBER/POST-TRIBUNE) (PHOTO - Color)

Their volatile oils engage our senses of smell and taste, heightening the anticipation of food and its enjoyment. Fresh herbs. Foods cooked with them simply taste better.

Before we sample a plate of juicy, ripe tomatoes strewn with fresh basil and a sprinkling of salt, it's the aroma of the basil that prepares our palate for the ...

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