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Article: Fresh herbs transform holiday favorites
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- The News Sun - Waukegan (IL)
- Article date:
- November 14, 2007
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The Associated Press
If you're looking to enliven your holiday staples, skip the recipe overhaul and think minor tweaks with greenery.
Fresh herbs are a fast and simple way to enhance tried-and-true recipes, even ones already heavily seasoned with dried herbs. Switching to fresh can give a dish a whole new feel and flavor.
"Fresh herbs offer a dramatic difference in flavor and texture," said David Kamen, an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.
To illustrate his point, Kamen has students make the same recipe twice, once with fresh herbs, once with dry. He says his students are amazed at the difference fresh herbs can make.
If your recipe calls for dry herbs, use ...