Culinary Herb FAQ
All you ever wanted to know - and ask on a newsgroup - more often than once a month - about culinary herbs. A FAQ for rec.gardens, alt.folklore.herbs, and the culinary herblist.

Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages
Reference information about more than 100 herbs and spices, plus their usage in ethnic cuisines.

Blue Sky Farm Recipes
Traditional and vegetarian recipes flavored with herbs, and information on growing and using herbs.

Great American Spice Company
Over 27,000 recipes in this index.

Botanical.Com Index of Recipes
An index of assorted recipes using herbs and other basic food stuffs.

Indian Curry Company
Resource for Indian cooking, choose from one of several hundred recipes.

Schwartz
Search database of spicy recipes and special offers from this UK spice company.

Indian Delicacies
Spices and spice powders for Indian cooking like garam masala, rasam powder and sambhar powder.

A Pinch Of
Creative information and recipes about culinary herbs and spices.

Cyberspace Grill Herb and Spice Index
A descriptive index of 48 herbs and spices, such as Basil, Cumin, Coriander, and Lemongrass. Descriptions include photos and history.

SpiceAdvice
An informative site about spices, including a spice encyclopedia, usage tips and seasonal recipes.

Herb Information from AsiaRecipe
Information, uses, history and recipes.

The Zen Herbs Co
A portal for information about herbs and spices from around the world. Includes an interactive garden, and advice.

Guide to Culinary Salts from GourmetSleuth
A cook's guide to culinary salt including descriptions, photographs and suggested substitutions.

Epazote by Gourmetsleuth
The leaves of this plant are also known as Mexican tea. The article discusses history, uses, nutrition and includes recipes.

Epicentre Exotic Spice Recipes
Spices and ethnic cuisines with tested recipes, an encyclopedia of spices, and spice usage and history.

Herbs and Spices
Outline of a numbers of spices with graphics of each.

Thewisegardener.com
Tropical cooking and gardening with spices and herbs.

Herbs and Spices by Ron Lunde
An index of about 50 herbs and spices, with background information, uses, recipes and growing information.

Gardening For All Seasons
Cooking with herbs information and recipes.

Herb and Spice Chart
Tells which foods seasonings go best with.

Saffron
Presents assorted information on the subject.

rocoto.com
A Website dedicated to collecting, growing, eating, and preserving South American chile peppers

Allspice
Short discussion and list of uses.

Cardamom
Short discussion and list of uses.

Pepper Fool
Many spicy recipes, restaurant reviews, and chili information.

Asian Ingredients
Information and uses of spices in many cuisines including Thai, Korean, Phillipino, Chinese, Japanese, and Kosher.

Cilantro from GourmetSleuth
Recipes and an article discussing the history, uses, and nutrition of the leaves of the coriander plant which is also known as Chinese parsley.

Chili Recipes at Recipezaar
Recipes featuring chili

Seasoned Pioneers
Exotic and authentic spice blends, chillies, spices and specialist culinary ingredients of every major world cuisine. Information and advice on usage together with many recipes.

Greenline: A Kitchen Herb Garden
Tips for growing useful herb gardens and recipe for fresh herb butter.

The Herb Garden -- Drying Herbs
Fact sheet from University of Illinois Extension on this topic.

Angelica
Information and how to preserve this herb which is a popular flavouring for confectionery and liqueurs

Basil
A old recipe for aromatic seasoning taken from a book published in 1931, written in fairy old English.

Coriander
Recipe from a book published in 1931, for curry powder.

Lemon Grass
Also know as Takrai, it is popular in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. How to grow, use, and store.

Selecting, Storing and Using Fresh Herbs
A fact sheet on the topic, from Ohio State University Extension. Includes practical table of culinary herb uses.

Salsify
Recipe for soup, or served baked, with cheese, or stewed. From a book published in 1931.

Epazote at About.com
Learn about the good and bad of epazote as well as recipes that include the pungent herb.

Nurse Mary-Bell's Herb Popovers
Simple recipe using cayenne pepper, minced fresh parsley, and dried thyme.

Cardamom
Brief introduction as well as some Scandinavian recipes using cardamom.

Sheila's Herb Patch
Includes recipes and seasoning suggestions, with brief descriptions and photos of various herbs.

Spice & Herb Encyclopedia
Created by the Culinary Café , this site offers general descriptions, geographical sources, traditional ethnic uses, taste and aroma, history and region of origin, and creative uses of over forty spices and herbs.

Cooking with Herbs
Recipes for appetizers, condiments, soups, and main courses using fresh herbal ingredients.

Herbs in the Kitchen
Recipes using herbs, edible flowers and produce. Dressings, marinades, salads, vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood, drinks and desserts.

Wild Greek Oregano - All About
About, History and Uses of wild Greek oregano, the perennial herb Origanum vulgaris.

Make your own herbal vinegars
Create herbal vinegars for cooking and adding flavor, beauty treatments and for medicinal uses.

Better Homes and Gardens : Spices
Find out which spices are perfect for certain types of foods and create a tasty meal for you and your family! Also, learn a few tricks for substituting dried herbs and spices.

Starchefs: Edible Flowers
A listing of recipes using edible flowers as ingredients.

Edible Flowers
Information and photographs of edible flowers, and how to use them in cooking.

L'Aquila Saffron
Provides history and uses.

Herbs
Pictures and descriptions of common herbs used in cooking.

Cooking with Herbs 1 2 3
Tips for the beginner on how to get to know culinary herbs. In depth information on six must have perennial herbs.

Kitchen Herbalist Recipes
Food, beverage, body and home care recipes using herbs, including Cinnamon Mint Tea and Summer Salad with Heather Vinaigrette. .

Herb Recipes
Jefferson County Master Gardeners. Collection of recipes.

Lesley's Herb Garden
List of commonly home grown herbs and how to harvest, preserve and them.

Fresh Herb Tips and Hints
Suggestions for using individual and mixed herbs. from Shenandoah Growers.

Jalapeno Madness
Dedicated to the world's greatest chili pepper. Recipes, links and information.

Wasabi
How to grate a green/fresh/raw wasabi with a sharkskin grater for bringing the best fragrance.