Nearly every soup, stew, or tomato sauce has this herb added to it.  Now that it is coming to cold weather, the soups and stews will abound.  Be sure to toss in a bay leaf, and just before you serve, remove it.  We have a game at my house.  Who ever finds the bay leaf in their bowl is special for that day.  Add a bay leaf to the water when cooking beans, lentils, rice or other grains.  Rub skin and cavity of a chicken with salt, then put 2 bay leaves in side before roasting.  Using this herb will enrich every meal.  Thats it for now. 

The Herb Lady

The next herb, that we are going to discuss is cinnamon basil.  It grows just like the the
sweet basil, but has a cinnamon taste and smell.  It goes well in stir fries, and is popular
in teas.  I use this herb mostly for the beauty of the plant, in a flower arrangement.  It has
purple leaves, and flowers, and it will make your house smell wonderful.  I also dry it
and put it in mussie-tussies, and hang them on the door knobs in the house.  You go by
and give them a little shake, and you get this wonderful cinnamon smell in the room.  Thats
it for this herb. 

The Herb Lady

With a busy summer behind us we will be getting deeper into the resources of herbs and how you can make the food for your family more healthy and more fun!  Come back soon!