Rub minced garlic and thyme over lamb, pork, or beef roasts. Season cheese, tomato, and egg dishes with thyme. Blend fragrant thyme into poultry stuffing, spaghetti or pizza sauce, and chili along with any combination of marjoram, basil, oregano, sage, rosemary, or garlic.

A versatile herb, use thyme in everything from mushrooms to poultry. Excellent in soups and sauces, thyme is equally at home with delicate seafood dishes or hearty chicken and sausage gumbos.

An aromatic, anise-like herb. Use it to flavor delicately flavored foods like eggs, fish, cheese, and chicken.

Sprinkle over green beans, meat and lamb entrees or use as a dry rub on poultry and game.

Nice for pork, meats, and stuffing. Also use for an added kick to tomato soup.

Apply to meats before roasting or grilling. Soak rosemary with your wood chips when smoking chicken, turkey, or pork roasts.

Try using peppermint in your rubs and marinades.

Parsley is the ubiquitous herb and brings out the flavor of other herbs.

Mexican oregano has a more citrus taste than its European counterpart. Use for chili based sauces in Mexican Cousine.