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How to Make Your Herbs Last Longer

There's nothing fun about coming home with arms full of groceries, ready to cook your magnificent, herb-laden feast, only to find that your parsley and dill from three days ago have melted into a yellow-brown puddle of slime. It's happened to me, more times than I want to count, and you've likely been there too (right?). So here's how to kick out the creature from the black lagoon out so you can enjoy all that green, leafy goodness.

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16 Comments | Posted by Max Falkowitz, May 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: cilantro, dill, herbs, mint, parsley, rosemary, Spice Hunting, thyme

Parsley: It's More Than Just a Garnish

Parsley's got personality—namely, a clean bright flavor and a lettuce-like crunch. So how about we start treating it like what it is: an herb. It's one of few herbs you can find fresh at any time of year in most supermarkets. There are two types: flat leaf (also called Italian parsley) and curly leaf. In a pinch, either is fine, but note the differences between them.

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18 Comments | Posted by Sue Veed, March 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: herbs, parsley, seasoning, Sue Veed

Market Scene: Brookline Farmers Market in Brookline, Mass.

Note: Each week, one of our various Market Scene correspondents from around the country checks in with what's fresh at the farmstands in a particular region. Today, Penny Cherubino (Boston Zest) drops by from Boston. The Brookline Farmers Market has been a part of the Coolidge Corner shopping experience for thirty-one years. It's a place of full-flavor shopping with produce, cheese, eggs, ice cream, bakery, specialty foods, beef, turkey, pork, lamb, and fish vendors. It's a busy market, with long lines forming at favorite vendors like Clear Flour Bakery. This family-operated, artisan bakery specializes in creating the authentic breads of Italy, France and Germany. Clear Flour always appears in any list of the best bakeries in the Boston area....

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6 Comments | Posted by BostonZest, July 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: beef, beets, blueberries, Boston, Brookline, Brookline Farmers Market, Clear Flour Bakery, Coolidge Corner, eggs, Enterprise Farm, fish, green garlic, ice cream, Kimball Fruit Farm, lamb, Massachusetts, parsley, Peaches, pork, produce, scallions, scallops, Stillman's Farm, sweet corn, turkey