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What Is an Herb? When it comes to herbs, you probably think of plants that are used in flavoring your favorite meal. However, the whole category of herbs is more extensive than that. In fact, herbs are considered to be any plant that is used for food, medicine, flavoring, or scent—that’s a broad definition and includes a lot of plants. To put the number of herbs into perspective, in just the National Library of Medicine herb garden, there are about 100 kinds of herbs and flowers, So, here’s a breakdown of the most common types of herbs that will help you understand what herbs can be planted together in your garden successfully....

2 tablespoon butter 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar or sugar substitute blend* equivalent to 1 tablespoon ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon shortening 2 tablespoon cold water *Sugar Substitutes: Choose Splenda Sugar Blend. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 1 tablespoon sugar.

2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 1 clove garlic, minced 3 cup finely shredded baby bok choy or Chinese cabbage 1 cup chopped fresh shiitake mushrooms ¾ cup shredded carrot ½ cup thinly sliced green onion 8 ounce chopped lean boneless pork

To Store Layer cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container. Store frosted cookies at room temperature up to 3 days. Store unfrosted cookies in freezer up to 3 months. To serve, thaw cookies if frozen and frost as directed. Tip To make 45 medium cookies, use a 1 1/2-Tbsp. scoop. To make 22 large cookies, use a 3-Tbsp. scoop. Bake cookies as directed.

1 tablespoon butter ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 ½ cup pure maple syrup ½ cup whipping cream

2 large red, yellow, and/or orange bell peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded 2 cup Ratatouille Provençal (see recipe) 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (4 oz.) Chopped fresh parsley Cracked black pepper

¼ cup low-fat mayonnaise ¼ cup unsweetened pineapple juice or orange juice 1 tablespoon honey-mustard 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

2 cup cubed sourdough or rye bread 2 tablespoon margarine, melted ½ tablespoon Italian seasoning

When she’s not writing, you can find her searching for cooking recipes, shopping for stylish home must-haves, rewatching her favorite shows, or trying to keep her plants alive. Before joining the Dotdash Meredith team, Sanah published work at Prevention, BestProducts, Delish, PopSugar, NYLON, Elite Daily, and more. Sanah earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a minor in English Literature at Boston University. She was a winner at Skimlinks’ 2020 Commerce Awards for Publishers for her work on the Best Face Mask Article while at Prevention....

1 8 ounce package cream cheese or soy cream cheese ½ cup chopped dried fruit (apricots or golden raisins) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Greek Scrambled Eggs: Prepare as above, except cook and stir 2 cups fresh baby spinach in butter until limp; add egg mixture. Fold in 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese with minced garlic and fresh oregano or dill after the eggs begin to set. Sprinkle very thin red onion wedges over the top. Cheese-and-Onion Scrambled Eggs: Prepare as above, except cook 1 green onion in the butter for 30 seconds; add egg mixture....