Herb Garden!

What's growing in your Herb Garden? Or along your windowsill? Or at your local farmers market or even the produce aisle of your favorite supermarket? Well, it is time to pick and chop some of those lovely herbs and make a Mark Bittman recipe that features them.

That's right it is all about the Herb Garden this week at I Heart Cooking Clubs.

Definition please?

• An herb is defined as "a plant that is valued for flavor, scent, or other qualities."

• Culinary use of the term "herb" typically distinguishes between herbs, which are from the leafy green parts of a plant, and spices, which come from other parts of the plant, including seeds, berries, bark, root and fruit.

• Culinary herbs are distinguished from vegetables in that, like spices, they are used in small amounts and provide flavor rather than substance to food.

Whether you are a lover of basil or chives, a fanatic for cilantro or mint, crazy for oregano or marjoram, or maybe like Simon & Garfunkel, it is parsley, sage rosemary and thyme that inspires you, trust us, there is a Bittman recipe for you. Find a recipe that features fresh herbs from one of his books or online, or if you can't find them fresh in your area, use dried herbs instead.

Make and post your Bittman Herb Garden recipe by Sunday, June 6th. Don't forget to link your post of the week's permalink with Mr. Linky, below, so we can all enjoy your fabulous herbalicious creation! Remember to leave a comment after, each week that you use Mr. Linky to link your post, just to be sure we don't miss anyone.

Not sure what a permalink is? Check out our Welcome post.

BTW--If you missed having Garlic Breath last week, you can check out what kept the vampires away from your fellow IHCC participants by checking out the links to their posts here.

I Heart Cooking Clubs *Herb Garden* Participants

1. girlichef~ White Bean and Roasted Garlic Purée (with THYME) 2. Giovanna 3. Kim- Risotto with Fresh Herbs 4. Beth Anne - Linguine with Garlic and Herbs 5. Denny - Cilantro “Pesto” with Ginger and Chile 6. Claudia - Pasta with Sardines and Herbs

7. Joanna@GoAhead&Snicker-Summer Rolls with Basil Dipping Sauce 8. Maggie-Sage and Balsamic vinegar chops 9. Joanne - Sauteed Cauliflower with Feta and Mint 10. Natashya - Pasta Salad with Beans and Herbs 11. Comfy Cook - Swoon over Herb Roasted Chicken 12. Lexi @ Big Momma and Me (my new blog)

13. TheBurmesemom 14. Tiff- Breadsticks 15. Michael and Carla - Lechon Asado 16. DebinHawaii--Chicken Salad with Fresh herbs 17. Zibi - Spare Riba

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