My Favorite Herb: How North America’s Great Chefs Savor the Flavor of Herbs

Emeril Lagasse, Alice Waters, and other chefs share favorite herb recipes Do you know which herb “kicks up” TV chef Emeril Lagasse’s clam chowder and makes him “happy happy?” Or, which “stinging” herb is planted in a remote corner of Sinclair Philip’s garden at Sooke Harbour House? Home cooks are now discovering what professional chefs have known for some Herbs add dazzle to any dish. What’s more, herbs are a much healthier alternative than butter, cream, and oil for adding flavor. Merging two hot trends – herbs and chef cookbooks – My Favorite Herb brings together 51 accomplished chefs from Canada and the US to reveal their favorite herb and how they use it. In addition, you’ll find more than 125 of these chefs’ favorite herb recipes, all tested in the author’s home kitchen and scaled to family-sized proportions. The selection of herbs – 30 in all – covers all of the most popular supermarket herbs that home cooks can buy, some up-and-coming herbs that are on the verge of becoming a household name, and a few specialized herbs for the adventurous home cook. Recipes feature a variety of cuisines and cover everything from appetizers to desserts.