Herbs in Your Kitchen: How to Use Fresh Herbs Every Day with Confidence

Herbs in Your Kitchen: How to Use Fresh Herbs Every Day with Confidence is a practical, friendly guide that takes the mystery out of cooking with fresh herbs. Whether you're completely new to herbs or want to move beyond using the same few favourites, this book will help you bring more flavour, freshness, and confidence to your everyday meals.

Discover how to prepare, store, preserve, and use a wide range of culinary herbs, including basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, dill, mint, sage, oregano, tarragon, marjoram, fennel fronds, lemon balm, and many more. Learn which herbs pair best with vegetables, meats, fish, eggs, pasta, soups, salads, and sauces, and when to use fresh herbs versus dried.

Packed with practical advice, flavour pairing tables, simple recipes, classic herb blends, preservation techniques, and quick-reference guides, this book is designed to be used again and again in your kitchen.

Written in a warm, encouraging style, Herbs in Your Kitchen isn't about complicated recipes or strict rules. It's about understanding how herbs behave, trusting your taste buds, and discovering just how easily a handful of fresh herbs can transform ordinary cooking into something memorable. Whether you buy herbs from the supermarket, farmers' market, or grow your own, this book will give you the knowledge and confidence to make the most of every sprig.

Fee O'Shea is a New Zealand author, artist, and lifelong gardener with a passion for making everyday skills simple and enjoyable to learn.
 
Over the years, she has written books on gardening, cooking, art, and practical living, always with the aim of giving readers the confidence to try something new. Her relaxed, friendly style encourages readers to learn by doing rather than worrying about getting everything perfect.
 
Her love of herbs began in the garden, where she discovered that growing them was only half the story. The real magic happened in the kitchen, where a handful of fresh herbs could transform even the simplest meal.
 
Fee is also the author of A Basic Guide to Growing Herbs: With an Introduction to Healing Herbs, a practical guide to growing, harvesting, and understanding a wide range of culinary and traditional herbs. Together, that book and Herbs in Your Kitchen provide everything you need to grow fresh herbs successfully and use them with confidence every day.
 
When she isn't writing, you'll usually find her painting with pastels, experimenting with new recipes, tending her garden, or working on her next book.