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COOKING WITH GALA

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SEVEN MAJOR SPICES AND THEIR USES

Basil:
Seafood cocktails
Bean, pea, beef or tomato soups, clam chowder
Beef, pork or lamb, Fried chicken
Pizza or spaghetti
Omelets or soufflés
Fish fillets, tuna or shellfish
Cucumber, tomato (cold); Asparagus, green/wax beans (hot)
French or Russian dressing

Dill:
Avocados
Bean, borsch, split-pea or tomato soups
Beef steaks, lamb chops
Rice dishes
Chicken, Devilled eggs
Seafood cocktails, salmon, shellfish
Potatoes, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, peas, sauerkraut
French or Sour Cream dressing
Onion rolls

Marjoram:

Avocados
Mushrooms, celery, greens, potatoes
Pates
Clam Chowder, onion, chicken or potato soups
Hamburgers, beef, pork, lamb, veal, Chicken, turkey
Scrambled eggs, omelets, soufflés
Salmon loaf, shellfish
French dressing

Oregano:

Vegetable juice cocktails, guacamole dip
Bean, beef, game, tomato soups, bouillon, stews
Hamburgers, veal, chicken, pheasant, broiled seafood
Pizza, spaghetti
Broccoli, cabbage, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes

Rosemary:

Fruit cups
Chicken, pea, spinach soups
Beef, game, pork, lamb, veal, all poultry
Cheese sauces
Omelets
Fish stuffing, creamed seafood, and salmon
Spinach, lentils, mushrooms, peas, potatoes

Sage:

Cheese dips or fondues, pates
Chowders, consommé, chicken and cream soups
Beef, pork, lamb, veal, chicken, turkey, duck
Poultry stuffing
Omelets
Fish fillets
Brussels sprouts and lima beans
Biscuits, cornbread

Thyme:

Seafood or vegetable juice cocktails
Gumbo, fish chowder, borsch
Roasted meats, duck, poultry stuffing, tuna
Omelets, soufflés
Artichokes, carrots, green beans, mushrooms, peas, potatoes
Biscuits, cornbread