Basil Leaves
Use basil leaves in tomato sauces, sprinkle over salads and sliced tomatoes. Finely chopped basil stirred into mayonnaise makes a good sauce for fish. Use as a garnish for vegetables, chicken and egg dishes. Add to hot tea to aid in digestion.
Bay Leaves
Add to water when stewing chicken. Flavor increases upon standing so remove from food after cooking, and do not eat the actual bay leaf. Add to the liquid when preparing pot roast or stew made from beef, lamb, or venison. Use in vegetable soup, fish or seafood chowders, and tomato soup. Add to liquid when steaming or poaching fish or shellfish. Use in marinades for chicken, beef, lamb, and veal. Use to make pickled beets.
Black Pepper, Ground
Used to flavor all types of dishes in cuisines worldwide, add to meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, soup, stocks, and meat sauces and pickling, this is a spice whose flavor will be at its peak when you actually grind the spice as you need it.
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