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Recipe Rescue: Common Herb Substitutes

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Recipe Rescue: Common Herb Substitutes with conversions from fresh herbs to dried herbs.

You’re getting ready to make a recipe and discover you are either out of an herb or the recipe calls for an herb you simply do not like. As a food blogger, I field questions regarding substitutions quite often. The questions range from savory herb substitutions to common ingredient substitutions, too. 

I’m an advocate of making a recipe your own and tailoring it to your own tastes – authenticity aside. I mean if you’re making an Italian recipe but don’t care for basil, by all means, substitute it. Maybe you wonder “What’s in an ‘Italian Blend’ seasoning and how can I make that myself using my herb garden?” Well, I’ve got that covered, too

Mashed Carrots and Turnips

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The mashed carrots are sweet while the rutabagas have an earthy flavor and they pair very well together. The added sweetness from the butter and a good sprinkling of salt really makes this dish shine.

Coarsely mashing boiled carrots and rutabaga together with a little butter really highlights ingredients. The two vegetables will not fully incorporate into an orange mash but will instead create a beautiful mosaic in your serving dish. If you caught it, yes, I said rutabaga instead of turnips. In Ireland, the …

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How to Make a Traditional Irish Stew without Alcohol

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This traditional Irish Stew is hearty and delicious. The lamb is so tender it practically melts in your mouth. Enjoy a bowl this St. Patrick's Day!

How to Make a Traditional Irish Stew: As these dishes have been modernized and Americanized, many newer versions of Irish Stew now mostly contain the addition of an Irish Ale, like Guinness, and if you wanted to add that to this dish, you can do so while it’s simmering so that the alcohol will boil off leaving behind the concentrated flavors of the beer.