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herb

[urb, hurb] / ɜrb, hɜrb /








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Lev Sercarz is fond of adding fenugreek, a fiber-rich herb, to hot or cold water to make a particularly bold-tasting infusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Blended with cream cheese and cucumber, it becomes a sandwich spread with the flavor profile of a carefully composed herb dressing and the effort level of opening a packet.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

The meal began with a garden herb velouté paired with a hearts of palm salad, followed by an ravioli dish featuring herbs from the White House garden.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

This natural chemical comes from Centella asiatica, a commonly used Asian medicinal herb.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

Sierra made her way up a narrow path surrounded by an herb garden and some scrawny trees.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

I tend to leave dairy, delicate herbs and most cooked grains out of these packs; their texture can go a little strange or mealy in the freezer.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Elsewhere in Italy that means meatloaf; in cost-conscious Genoa, it means a combination of boiled green beans and potatoes, ground down and combined with cheese, eggs and fresh herbs, and then baked.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Change the herbs accordingly: chives and parsley are excellent with giardiniera, while Mexican-style pickled carrots practically beg for cilantro and oregano.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

“But they’re antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory and are cooling,” he says of some herbs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

They relied on local Indigenous people to help them find necessities such as water and medicinal herbs.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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