Q&A for How to Use Rosemary in Cooking

There are lots of options here! Poultry, lamb, roasted potatoes, roasted root vegetables, summer and winter squashes, apricots, beans, bell peppers, cabbage, chicken, eggs, eggplant, fish, lentils, peas, pork, soups, stews, tomatoes and many more!

You can technically add it during any stage of cooking, but I recommend adding it early in the cooking process.

I once had a small rosemary bush that didn't survive the winter in Dallas. I harvested all the rosemary leaves from it and I'm still using them 16 years later. That said, if you dry them completely, store them in Tupperware and keep them in a dark cabinet as I have, they obviously keep for a very long time and they will still have immense flavor.

Yes, rosemary adds a nice flavor to coffee. But don't overdo it, because the taste and smell can be overpowering.

Yes. Rosemary is a typical seasoning for pork.

Yes! You can either put it in an airtight freezer bag, or you can mix it with water in an ice cube tray and freeze it into cubes to add to things like soup.

Yes, it is!

It's up to you. Try it and see if you like it better with or without.

Yes, if you plan on simmering or cooking it with your food (to soften the herb). Otherwise, dry rosemary added to cold foods or without cooking the herb is usually too "woody" or chewy. It will need something to soften it like oil, butter, mayo, etc. and be chopped very fine. They do make rosemary powder. Try a little bit and see what you think.

You can soak it in water overnight, if that's what you really want to do, but it really is not necessary in order to clean it. Just swish fresh rosemary in some water, shake off excess, pat dry. Done.

Yes, I like to use a few sprigs in a marinade for beef. Use a 1/2 cup each of soy sauce and red wine, some fresh black pepper, a couple cloves of smashed garlic and the rosemary. Clap it between your hands a couple of times to release the oil and fragrance. Delicious!

Yes, you can, dry or fresh. All you have to do is boil the leaves until the flavor begins to spread. You can add sugar and honey for taste.

Yes, chicken and rosemary go very well together. That would be a tasty addition to your chicken soup.

Yes, it's all exactly the same. Buying rosemary from the herb section is probably a good deal cheaper than buying it from an actual or online tea store, too, even though it's exactly the same thing.

Although some alternative health websites make this claim, there is no scientific evidence that rosemary has any effect on asthma.

You certainly can, as long as it doesn't clash with the other herbs you're adding. Start by only adding a little, so it isn't too overpowering - you can add more after a taste-test if you need to.