Herbs add flavor and diversity to your cooking, but you need to select and store them right. Examine fresh herbs as carefully as you would any produce, and select those that are free from spots, insect damage, or that look limp or dry. Fresh herbs bruise easily, so handle them gently, and use them as soon as possible to get the most flavor and aroma into your food.
Some herbs will keep for several days stored in the refrigerator vegetable bin if they are washed, patted dry, wrapped in a damp paper tower, and then enclosed in a plastic bag with a few holes punched in it. I like to keep herb bunches in a vase of water directly in the refrigerator.
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This is so funny that an herb garden would be your first blog--I just planted my first herb garden pot last weekend. Of course, I live in Florida and just planted mine for an outdoor pot. It seems to be doing great! Looks very happy and I am so excited to have my own fresh herbs instead of having to buy a whole package and then throw away half because I didn't use it in time. Does that mean I don't spend enough time in the kitchen???
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