Your Christmas Herbs For Holiday Meals

The smell of the Christmas holiday! Just thinking about it conjures up aromas of sage-scented turkey roasting and pumpkin pie spice with cinnamon and nutmeg. While most Americans incorporate some family heirloom recipe into the Christmas dinner, most of us have some commonality with regards to the type of Christmas herbs and spices we use on this celebratory day; anytime, anywhere, the sudden aroma of which may take us back to a special Christmas Day in our lives.

The smell of the Christmas holiday! Just thinking about it conjures up aromas of sage-scented turkey roasting and pumpkin pie spice with cinnamon and nutmeg. While most Americans incorporate some family heirloom recipe into the Christmas dinner, most of us have some commonality with regards to the type of Christmas herbs and spices we use on this celebratory day; anytime, anywhere, the sudden aroma of which may take us back to a special Christmas Day in our lives.

Parsley has a clean, mildly anise flavor of this herb makes it one of the most versatile on the holiday table, and since it rarely overwhelms the ingredients around it you can turn to it anytime you think a dish could use a boost. I love whole parsley leaves added to green salads, stems packed into the cavity of a turkey for aroma and a dust of chopped leaves over just about anything that needs freshness and color

Sage will do well with rosemary and comes in many varieties including variegated. When using potted herbs for holiday dishes, sage is a must have for Christmas dinner, sage stuffing anyone?

Rosemary makes a stunning topiary and can do double duty both as a decorative item and a useful culinary specimen. Again, at some point, you will probably want to relegate the herb to the garden since it will eventually become more of a bush. Rosemary is a common Christmas herb used to flavor potatoes or stuffed into the cavity of your turkey.  

Thyme is another popular Christmas herb, which again, has a tendency to spread. There is quite a variety of thyme to grow from those with creeping habitats to more upright types.

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Chives tend to spread, but again if constantly harvesting the herb, will do well potted and can then be moved to the garden in the spring. 

Marjoram and oregano are members of the same family and will begin to taste much the same if grown in the same container, so separate these herbs. Both of these are vigorous spreaders and should be relocated to the garden eventually to allow them to flourish.


Bay will eventually grow into a large tree but does well for a time in a container. 

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