Rosemary....apparently we need to use it more often!   

I did not know that rosemary has antioxidant properties. but I usually add it in my chicken recipes. I have tried growing it and so with basil because herbs add flavor to our food. I believe they have also add benifits to health. From now on I will have to use it more often.

I am happy to know that rosemary can be healthful for us nurse and I would like to learn more about it..I just love herbs and garlic and all that stuff..I love the flavour of rosemary too and use it on many things including some soups! xo

I put rosemary seasoning in chili, spaghetti and vegetable beef soup. I like how it spices up those foods and makes it really tasty. But then I like spicey foods anyway but this does add to the taste.

I have a use for Rosemary that I just love...it may not extend the full benefits of the cooked version..but I take it off my plant outside my door and wash the stems carefully...then I place it in a mesh bag and put it in freshly squeezed lemonade...I leave the rosemary in the lemonade for a few hours and even overnight...I LOVE the flavor..and I can remove it when I want...without leaving the sprigs in the pitcher...but usually just before serving I will put in new just for the great look...
I have tried it with many juices and even in water with cucumbers!!! It really adds a great subtle flavor depending on how long you leave it in!!
I do use it in cooking...eggs, meats, chicken, fish, potatoes...anywhere I want a little extra flavor!!

I like to add rosemary to breads and also tomato sauces - how was it in the mashed potatoes?

I am now singing simon and garfunkle are you going to scarbourough faire parsley sage rosemary and thyme.............

do you know if the benefits are diminished by using dried herb instead of fresh rosemary?

I bought this huge container of Rosemary and roasted Garlic at Sam's Club. There was a demo, and they were cooking salmon with this blend. I use the blend on chicken, I like it on pork really well. You kmow, in Victorian times, when each herb and flower had a message or a meaning, they always said "Rosemary for Remembrance", studies indicate that rosemary helps fight the inflamation associated with Alzheimers and dementia.

After all these years, I started cooking with rosemary a few months ago. I use in in any old thing I'm cooking. I put it in spaghetti sauce, chicken, fish and soup this week. I may not be using enough because the flavor is very subtle. I would love to eliminate salt altogether and get by with herbs.
...whit

We do not use salt so we tend to use a lot of herbs and spices. Rosemary is one that gets used a lot along with Taragon and garlic. In fact, we use just about every spice quite frequently. Cant go wrong using things that Heavenly Father has made.

rosemary is great in homemade pasta sauce, soups, cassaroles and so many other things. Chicken is wonderful in the crock pot with lots of rosemary

Good news! Thanks for sharing that! I use rosemary pretty often. I love it in chicken dishes. One of my favorite dishes with rosemary is pork roast. I just get a pork loin roast, mix salt, black pepper, garlic and rosemary. Rub the salt and spice mix into the pork loin; brown it and stick it in the oven to cook. Rosemary goes wonderful with pork!

Hi nurse. I am happy to see this discussion as I recently learnt some added health benefits of rosemary as well. Being a Jamaican much attention is paid to herbs and spices as natural remedy, especially by the older folks.

I came across this added information in a book entitled Amazing Power of Healing Plants by Reinaldo Sosa-Gomez. Many of these plants are things that we use everyday such as onion. garlic, celery ect....but would not have known of their real benefits. Here are a few of the additional benefits I found for rosemary.

1) it is antispasmodic, antidepressant
2) combats gas from forming in the digestive tract
3) it is a stimulant
4) cleans the stomach of excess mucus
5) stimulates apetite and improves digestion
6) purifies the blood and fortifies the nervous system and heart

Glad I could share. (lol)