A DILLY OF AN HERB

• For a quick side dish, finely chop some dill leaves into plain yogurt. Pour over fresh cucumber slices and toss.

• Make an easy dill butter by combining minced fresh dill with half a cup of softened butter. Chill for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to blend. Use on bread or broiled seafood.

• Use dill seeds to season vegetables like carrots and pumpkin while cooking. Or stir them with butter into the veggies after cooking.

• Dill seeds taste similar to caraway, so you can substitute them for caraway in breads.

• Dill also complements sour cream, cream cheese, cotage cheese, dips and spreads, meats, eggs and potato salad.