• Chop and add garlic chives to sour cream for baked or boiled potatoes.

• Add chopped garlic chives to white sauces for poultry and fried foods.

• Mince garlic chives with fresh basil and oregano and combine with grated Parmesan cheese for a pizza topping or to sprinkle on pasta

• Add chopped garlic chives to the butter or oil in the saute, pan when cooking shrimp or scallops.

• To infuse oils with the flavor of garlic chives, heat the oil to about 275 degrees and drop in the chives. Remove from heat and let steep. Strain out the garlic chives, let it cool and pour the oil into a bottle and store in the fridge. It will get cloudy when cold but clears as it gets warm again.

• Add chopped garlic chives, fresh dill and a bit of salt and pepper to cottage cheese as a refreshing summer side dish.

• Add finely chopped garlic chives (a tablespoon per portion) to the cooking water for mashed potatoes. Add butter, salt and pepper and mash.