Mad Cook
Master Chef
If you buy a bunch of herbs with good stems on them, stand them in a jug of water and they will keep healthy for a few days. or put them in a poly bag in the fridge. They won't last indefinitely - you are not buying herbs in order to bequeath them to your grandchildrenNot sure if it's the same everywhere, but where I live, a package of fresh basil or a bunch of fresh cilantro (as 2 examples that I use often) will cost you $2-$3. Then, you bring it home and use 10%-20% of it for dinner that night.
Fresh herbs are great to work with, but they do have a rather cruddy "bang for your buck" factor unless you are able to use them up before they wilt, or at least freeze the parts you don't use. I find that freezing offers a lot of the flavor of fresh and is thus preferable (for me) to dry, but it does lose a lot in the appearance department.
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