Chives are a wonderful herb to grow if you are feeling like you might like to start your own herb garden, even if it's just composed of a single herb. Chives grow well pretty much anywhere, provided they have enough sun and adequate water. And the beauty of them is that whenever you need some chive, all you have to do is go out and snip off however much you need. The stem will continue growing even after you've trimmed it. This means that a single good-sized chive plant will supply all the chives you are likely to need.

Chive plants develop bright purple blossoms that are edible and also have a mildly garlicky, oniony flavor. It's a good idea to remove them before they go to seed. Additionally, the stems on which the blossoms grow are tougher than the ordinary chive stems. So rather than just snipping off the blossoms and leaving the stems, snip off the whole stem, trim off the blossoms, and discard the stems.

The blossoms are great as a garnish, or you can sauté them or even roast them with chicken. Try making a chive butter with chopped-up purple blossoms instead. Or warm them up in some olive oil, then let the olive oil return to room temperature and use it to make chive blossom aioli.