One thing I absolutely love are fresh herbs in dishes. Literally, when you pick an herb of the stem and use it straight away in a dish you are cooking is something wonderful.
What's great about herbs is that they are pretty simple to maintain and don't take up much space so even if you live in a small apartment you can have a couple workable size planters and grow some herbs like thyme, basil, and spearmint. Can you imagine how delicious your homemade Mojitos would taste?
Creating a small herb garden would also be a fun project with the kids. The kiddos could pick out some herbs and be in charge of their plant. Mind you the plant might not last longer than a week or two (lol) but in the meantime the kids can learn something about edible plants.
