what do I do with these herbs now?

I have dill and cilantro growing, both have got really tall, flowered and are going to seed. I'll attach a couple of photos (it's a bit of a mess but I'm not sure what to do so have to attach the messy photos!).

I know I can use the coriander seeds, which I'm going to do. Can I just use them as they are for planting and/or cooking? Can I just plant the dill seeds when they form as well?

Should I cut the plants down? Will they continue to re-grow or do I have to pull them up? If I leave them tall and stake them what will they do then (will they flower again/ keep producing tasty leaves?)?

Also, I have some borage growing and I've read you can eat the flowers. It's getting a lot of flowers... Has anyone tasted borage flowers? Have any recommended recipes/ ways of eating them? Do you just eat the petals or do you eat the whole flower?

Apologies for my total beginner questions!

Thanks!
G

The herbs (obviously) are on the right of the photo - leaning over to the side. Here's a close up of the herbs

I find that I can not use a lot of herbs because I have too much. i dry the mint for tabouli and rosemary. I am going to try to put herbs in olive oil . they sell them at stores and very pricey. I also tasted baked short ribs baked in apple juice and then served with olive oil with rosemary and had a wonderful taste. Belle

One of my grandfather's favorite little tricks to do with fresh herbs is to pound out some chicken breasts into moderately thin sheets and place lots of herbs on one side, then roll up the chicken, stick a toothpick in it and grill it.

Herbs are a little funny. They are a bit like your basic bush in that they like to be trimmed. A haircut now and then keeps it healthy and happy. Don't be afraid to dry some for later use or to just give some away. It won't hurt anything to give them a trim and then toss the ends into the compost.

Thanks for the recipes, they do sound good but that's not really what I meant, sorry!

I was talking about the actual plants... I thought I'd read somewhere that after they flower the leaves will not taste the same, but I wasn't sure whether that meant while they are actually flowering or ever again... and they've got so tall. I'd like to trim them and have them keep growing ... is that the best thing to do? Do I trim them right down or just a trim a little and give them supports?

For future reference, should I have trimmed them a lot more while they were smaller? Would they bush more (like basil?) if I did this?

hi gmun - this is what I do and fyi - cilantro comes back every year, when they are ready to pick I use a scissor and usually cut it low and they will grow again. At the stage they're in now you need to cut them low, use the leaves not the flowers. I usually wash dry chop and freeze, I love cilantro and there are many uses for it, especially salsa, rice, seafood, chicken etc
GOOD LUCK

Thanks, I attacked one bed yesterday, cut away at a lot and took some out. Cilantro I read elsewhere is pretty short lived, it said just to pull up and plant new seeds, so I did that but I cut some dill down, kind of out of curiosity... I collected a tonne of seeds though so have plenty to try!!

I have another herb bed so I'll try cutting the cilantro down on that one and seeing what happens!