Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, are one of the versatile herbs that belong in every garden. It is a tasty culinary plant with a light …
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Eggs have been a canvas for art for most of civilization. The oldest carved and dyed eggs found by archeologists were in South Africa, dating …
The question often comes up regarding how people knew which plants had medicinal value and what conditions they could be used to treat. It’s …
Garlic, Allium sativum, is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for September. This is the time to get excited about garlic if you want to grow …
Paprika, The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for February, is the national and beloved spice of Hungary and a symbol of its cuisine. Hungarians …
I love being able to step out into the garden and snip fresh herbs whenever I need them. Yesterday, I was making ham and bean stew in the …
I was sitting here at my desk trying to think of what I could say about the Winter Solstice that I have never said before. Then I started to …
The spice that we call cloves comes from the clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum. This evergreen herbal tree is in the Myrtle (Myrtaceae) family and …
From place to place, season to season, and year to year,
the colorful mixtures and combinations of flowering herbs
are influenced by …
I’m not talking about time travel. Nowruz—the equivalent of the New Year—was just celebrated on the spring equinox in Iran as well as in …
You may be one of the growing numbers of home gardeners who have put shovel to soil in the effort to nourish themselves and their families with …
At this time of year, people often investigate remedies for winter ailments, be it the flu, colds, or even just warming brews. Many herbalists …
A former roommate once picked on me because I saved the crumbs from the bottom of cracker, chip, and pretzel bags. A few years later, he …
When Jeremy Umansky was at culinary school in 2006, a professor took him foraging in the Hudson Valley. They were looking for fiddlehead ferns, …
During the fall when I have run myself down with all the pumpkin recipes, I look forward to this comfort food chowder. So often we forget the …
“Sage soothes both youth and age and brings the cook pleasing praise.” Carolyn Dille & Susan Belsinger, …
“Tra la, it’s May, it’s May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
Tra la, it’s here, it’s here, that …
Listen, children, and I will tell you how an onion by another name gave us the name of the city of Chicago. The onion in question, Allium …
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