Although spices and herbs have been used since ancient times, they are playing a new and important role in modern food preparation. They not only add unique flavors to our food, but contribute color ...

Squash -- Cardamom, ginger, nutmeg. Tomato -- Allspice, basil, cloves, cumin, fennel, marjoram, oregano. Herbs can be combined for specific foods. Having premixed combinations on hand speeds cooking ...

Oeggerli made images of herbs and spices with a scanning electron microscope, then enhanced the plants’ parts with color. Some of the parts are both factories and silos, containing chemicals ...

Supermarkets now sell a wide range of pre-cut and potted herbs. Pots of herbs last longer than cut herbs, but need to be cared for as houseplants. Speciality greengrocers often sell a wider range ...

Herbs are tremendously popular these days--from the smallest shop to the largest discount warehouse, you'll find medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and herbal teas, baths, candles and aromatherapy ...

Certain herbs and vitamins may help prevent UTIs and resolve uncomplicated infections. But if you have severe symptoms, you may need medical attention. If you’re one of the many people in the ...

Learn how to make perfume from flowers, herbs, and other plants from your garden. This tutorial focuses on how to make oil based perfume. My friend Mary has a green thumb and gets a bumper crop of ...

New Jersey veteran Stephen Robinson thinks about the logistics of growing mushrooms and sending them to farmers' markets and restaurants — a far cry from the logistics he managed as an Army convoy ...

Natasha Richardson, a medical herbalist and founder of Forage Botanicals explains that “Tribulus is a herb traditionally used for male reproductive purposes, long-known for helping with virility, ...

A menu from 1977 featured “juicy chunks” of broiled lamb kebabs marinated in special sauce and herbs, with pakawra for $5; ...

These mashed potatoes are a speedy, nearly effortless dish thanks to a flavor-packed special ingredient: a garlic-and-herb-flecked spreadable cheese. Justin Chapple is a chef, recipe developer ...